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Saint-Laurent, Montréal — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Saint-Laurent is a former town turned Montréal borough, gathered around the Église de Saint-Laurent de Montréal.
About Saint-Laurent
Where to stay in Saint-Laurent
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Saint-Laurent works as a practical base more than a scenic one. Beds are spread thinly across this broad borough of Montréal, so a car helps for reaching the Musée des métiers d'art du Québec, the old parish churches, and the wider city. The feel is workaday.
You might stay here for straightforward access by road and transit, with the Norman McLaren Building a notable address within the borough.
About Saint-Laurent
What are the main landmarks in Saint-Laurent?
The Musée des métiers d'art du Québec sets the cultural tone for Saint-Laurent, standing among the borough's older streets. Church spires mark the rest: the Église de Saint-Laurent de Montréal, the Église Saint-Sixte, and the Our lady of Narek church each serve a different community. Heritage houses survive as well.
Maison Robert-Bélanger recalls the old rural village, while the Norman McLaren Building carries the borough into the modern era.
What is the history of Saint-Laurent?
Saint-Laurent began as a rural parish and took formal shape as a town in 1893. Farmland gave way to houses and workshops as the settlement grew outward from its church, the Église de Saint-Laurent de Montréal. Growth was steady.
In time the town joined the city of Montréal as a borough, keeping heritage houses like Maison Robert-Bélanger as reminders of its village past within Québec, Canada.
Where is Saint-Laurent?
Saint-Laurent forms one of the larger boroughs of Montréal, within the province of Québec.
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Updated July 2026