Historical Directory of Toponyms for Montreal's 19 Boroughs

Montreal's 19 boroughs are covered by a list of over 6,000 toponyms for streets and public places. The dataset includes the origin of these names and is provided by the Government and Municipalities of Québec. It was last updated on 2026-04-22.

Use Cases

• Analyze naming patterns and historical influences based on the origin of place names mentioned in the description.
• Build a geographic knowledge graph for Montreal based on the list of streets and public places.
• Train or evaluate named entity recognition models for toponyms based on the structured directory.
• Study urban development and borough identity through the etymology of street names.

Strengths

• Contains over 6,000 named entries for streets and public places.
• Covers a specific geographic scope of 19 boroughs in Montreal.
• Includes etymological information (origin of names).
• Available in structured formats (CSV, JSON) for programmatic use.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to its source, focusing solely on Montreal.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Likely compiled from municipal records and historical sources.

Time Range

Historical, but specific range is not provided.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-22 17:33:41.113066; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Montreal, Québec, Canada (specifically its 19 boroughs).