Discover… Ville-Marie

Ville Marie is bordered by Westmount, the Southwest, the Plateau and HOMA. Although it covers a mere 14.49 km2, Ville-Marie is the undisputed heart of Montreal. Most of the city's tourist attractions can be found here, such as City Hall, the main shopping areas, schools and more. It therefore goes without saying that this area is very well served by public transit, metros and busses alike.

Although it is a very popular area for tourists, the area is also residential, with more than 80 000 inhabitants. Ville-Marie consists mostly of condos. This area will interest people who wish to live at the heart of the action and in a historical area. Of course, one must be ready to pay a certain price to live the high life!

The neighbourhoods it encompasses:

Old Montreal and the Old Port
The Sainte-Marie neighbourhood and the financial sector of Montreal
The Gay Village
The Golden Mile
Chinatown
The Latin Quarter
The International quarter
The Museum Quarter
The Quartier des Spectacles
Griffintown (in part)
Shaughnessy Village

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="592"] Montreal_Chinatown_gate Chinatwonn/Quinn Dombrowski — Flickr[/caption]

Features and attractions:

Frontenac, Papineau, Beaudry, Berri-UQAM, Saint-Laurent, Place-des-Arts, Square-Victoria, McGill, Bonaventure, Peel and Guy-Concordia metro stations
The Notre-Dame Basilica, one of Quebec's most magnificant religious structures
Hotel de Ville de Montreal
The Old Port of Montreal
The Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours Chapel, a church built in 1655 at Marguerite Bourgeoys' request
The Marguerite Bourgeoys Museum
Place Jaques-Cartier, Montreal's most famous pedestrian walkway
Place D'Armes
Sir-George-Etienne-Cartier Historical Site, the home where George Etienne Cartier, one of Canada's founding fathers, lived.
Universite de Quebec a Montreal (UQAM)
Concordia University's downtown campus
Mcgill University's downtown campus
Dawson College
Marianopolis College
The Cegep du Vieux Montreal