Huimont

Huimont Aire urbaine préfectorale d'Huimont (French)
Prefecture-level metropolitan area
Clockwise from top: Evening view of Downtown Huimont skyline, Museum of Contemporary Art and Place des Arts, Stade d'Ainin, Fort-Bonsecours, University of Huimont chapel, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Square Clockwise from top: Evening view of Downtown Huimont skyline, Museum of Contemporary Art and Place des Arts, Stade d'Ainin, Fort-Bonsecours, University of Huimont chapel, Saint-Jean-Baptiste Square
Flag of Huimont Flag Coat of arms of Huimont Coat of arms
Nickname(s):  La capitale, H-Mont, ville aux mille gratte-ciels
Motto(s):  Ville des merveilles (City of Wonder)
Country	Ainin
Province	File:Forestia.png Isle-Royale
Region	Capitale-Nationale
Legislature	Huimont City Council
Government
• Mayor	David Camino (SD)
Population  (2011)
• Total	16,563,469
Demonym(s)	Huimonian, Huimontois
Website	http://huimont.ai

Huimont is a prefecture-level metropolitan area in Isle-Royale and the administrative and financial capital of Ainin. It is the largest municipality in the province, as well as the seat of its government. Located in the region of Capitale-Nationale, it shares borders with the prefecture of Tourres, part of the region of Pointe-Royale.

Huimont was settled around 200 BCE by fishermen and grew along with its fisheries, establishing itself as a major port city in the Aininian isles. The city traded hands several times in the next millenium before becoming capital of the Kingdom of Roux in 1042 CE. After the unification of Ainin, it was briefly the capital of the Kingdom of Ainin and has remained Ainin's banking and financial centre since. It has been the uninterrupted seat of administrative power in Ainin since the early Namorese era. It was the last city to fall to the republicans during the Aininian Revolution, holding out until April of 1801 in the Siege of Huimont. Since then, it has experienced rapid growth and is regularly ranked highly in indexes of economic growth, quality of life and sustainable development.

Landmarks in the city include the Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix Cathedral, the Saint-Michel government district, the Monttoures central business district and the University of Huimont campus. Sites in suburban areas of the prefecture include Monts d'Huimont National Park, Otter Lake and the reconstructed medieval town of Neubourg. Notable companies headquartered in the city include the Bank of Huimont and Zéro SA. Transportation needs are served by a vast and mature public transport network operated by Transports d'Huimont, including the Huimont Metro, and by a developed network of autoroutes and artery roads.

Huimont is a global city and an international hub of finance and diplomacy, home to many prominent organizations such as the Organization of Esquarian Nations and the Esquarian Community's executive branch, the Council of Esquarium.

Etymology

The name Huimont comes from the French term huit monts, meaning "eight mountains". It refers to the eight peaks in the north of Huimont Island, which are:

• Mont-Grégoire
• Mont-Royal
• Mont des Saints
• Mont-Barry
• Monttarre
• Mont-Bleu
• Mont-Georges
• Mont-Formidable

The name was first used in 983 and has gradually supplemented the city's original Ainian name, Falresti.