Mercier-Est - Geography

Geography

Mercier-Est is an inner-city neighborhood located in the east end of the Island of Montreal. It is one of three districts in the Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough (the other two are Mercier-Ouest and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve). It is more commonly referred to as 'Tétreaultville', although this label is not entirely accurate. Tétreaultville consists more precisely of the eastern portion of what is now Mercier-Est while the western portion was initially part of the Longue-Pointe village. The construction of Autoroute 25 isolated the western portion, and so Tétreaultville came to refer to the entire area east of the highway (officially named Mercier-Est). Mercier-est is mainly composed of working class Québécois with a notable presence of Italians in the North-Eastern portion around Sherbrooke street. It is bordered by the borough of Anjou to the north, Mercier-Ouest district to the west, the St. Lawrence River to the South and the town of Montreal-Est to the east. Limited by Autoroute 25 to the west and water-bound to the south, Mercier-Est is somewhat isolated and lacking an efficient north-south transit corridor. This may be one of the underlying causes for the neighbouhood's deteriorating infrastructure, decreased family occupancy, commercial vacancy and population exodus. There are signs that this trend may have reversed recently with new infrastructure projects, revitalization projects and other attempts to make the neighborhood more attractive for young families. The neighborhood is served by the Honoré-Beaugrand metro station.