Montréal-Est, Quebec
Montreal East (in French: Montréal-Est) 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.
Montreal East Montréal-Est | |
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City | |
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 Location on the Island of Montreal (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities.) | |
  Montreal East Location in Greater Montreal  Montreal East Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45.63°N 73.52°W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Montreal |
| UA | Urban agglomeration of Montreal |
| Creation | June 4, 1910 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Robert Coutu |
| • Federal riding | La Pointe-de-l'Île |
| • Prov. riding | Pointe-aux-Trembles |
| Area | |
| • Total | 14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2010, 2016, 2020)[4] | |
| • Total | 3,850 |
| • Density | 299.4/km2 (775/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 1,784 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | H1B |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
Highways  |  |
| Website | ville |
History
Montréal-Est was founded in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles.[5] The town was incorporated on 4 June 1910 under the name Montreal East.[5] Versailles was mayor of the town until his death in 1931.[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.
Buildings
The Dufresne-Nincheri Museum's mission is the preservation, study, and influence of the history and heritage of Montréal-Est (East Montreal). It was originally named the Château Dufresne Museum.
Refineries
The three refineries are 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[6]
- Petro Canada Montreal Refinery : 160,000 bpd
- Gulf Canada/Kemtec/Coastal Canada Montreal East Refinery : 65,000 bpd
Total production: 386,000 bpd
Demographics
| Historical populations[7] | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1966 | 5,779 | — |
| 1971 | 5,075 | −12.2% |
| 1976 | 4,372 | −13.9% |
| 1981 | 3,778 | −13.6% |
| 1986 | 3,592 | −4.9% |
| 1991 | 3,767 | +4.9% |
| 1996 | 3,523 | −6.5% |
| 2001 | 3,547 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 3,822 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | 3,728 | −2.5% |
| Mother tongue[8] | Population | Percentage |
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| French | 3,230 | 87.4% |
| English | 150 | 4.1% |
| English and French | 25 | 0.7% |
| English and a non-official language | ~ | ~ |
| French and a non-official language | 10 | 0.4% |
| English, French and a non-official language | ~ | ~ |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 70 | 1.9% |
| Spanish | 40 | 1.1% |
| Italian | 25 | 0.7% |
| Portuguese | 15 | 0.4% |
| Arabic | 10 | 0.3% |
| Creole | 10 | 0.3% |
| German | 10 | 0.3% |
| Swahili | 10 | 0.3% |
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.[9]
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[10]
Notable people
- Roméo Dallaire, Lieutenant-General (retired), Canadian senator, author
- Michel Plasse, professional hockey player (1949–2006)
References
- Reference number 388467 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Montréal-Est". Archived from the original on 2012-05-01. Retrieved 2013-04-05.
- La Pointe-de-l'Île Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LA POINTE-DE-L'ÎLE (Quebec)
- "(Code 2466007) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- 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.
- Shell production
- "Profil sociodéographique: Ville de Montréal-Est" (PDF) (in French). Ville de Montréal. 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2013.
- "Montreal-Est, V". Detailed Mother Tongue (103), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) for the Population of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data. Statistics Canada. 2007-11-20. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- Gamache, Amélie (12 September 2019). "Rue Dorchester: vers une rue René-Lévesque à Montréal-Est?". Journal Metro (in French). Retrieved 5 January 2020.
- "Primaire Archived 2015-03-31 at Archive.today." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
External links
- Official website
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