Mile End, Montréal — Area Guide & Where to Stay

What are the main landmarks in Mile End?

Mile End's landmarks sit within a few walkable blocks. The Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End gives the district its skyline, while contemporary work hangs in the Art Mûr gallery and the Museum of Jewish Montreal draws visitors from across the city. Nearby, the Church of St. Michael and St. Anthony rises over the streets around them and rounds out the district's cluster of landmarks.

The Monument à Octave Crémazie stands in the surrounding blocks.

What is the history of Mile End?

Mile End grew as a quarter of Montréal around its parish churches. The Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus du Mile-End has long stood over the district as one of its oldest parish churches, and galleries such as Art Mûr later drew a different kind of visitor to the same streets. Worship came first.

The Museum of Jewish Montreal marks part of its past, and the Monument à Octave Crémazie recalls an earlier civic era.

Where is Mile End?

Mile End lies within Montréal. The district forms a compact grid of streets set into the wider city, framed by the churches and galleries that mark its blocks and give it a distinct character. Above them rises the Church of St. Michael and St. Anthony.