Welcome to Montreal ...

The city of Montreal is located on the west bank of the Saint Lawrence River.

Montreal was established in 1642.

The community of Montreal is 170 feet [52 m] above sea level.<1>.

Time Zone: Montreal lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The time zone in French: EST- Heure Normale de l'Est (HNE), EDT- Heure Avancée de l'Est (HAE).

Telephone area codes for Montreal: (514) & (438)<2>

Websites for Montreal ...

Official Website:   www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.ccmm.qc.ca/

Communities Also Named Montreal ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Montreal - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Michigan, Missouri (2), Ohio, Quebec (2), Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Montreal.

Communities near Montreal ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Montreal.

• Laval
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laval came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laval
• Terrebonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrebonne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
• Repentigny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repentigny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repentigny
• Pierrefonds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrefonds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrefonds
• Dollard des Ormeaux
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollard des Ormeaux came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollard des Ormeaux
• Blainville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blainville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainville
• Chateauguay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateauguay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateauguay
• Saint Eustache
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Eustache came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Eustache
• Lachine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
• Boucherville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boucherville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucherville

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Montreal ...

Looking for more information about Montreal? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Montreal, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Montreal.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Montreal: www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/

The official website for Province of Quebec: https://www.quebec.ca/