Montréal-Est, Quebec
| Montreal East Montréal-Est | |
|---|---|
| City | |
 | |
 Location on the Island of Montreal (Outlined areas indicate demerged municipalities) | |
  Montreal East Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 73°31′W / 45.63°N 73.52°WCoordinates: 45°38′N 73°31′W / 45.63°N 73.52°W[1] | |
| Country |
 Canada |
| Province |
 Quebec |
| Region | Montreal |
| UA | Urban agglomeration of Montreal |
| Creation | June 4, 1910 |
| Constituted | January 1, 2006 |
| Government[2][3] | |
| • Mayor | Robert Coutu |
| • Federal riding | La Pointe-de-l'Île |
| • Prov. riding | Pointe-aux-Trembles |
| Area[2][4] | |
| • Total | 14.00 km2 (5.41 sq mi) |
| • Land | 12.45 km2 (4.81 sq mi) |
| Population (2010)[4] | |
| • Total | 3,728 |
| • Density | 299.4/km2 (775/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.5% |
| • Dwellings | 1,784 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | H1B |
| Area code(s) | 514 and 438 |
Highways  A-40 |
 Route 138 |
| Website |
ville |
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.
History
Montreal-Est was founded in 1910 by businessman Joseph Versailles.
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 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 Center.
- Shell Canada Montreal East Refinery : 161,000 barrels per day (bpd) [5]
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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% |
| [6] | ||
| Mother Tongue | Population | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
Education
The Borough 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[8]
Notable people
- Roméo Dallaire, Lieutenant-General (retired), Canadian senator, author
- Michel Plasse, professional hockey player (1949-2006)
- Yves Jodoin, painter
- Robert Johnson, painter
References
- ↑ Reference number 388467 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
- 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Montréal-Est
- ↑ Pointe-de-l'Île Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: LA POINTE-DE-L'ÎLE (Quebec)
- 1 2 "(Code 2466007) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ "Primaire." Commission scolaire de la Pointe-de-l'Île. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
External links
Media related to Montréal-Est at Wikimedia Commons
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