Montréal (Quebec)

Welcome to Montreal ...

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

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>

The community of Montreal was established in 1642.

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
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laval
- Laval lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northwest of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Laval came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Laval
Terrebonne
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
- Terrebonne lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrebonne came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Terrebonne
Repentigny
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repentigny
- Repentigny lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Repentigny came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Repentigny
Pierrefonds
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrefonds
- Pierrefonds lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the west of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pierrefonds came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Pierrefonds
Dollard des Ormeaux
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollard des Ormeaux
- Dollard des Ormeaux lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the west of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dollard des Ormeaux came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Dollard des Ormeaux
Blainville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainville
- Blainville lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the northwest of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blainville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Blainville
Chateauguay
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateauguay
- Chateauguay lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chateauguay came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Chateauguay
Saint Eustache
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Eustache
- Saint Eustache lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the west of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Eustache came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Saint Eustache
Lachine
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
- Lachine lies 6 miles [9.7 km]<3> to the southwest of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lachine came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Lachine
Boucherville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boucherville
- Boucherville lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the northeast of Montreal.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boucherville came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to Google Maps centered on 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Montreal - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Area code (438) is an overlay for area code (514).
<3>	Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Montreal) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Montreal. Since we usually use Google Maps for our own planning, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from MontrealOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Montreal. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.4954, Longitude: -73.5881
<4>	If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.