Montréal-Est, Quebec


Montreal East is an on-island suburb in southwestern Quebec, Canada on the island of Montreal, formerly part of the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles–Montréal-Est. Montreal-Est has consistently been home to many large oil refineries since 1915.

History

Montréal-Est was founded in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles. The town was incorporated on 4 June 1910 under the name Montreal East. Versailles was mayor of the town until his death in 1931.
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.

Buildings

The Dufresne-Nincheri Museum's mission is the preservation, study, and influence of the history and heritage of Montréal-Est. It was originally named the Château Dufresne Museum.

Refineries

The three refineries are the majority of the Montreal Oil Refining Centre.
Total production: 386,000 bpd

Demographics

Mother tonguePopulationPercentage
French3,23087.4%
English1504.1%
English and French250.7%
English and a non-official language~~
French and a non-official language100.4%
English, French and a non-official language~~
Khmer 701.9%
Spanish401.1%
Italian250.7%
Portuguese150.4%
Arabic100.3%
Creole100.3%
German100.3%
Swahili100.3%

Rue Dorchester

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.

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: