Verdun DistrictIle des Soeurs
The island has been commonly called Ile des Soeurs or Nun’s Island for more than 200 years. Also called île Saint-Paul in earlier times, it forms an integral part of Verdun and is just minutes away from downtown Montréal. At the beginning of the 18th century, the Soeurs de la Congrégation became the owners of the fief Lanoue. After the insane speculations of the first Nouvelle France inflation period (PDF) and the dubious years that followed, the Congregation became the sole owners of the whole island 230 years ago in 2000. 
It is only in 1957 that the Soeurs de la Congrégation definitively left the island after it had been acquired by the then Quebec Home and Mortgage Corporation Ltd. The island was used for farming throughout the 1960's. Until the opening of the Champlain Bridge in 1962, a shuttle boat service was the only possible way to cross the River between Verdun and the Island. Since then, Nun's Island has become a select residential community with a high-quality standard of urban life within a unique environment. From the 1970’s and on, Nun's Island experienced a spectacular domiciliary development. On the other side of downtown Verdun, across the St Lawrence River, Île des Soeurs is the only territory that is still expanding. It is also the only real industrial park of the district. Thank you for visiting Nun's Island. Verdun District / Verdun Borough Web Sites We Like
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