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Table 15
Distribution by mother tongue and by language spoken most often at home in the Montréal census metropolitan area, 1996 to 2006

Table 15
Distribution by mother tongue in the Montréal census metropolitan area, 1996 to 2006
Languages	Mother tongue
	1996		2001		2006
	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006.
English	451,855	13.6	432,365	12.7	448,325	12.5
French	2,255,610	68.1	2,327,050	68.3	2,356,980	65.7
Other	603,145	18.2	645,580	19.0	783,210	21.8
Total	3,310,610	100	3,405,000	100.0	3,588,520	100.0

Table 15
Distribution by language spoken most often at home in the Montréal census metropolitan area, 1996 to 2006
Languages	Language spoken most often at home
	1996		2001		2006
	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 1996 to 2006.
English	594,910	18.0	588,385	17.3	625,940	17.4
French	2,317,035	70.0	2,413,080	70.9	2,480,625	69.1
Other	398,665	12.0	403,535	11.9	481,955	13.4
Total	3,310,610	100.0	3,405,000	100.0	3,588,520	100.0