The Sainte-Marie

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is located in the eastern edge of the

Centre-Sud The Centre-Sud is a neighbourhood located in the easternmost edge of the Ville-Marie borough of the city of Montreal. Home to Montreal's Gay Village and to the Sainte-Marie area, the Centre-Sud has long been seen as one of the city's most compl ...

in the

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of Ville-Marie. The

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and

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overlook the neighbourhood.

History

Prior to the construction of the Maison Radio-Canada, the area was part of the working-class neighborhood popularly known as Faubourg à m'lasse, demolished in the 1960s. Quartier_Sainte-Marie

Sainte-Marie, and the

more broadly, have a long held reputation for poverty, organized crime and prostitution casting the neighbourhood in a negative light. This has notably changed in recent years, with increased

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Geography

Sainte-Marie is part of the larger Centre-Sud, its boundaries are roughly De Lorimier Avenue to the west, the CP rails to the east,

Sherbrooke Street Sherbrooke Street (officially in french: rue Sherbrooke) is a major east–west artery and at in length, is the second longest street on the Island of Montreal. The street begins in the town of Montreal West and ends on the extreme tip of ...

to the north and the St. Lawrence River to the south. The Sainte-Marie rapids separate Sainte-Marie from

St. Helen's Island Saint Helen's Island (french: Île Sainte-Hélène) is an island in the Saint Lawrence River, in the territory of the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It forms part of the Hochelaga Archipelago. It is situated immediately offshore from Old Mont ...

. A notable landmark in the area is the

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tobacco company, which has been located on

Ontario Street Ontario Street (officially in french: rue Ontario) is an east-west artery in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It crosses the boroughs of Ville-Marie and Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. In the latter borough, the street becomes a mix of residential a ...

for many decades. The

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have their headquarters in the heart of the neighbourhood on Parthenais Street. The building commonly known as the ''Prison Parthenais'', is prominent in the skyline.

Politics

The neighbourhood is part of the

Montreal City Council The Montreal City Council (french: Conseil municipal de Montréal) is the governing body in the mayor–council government in the city of Montreal, Quebec. The head of the city government in Montreal is the mayor, who is first among equals in the ...

district of Sainte-Marie and the federal riding of

Laurier—Sainte-Marie Laurier—Sainte-Marie is a federal electoral district in Downtown Montreal, Quebec, Canada, that has been represented in the House of Commons of Canada since 1988. Its population in 2016 was 111,835. Geography The district includes Côte Sai ...

. Provincially it’s part of Sainte-Marie–Saint-Jacques, with a small eastern corner in the Hochelaga-Maisonneuve riding, despite not being part of that neighbourhood. Frontenac Station Montreal Metro

Transport

The area is served by the

Montreal Metro The Montreal Metro (french: Métro de Montréal) is a rubber-tired underground rapid transit system serving Greater Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The metro, operated by the Société de transport de Montréal (STM), was inaugurated on October 14, ...

station Frontenac.

References

External links

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Quartier Sainte-Marie - Official Website
{{Authority control Neighbourhoods in Montreal Centre-Sud Red-light districts in Canada