Beaconsfield

Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Incorporated in 1910, named in honour of Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and close confidant of Queen Victoria, the city’s historical roots go back as far as 1698. It is part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a prestigious residential community located on the north shore of Lac Saint-Louis, bordered on the west by Baie-D’Urfé, north by Kirkland and east by Pointe-Claire. Beaconsfield, in its current form, was developed as a cottage community by affluent Montreal residents. Over the decades, the city has transformed from summer homes, to year-round residents, and has flourished.

The population of Beaconsfield, as of the Canada 2016 Census, is 19,324. While the population is predominantly anglophone, 77% of residents speak both official languages of Canada. Most residents live in single-family homes, though there are residents of townhouses and apartment buildings.

As part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal Beaconsfield and neighbouring Baie-D’Urfé became the borough of Beaconsfield–Baie-D’Urfé and were merged into the city of Montreal. After a change of government, and the 2004 referendum, both Baie-D’Urfé and Beaconsfield voted to de-merge from Montreal. On January 1, 2006, they were reconstituted as independent cities. They still remain part of the urban agglomeration of Montreal.