Beaconsfield is worth a stop: 5 minutes from Pierrefonds, 20km from Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal.
Beaconsfield is in Quebec, Canada, with about 19,000 people. You drive on the right here. The nearest town is Pierrefonds, about 4 km away.
Beaconsfield is a suburb on the Island of Montreal, Quebec, Canada, part of the Greater Montreal region locally referred to as the West Island. It is a 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.
Incorporated inRead more 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. 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 2021 Census, is 19,277. 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.
Within an hour or so of Beaconsfield: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (20 km), Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal (25 km), Circuit Gilles Villeneuve (28 km).
Are there any good drives near Beaconsfield?
The nearest famous roads are Mont-Tremblant, Whiteface Veterans Memorial Highway and Smugglers' Notch.
Where is Beaconsfield?
Beaconsfield is in Quebec, Canada, about 4 km from Pierrefonds.
Road trip
Drive to Beaconsfield
Add it as a stop and the planner works out the driving, the nights and what's worth seeing on the way.
Canada's largest church, its dome rising 97 metres above the nave and 39 metres across. Pilgrims climb the central flight of 99 wooden steps on their knees, flanked by two concrete flights of 283.
20 km · about 25 min drive
cathedral
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal
A Gothic Revival basilica in Old Montreal known for its deep-blue vaulted interior and carved wooden altarpiece.
25 km · about 30 min drive
racetrack
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Semi-permanent circuit on Île Notre-Dame hosting the Canadian Grand Prix; outside race season its roads are open to cyclists, with the infamous Wall of Champions at the final chicane.