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Ville-Émard, Montréal — Area Guide & Where to Stay
Quiet residential streets run through Ville-Émard, a quarter of Montréal gathered around Saint Paul's Church and Centre Gadbois.
About Ville-Émard
Where to stay in Ville-Émard
Each area has its own feel; here's who each one suits.
Ville-Émard keeps almost no hotels of its own, a residential quarter where most visitors base themselves elsewhere in Montréal and travel in. Lodging in Ville-Émard is scarce. You might choose it for a quiet, local stay within walking reach of Centre Gadbois and Saint Paul's Church, close to the community rinks and parish streets rather than to any tourist circuit.
The pace stays slow.
About Ville-Émard
What are the main landmarks in Ville-Émard?
Ville-Émard counts a handful of parish and civic landmarks. Saint Paul's Church and the Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours give the quarter its two spires, standing over the residential grid. The Canadian Centre for the Great War keeps its wartime records nearby, and Centre Gadbois draws skaters and swimmers to its rinks and pools.
Faith and sport anchor it.
What is the history of Ville-Émard?
Ville-Émard grew as a residential quarter of Montréal, in the province of Québec. Parishes came first. Its churches, among them Saint Paul's Church and the Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours, gathered the early streets as workers settled the district within Canada.
Later civic institutions such as Centre Gadbois and the Canadian Centre for the Great War joined them. The grid held its shape.
Where is Ville-Émard?
Ville-Émard sits within Montréal. Its residential streets run between Saint Paul's Church and Centre Gadbois, with the Église Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours marking another edge of the quarter.
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Updated July 2026