Pointe-Saint-Charles

Pointe-Saint-Charles is a neighborhood in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, historically an industrial and working-class district located along the Lachine Canal. It occupies a peninsula-like area between the canal and the St. Lawrence River.

Today the area combines older industrial architecture and residential streets with green infrastructure along the canal, including the Lachine Canal bike path and riverside parks. Local commercial streets connect residents to markets and services and the neighborhood is a short trip from central Montreal.

The neighborhood developed around 19th-century canal and railway infrastructure that supported factories and shipping; it later experienced industrial decline and has been undergoing waves of redevelopment and residential change since the late 20th century.

Geographically it sits on the southwest side of Montreal’s island, bounded to the north by the Lachine Canal and to the south by the St. Lawrence River, roughly 3 km southwest of Montreal’s downtown core.

• Lachine Canal access: Stretching along the Lachine Canal, the area is well served by the canal bike and pedestrian path for easy access to green space and riverside views.
• Proximity to downtown: About 3 kilometres southwest of Montreal's downtown core, it is easily reached by STM metro and bus services and by cycling along dedicated canal routes.