Old Montreal in Montréal, Québec — Central Canada (French-Canadian)

Jacques Viger

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

1. Jacques Viger Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

[Français] Premier Maire de Montréal, auteur de la devise « Concordia Salus » inaugurait il y a cent ans aujourd’hui le régime municipal de cette ville.

Fernand Rinfret, Maire.
5 juin 1933

Réplique, 2009, Ville de Montréal

[English] First mayor of Montreal, designer of its coat of arms and author of its motto “Concordia Salus”, inaugurated a hundred years ago today the municipal system of this city.

Fernand Rinfret, Mayor.
June 5th 1933

Replica, 2009, City of Montreal

Erected 2009 by Ville de Montréal / City of Montreal.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics. A significant historical date for this entry is June 5, 1933.

Location. 45° 30.516′ N, 73° 33.259′ W. Marker is in Montréal, Québec. It is in Old Montreal. It can be reached from Rue Notre-Dame Est just south of Rue Gosford, on the right when traveling south. The marker is mounted on the south facade of the Montréal City Hall building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 275 Rue Notre-Dame Est, Montréal QC H2Y 4B7, Canada. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Canada.

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Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a British colony,

the Viceroyalty of New France,

the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

and Rupert’s Land.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Place Vauquelin (here, next to this marker); Jean Vauquelin (within shouting distance of this marker); Ancien Palais de Justice / The Old Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); Horatio Nelson (within shouting distance of this marker); Le Château Ramezay / Château Ramezay (within shouting distance of this marker); The Nelson Column, Montreal (within shouting distance of this marker); Entrez dans l'histoire! / Step into History! (within shouting distance of this marker); Visitors Center (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Montréal.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker.

Also see . . . Jacques Viger (May 7, 1787 – December 12, 1858) (Wikipedia).

Excerpt:
Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

2. Jacques Viger Marker
The marker is mounted on the right side of the Montréal City Hall south entrance.
Jacques Viger was an antiquarian, archaeologist, and the first mayor of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Viger was born in Montreal and studied at the Sulpician college of Montreal. After his studies he went to Quebec, where he worked as an editor of the newspaper Le Canadien from November 1808 to May 1809. Viger served as captain in the Canadian Voltigeurs unit under Charles de Salaberry during the War of 1812. He was elected the first mayor of Montreal in 1833 and worked to improve its sanitary conditions.
Although he wrote little, his reputation as an archaeologist was universal, and the greatest contemporary historians of France and the United States have drawn from his collection of manuscripts, based on forty years of research. He compiled a chronicle under the title of "Sabretache”, wherein he gathered plans, maps, portraits, and valuable notes illustrating many contested historical points. He was the founder of the Historical Society of Montreal in 1857, one year before his death. Pope Pius IX honoured him with the knighthood of the Order of St. Gregory the Great.

(Submitted on May 25, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Montréal City Hall (<i>south elevation</i>) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, May 20, 2024

3. Montréal City Hall (south elevation)

The marker is on the right side of the rightmost doorway.

Credits. This page was last revised on May 25, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 24, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 15 times since then. Photos: 1. submitted on May 24, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. 2, 3. submitted on May 25, 2026, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.