Montréal-Est, Quebec

City in Quebec, Canada
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
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
 • MayorAnne St-Laurent
 • Federal ridingLa Pointe-de-l'Île
 • Prov. ridingPointe-aux-Trembles
Area
 • 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)
Area code(s)514 and 438
Highways
A-40
R-138
Websiteville.montreal-est.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

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:

  • Shell Canada Montreal East Refinery : formerly produced 161,000 barrels per day (bpd) before conversion to a storage facility[8]
  • Petro-Canada Montreal Refinery : 160,000 bpd
  • Gulf Canada/Kemtec/Coastal Canada Montreal East Refinery : 65,000 bpd

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. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 388467". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "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. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  8. ^ Shell production [dead link]
  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.

External links

  • Media related to Montréal-Est at Wikimedia Commons
  • Official website
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