Centre-Sud

Centre-Sud
The Centre-Sud neighbourhood around the Jacques Cartier Bridge
Nicknames: 
  • Bas de la Ville
  • Bas de la Côte
Centre-Sud
Location of Centre-Sud in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°31′25″N 73°33′07″W / 45.523565°N 73.55187°W / 45.523565; -73.55187
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughVille-Marie
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)514 and 438

The Centre-Sud (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tʁ syd]) is a neighbourhood located in the easternmost edge of the Ville-Marie borough of the city of Montreal.

Home to Montreal's Gay Village and to the Sainte-Marie area, the Centre-Sud has long been seen as one of the city's most complex and troubled neighbourhoods.

Having held a notorious reputation for poverty and prostitution for decades, particularly on Rue Ontario and Rue Dufresne, gentrification has changed the neighbourhood considerably in recent years.