Longueuil — Longueuil Map Poster & Print

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Longueuil Map Poster & Print

Longueuil lines the south shore of the St. Lawrence River, directly across from Montreal. On the map the river is a wide band along the north-west edge, broken by islands, with the Jacques Cartier Bridge reaching over from the city's northern end. A shoreline highway follows the bank, and behind it the streets fan out across the flat plain toward the east.

The oldest part, Vieux-Longueuil, keeps the compact, slightly irregular street pattern of a French colonial village, centred on its large stone church. Around it spread the far more regular layouts of the twentieth century: curving suburban crescents, long arterial boulevards and the rectangular blocks of commercial and industrial zones. A metro terminus near the river links the city directly to downtown Montreal.

The city also includes the former municipalities of Saint-Hubert and Greenfield Park. To the south, the runways of Saint-Hubert airport form a sharp geometric figure among the houses. A Longueuil map poster shows these layers together, from the old riverside village to the planned neighbourhoods inland, all oriented toward the water and the island city opposite.