10 reasons to live in Verdun and on Nuns' Island in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Verdun and on Nuns' Island · September 14, 2026

Transit, shops, nature, schools, character and prices: ten concrete reasons to choose Verdun and on Nuns' Island, and where to read the reasons not to.

Ten reasons to live in Verdun and on Nuns' Island, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: Verdun was long the quiet working-class neighbourhood of the island's southwest; in ten years it became one of the most requested. The reason fits in three words: the river, Wellington, the metro. On Nuns' Island, Pointe-Nord (Evolo 1, 2, S, X, Nex) is the area of recent towers near the REM; Pointe-Sud (Symphonia) and the island's centre offer condos from the 1980s to 2010s and townhouses, often larger at the same price. The green line serves Verdun at Verdun, De l'Église and LaSalle; Nuns' Island is served by the Île-des-Sœurs REM station (South Shore branch, opened July 31, 2023) and by buses. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island guide, written by a team that sells there all year; the reasons not to live there (entry price, distance, school catchment, noise) are there too.

The 10 reasons, taken from our neighbourhood guide

1. 1. The character. Verdun was long the quiet working-class neighbourhood of the island's southwest; in ten years it became one of the most requested.
2. 2. The character. The reason fits in three words: the river, Wellington, the metro.
3. 3. The neighbourhoods. On Nuns' Island, Pointe-Nord (Evolo 1, 2, S, X, Nex) is the area of recent towers near the REM; Pointe-Sud (Symphonia) and the island's centre offer condos from the 1980s to 2010s and townhouses, often larger at the same price.
4. 4. Getting around. The green line serves Verdun at Verdun, De l'Église and LaSalle; Nuns' Island is served by the Île-des-Sœurs REM station (South Shore branch, opened July 31, 2023) and by buses.
5. 5. Getting around. The Samuel-De Champlain Bridge links the island to the South Shore, Highway 15 to downtown.
6. 6. Parks, leisure and shopping. The riverfront is the main draw: Verdun beach, the Natatorium, riverside parks and a bike path; Parc Angrignon is next door.
7. 7. Parks, leisure and shopping. Rue Wellington concentrates shops and restaurants; on Nuns' Island, the golf course, the woods of the Pointe-Nord park and the shops on rue de la Rotonde and in the island's centre round out a quieter neighbourhood life.
8. 8. Schools and services. The borough falls under the Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys and the Lester B.
9. 9. The real estate market. Verdun is counted by the APCIQ within the Sud-Ouest sector: condo $508,500 (+3 %, 48 days), house $1,050,000 (+11 %, 31 days); on the ground, a renovated plex near Wellington is one of the island's most contested products.
10. 10. Who Verdun and Nuns' Island is for, and who it is not for. Verdun is for those who want the river, a lively shopping street and the metro, in a plex or a condo in a plex, and accept paying the price of a neighbourhood that became sought-after.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Verdun and on Nuns' Island guide, written by a team that sells there all year, and the figures are those published by the APCIQ; nothing is added to make it look good. What the city does less well is also in the guide, in the "who it does not suit" section.

And the reasons not to live there

No city suits everyone: the entry price, the distance to work, the exact school catchment of the street, the noise of a highway or a rail line, parking. The neighbourhood guide says who Verdun and on Nuns' Island suits and who it does not; our method is to say it before the visit, not after.

Buying there, selling there

The market benchmark from the guide: Verdun is counted by the APCIQ within the Sud-Ouest sector: condo $508,500 (+3 %, 48 days), house $1,050,000 (+11 %, 31 days); on the ground, a renovated plex near Wellington is one of the island's most contested products. Our pages house for sale in Verdun and on Nuns' Island, Centris Verdun and on Nuns' Island, average selling price of homes in Verdun and on Nuns' Island, is it a good time to sell in Verdun and on Nuns' Island and real estate broker in Verdun and on Nuns' Island complete this list. For the buyer, our services are paid by the seller's commission; for the seller, 5% all inclusive, payable only at the sale.

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Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.