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).

Area Codes for Montreal: 514, 263 & 438<2>

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.

Websites for Montreal ...

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

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

Communities near Montreal ...

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

• Laval
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laval
• Terrebonne
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrebonne
• Repentigny
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Repentigny
• Pierrefonds
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierrefonds
• Dollard des Ormeaux
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dollard des Ormeaux
• Blainville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blainville
• Chateauguay
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chateauguay
• Saint Eustache
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Eustache
• Lachine
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lachine
• Boucherville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • 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.