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Rue St Paul

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Rue St Paul, Montréal’s oldest street and its founding street, lies in Old Montréal.

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Rue St Paul — Daytime view along Rue Saint-Paul past historic storefronts David Wilson from Oak Park, Illinois, USA · CC BY 2.0 · edited
Rue St Paul — Daytime view along Rue Saint-Paul past historic storefrontsRue St Paul — Rue Saint-Paul's shops and cobblestones illuminated at nightRue St Paul — Cobblestone street lined with Old Montreal buildings and flagsRue St Paul — Swift-Copland building's tall stone and brick facadeRue St Paul — Harline-Kimber building's brick corner and green window baysRue St Paul — Harline-Kimber building's brick side wall and glass facadeRue St Paul — Harline-Kimber building viewed from across the intersectionRue St Paul — Jesse-Joseph warehouse's arched windows and ornate stone facadeRue St Paul — Catherine-Peck shop houses with brick upper floors and storefrontsRue St Paul — Historic stone and brick shop houses along the streetRue St Paul — George-Hagar warehouse's tall brick and stone facade

Why go

  • Cobblestone paving survives along much of Rue St Paul.
  • Marché Bonsecours and Notre-Dame-de-Bon-Secours Chapel stand along the street.

Know before you go

  • The planned shared-street design gives pedestrians priority and allows them to walk on the roadway.
  • The design includes wider, lower-height sidewalks and a 20 km/h vehicle limit.
  • The redevelopment plan excludes street parking and reserves short-term spaces for commercial deliveries.

Tips for your visit

  • For a pedestrian-only walk, use the section between rue du Marché-Bonsecours and boulevard Saint-Laurent from April to October.

Interesting facts3

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  1. Rue St Paul remains Old Montréal’s main commercial street.

    Redevelopment of Rue Saint-Paul Ouest | Ville de Montréal

  2. Many buildings date from the 19th century and now house shops, galleries, studios and homes.

    Saint-Paul and De la Commune Streets | Tourisme Montréal

  3. Construction excavations have uncovered pre-Columbian arrowheads and axes.

    Redevelopment of Rue Saint-Paul Ouest | Ville de Montréal

Shorts

History

François Dollier de Casson laid out Rue St Paul along a path beside a former fort. It later served as Montréal’s main thoroughfare for years.

  1. 1650Paul de Chomedey de Maisonneuve built a home here; the street was later named for him.
  2. 1672Rue St Paul was paved.
  3. 1673The Messieurs de Saint-Sulpice officially created the street, which was inaugurated that year.
  4. 2008A plan to make the street pedestrian-only was dropped after merchants complained.

How to get there

  • On footRue St Paul runs from Montfort Street to Berri Street in Old Montréal.

Sources: Redevelopment of Rue Saint-Paul Ouest | Ville d… · Saint-Paul and De la Commune Streets | Tourisme… · Saint-Paul Street (Montreal) - Wikipedia · checked 1 Oct 2026

Where
Rue St-Paul, Montreal

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Questions and answers

Why is Rue St Paul being redeveloped?

The redevelopment aims to improve mobility while preserving the street’s historic character.

What does Rue St Paul’s redevelopment involve?

The eastern sections are complete. Planned work includes utility upgrades, rebuilding the water main, sewer repairs and renewed paving.

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