Le Royer Street

The name of Le Royer Street coincides with the name of one of the founders of Montreal, a member of the Society of Our Lady. It all began in the middle of the XVII century, when the first colonists arrived here from Quebec, wanting to settle in this place. The goal was to convert the Indians who inhabited the island at that time to the Christian faith and to establish a city at the mouth of the river.

The new city was called Ville-Marie, in honor of the Virgin Mary, and it was founded only with the support of the members of the Society of Our Lady, namely Jean-Jacques Olier and Jerome le Royet, who helped to develop the colonists a new place, providing them with all the necessary means of subsistence.

Already with the first successful deals in the trade of fur and other goods in the fate of the population began to change. The construction of residential buildings and other buildings of various purposes was developed. In 1824, the Lashin Canal was opened, allowing ships to bypass the rapids, and industry flourished, which improved the economic situation of the city. Today Lachin is one of the quarters of one of the most prosperous and largest cities in the world - Montreal. And the street bears the name of a person to whom the city owes its existence and level of development.