Editing Pointe-Claire (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Pointe Claire (8318977266).jpg|thumb|right|View from Pointe Claire over Lake Saint-Louis]]
The shoreline of Pointe-Claire along [[Lake Saint-Louis]] is at about {{Convert|30|m}} above sea level and rises along a [[Fault (geology)|fault]] by about {{Convert|30|m}} not far from shore, more steeply in the west. The eastern side has a soil rich in clay, while the western side is stonier with limestone strata.<ref>{{cite book|last=Matthews|first=Brian|title=A History of Pointe-Claire|year=1985|page=17}}</ref> Pointe-Claire is bounded on the north by [[Dollard-des-Ormeaux]], on the east by [[Dorval]], on the south by [[Lac Saint-Louis]], and on the west by [[Kirkland, Quebec|Kirkland]] and [[Beaconsfield, Quebec|Beaconsfield]].

Pointe-Claire is entirely urbanised and developed. There are 38 public parks and green spaces with 5 baseball/softball diamonds, 26 playgrounds, 19 soccer pitches, 7 outdoor swimming pools, 24 tennis courts, 10 outdoor skating rinks, and five shoreline areas.<ref>{{cite web|title=PARKS, SPORTS FIELDS AND BUILDINGS|url=http://www.ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca/images/stories/Sport-loisir/ParksDec2013.pdf|access-date=4 May 2014}}</ref>

Large green spaces include:
* The public Terra-Cotta Natural Park which is a natural green space of 39 hectares (96 acres), with six kilometers (4 miles) of paths. From 1912 to 1962, a clay deposit on the site was exploited by the Montréal Terra Cotta and Lumber Co. The clay, mixed with sawdust, was baked on site to produce hollow tiles used in construction.<ref>{{cite web|title=Terra-Cotta Natural Park|url=http://www.ville.pointe-claire.qc.ca/en/horticulture-parks-green-spaces/terra-cotta-natural-park.html|publisher=Pointe-Claire|access-date=4 May 2014}}</ref> 
* The [[Last Post Fund National Field of Honour]], a [[National Historic Site of Canada]], which is open to the public.
* The private Beaconsfield Golf Course, on the site of a disused quarry which supplied limestone for the construction of the [[Pont Victoria|Victoria Bridge]]<ref name="toponymie" /> in 1860.