Longue-Pointe

Not to be confused with the Longue-Pointe in Côte-Nord, on the Gulf of Saint-Lawrence, that was renamed Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan in 1997; or Longue Pointe in the north of Quebec, on James Bay. For other topics, see Longue pointe..
For the modern area in Montreal, see Mercier-Ouest.
Longue-Pointe
Langelier Boulevard in Longue-Pointe
Langelier Boulevard in Longue-Pointe

Longue-Pointe (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃g pwɛ̃t]) was a Montreal neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve. The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel. Most of its territory is now part of the Mercier-Ouest while some of the area that fell east of the highway is now within Mercier-Est.

It is best known for its military base, CFB Longue-Pointe, the supply depot for all of Eastern Canada's armed forces. Around 2000 civilians and soldiers work at CFB Longue Pointe.[1]

The Isle of Montreal in 1764. Longue Pointe is opposite Longueuil, which is on the right side of the map.

Longue-Pointe was the site of a famous battle in the American Revolutionary War in 1775, in which Ethan Allen made an ill-fated attempt to capture Montreal from the Kingdom of Great Britain.

  1. ^ "Une base militaire en plein cœur de Montréal". Le Canal Nouvelles (in French). Groupe TVA (Quebecor Media Inc.). 2009-05-29. Archived from the original on January 15, 2013. Retrieved 2009-06-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)