Montreal East
Montréal-Est
City
Coat of arms of Montreal East
Coat of arms
Motto: 
Peux ce que Veux
Location on the Island of Montreal
Location on the Island of Montreal
Montreal East is located in Southern Quebec
Montreal East
Montreal East
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°38′N 73°31′W / 45.63°N 73.52°W / 45.63; -73.52[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontreal
UAUrban agglomeration of Montreal
CreationJune 4, 1910
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 2006
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorAnne St-Laurent
 • Federal ridingLa Pointe-de-l'Île
 • Prov. ridingPointe-aux-Trembles
Area
[2][4]
 • Total13.96 km2 (5.39 sq mi)
 • Land12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
 • Total4,394
 • Density361.6/km2 (937/sq mi)
 • Pop. (2016–21)
Increase 14.1%
 • Dwellings
2,124
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
H1B
Area code(s)514 and 438
Highways
A-40
R-138
Websiteville.montreal-est.qc.ca

Montreal East (in French: Montréal-Est) is an on-island suburb in southwestern Quebec, Canada, on the island of Montreal. Montreal-Est has been home to many large oil refineries since 1915.

History

The formation of Montréal-Est as a municipality was initiated in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles, who had bought 6 square kilometres (2.3 sq mi) of land there. The town was incorporated on 4 June 1910 under the name Montreal East, when it separated from Pointe-aux-Trembles and Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rivière-des-Prairies. Versailles was mayor of the town until his death in 1931.[1][5]

On January 1, 2002, as part of the 2002–2006 municipal reorganization of Montreal, it was merged into the City of Montreal and became part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. After a change of government and a 2004 referendum, it was the only community in the eastern half of the Island of Montreal that de-merged, and it was re-constituted as a city on January 1, 2006.

Demographics

Historical populations
YearPop.±%
19665,779—    
19715,075−12.2%
19764,372−13.9%
19813,778−13.6%
19863,592−4.9%
19913,767+4.9%
YearPop.±%
19963,523−6.5%
20013,547+0.7%
20063,822+7.8%
20113,728−2.5%
20163,850+3.3%
20214,394+14.1%
Source: Statistics Canada

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Montréal-Est had a population of 4,394 living in 2,018 of its 2,124 total private dwellings, a change of 14.1% from its 2016 population of 3,850. With a land area of 12.15 km2 (4.69 sq mi), it had a population density of 361.6/km2 (936.7/sq mi) in 2021.[6]

Home language (2021)[7]
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 3,685 87%
English 215 5%
Other languages 195 5%
Mother Tongue (2021)[7]
Language Population Percentage (%)
French 3,460 81%
English 180 4%
Other languages 435 10%
Visible Minorities (2021)[7]
Ethnicity Population Percentage (%)
Not a visible minority 3,445 80.9%
Visible minorities 805 18.9%

Economy

Gulf Montreal Refinery

There are three refineries that make up the majority of the Montreal Oil Refining Centre:

Total production: 386,000 bpd

Local government

Montréal-Est federal election results[9]
Year Liberal Conservative Bloc Québécois New Democratic Green
2021 29% 487 8% 131 49% 834 9% 151 0% 0
2019 24% 438 14% 260 47% 841 10% 178 4% 63
Montréal-Est provincial election results[10]
Year CAQ Liberal QC solidaire Parti Québécois
2018 35% 597 12% 202 18% 304 33% 569
2014 25% 449 22% 395 7% 133 43% 757

Montréal-Est forms part of the federal electoral district of La Pointe-de-l'Île and has been represented by Mario Beaulieu of the Bloc Québécois since 2015. Provincially, Montréal-Est is part of the Pointe-aux-Trembles electoral district and is represented by Chantal Rouleau of the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2018.

List of former mayors:[11]

  • Joseph Versailles (1910–1931)
  • Adélard Rivet (1931)
  • Albert Berthiaume (1931–1933)
  • J.-A. Napoléon Courtemanche (1933–1952)
  • Joseph-Émile-Roland MacDuff (1952–1962)
  • Édouard Rivet (1962–1982)
  • Yvon Labrosse (1982–2002, 2006–2009)
  • Robert Coutu (2009–2021)
  • Anne St-Laurent (2021–present)

Attractions

The Dufresne-Nincheri Museum, a historic building in the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in Montreal, has the mission to preserve, study, and influence the history and heritage of Montréal-Est (East Montreal). It was originally named the Château Dufresne Museum.

Transportation

Montréal-Est is served by Notre-Dame Street and Sherbrooke Street, which run east-west through large portions of the Island of Montreal.

Montréal-Est joined Westmount as the only Montreal island municipalities to refuse to adopt the name of Boulevard René-Lévesque for their portion of the major east-west street, Dorchester. To this day, the street is called Rue Dorchester in Montréal-Est.[12] It also preserves a section of Rue de Montigny, which has otherwise been replaced by Boulevard de Maisonneuve apart from one block downtown. Rue Sainte-Catherine and Rue Ontario also reappear in Montréal-Est, far away from their main downtown sections.

North-south streets in the city include Avenue Georges-V and Avenue Marien.

Education

The city is served by two school boards. The French schools are part of the Commission scolaire Pointe-de-l'Ile while the English schools are part of the English Montreal School Board.

Francophone schools:

  • École primaire St-Octave[13]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388467". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Montréal-Est". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  3. ↑ La Pointe-de-l'Île Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LA POINTE-DE-L'ÎLE (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Montréal-Est, Ville (V) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada. 9 February 2022.
  5. ↑ Bérubé, Harold (2017). "Versailles, Joseph (baptized Marie-Joseph-Louis de Gonzague Martin, dit Versailles)". Dictionary of Canadian Biography, vol. 16. University of Toronto/Université Laval. Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  6. ↑ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  7. 1 2 3 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  8. ↑ Shell production
  9. ↑ "Official Voting Results Raw Data (poll results in block 1854)". Elections Canada. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Official Voting Results by polling station (poll results in block 1854)". Elections Québec. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  11. ↑ "Répertoire des entités géopolitiques: Montréal-Est (ville) 4.6.1910 - 1.1.2002 ● 1.1.2006 - ..." www.mairesduquebec.com. Institut généalogique Drouin. Retrieved 16 June 2022.
  12. ↑ Gamache, Amélie (12 September 2019). "Rue Dorchester: vers une rue René-Lévesque à Montréal-Est?". Journal Metro (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
  13. ↑ "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
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