Place
Longue-Pointe
Langelier Boulevard in Longue-Pointe
Longue-Pointe (French pronunciation: [lɔ̃g pwɛ̃t] ) was a Montreal neighbourhood now located in the borough of Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve . The neighborhood was permanently divided by the construction of the Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine Tunnel . Most of its territory is now part of the Mercier-Ouest while some of the area that fell east of the highway is now within Mercier-Est .
It is best known for its military base , CFB Longue-Pointe , the supply depot for all of Eastern Canada 's armed forces. Around 2000 civilians and soldiers work at CFB Longue Pointe.[ 1]
The Isle of Montreal in 1764. Longue Pointe is opposite Longueuil , which is on the right side of the map.
Longue-Pointe was the site of a famous battle in the American Revolutionary War in 1775, in which Ethan Allen made an ill-fated attempt to capture Montreal from the Kingdom of Great Britain .
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45°35′0″N 73°31′0″W / 45.58333°N 73.51667°W / 45.58333; -73.51667 (Ville-Émard )