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Area · Baie-D'Urfé, a related municipality on the island of Montreal

Baie-D'Urfé

The lake at the end of the street, lots where the trees have room to breathe, and not a sidewalk in sight. My top 7, the neighbour's version, not the brochure version.

Let's talk about this area

Baie-D'Urfé is the countryside on the island of Montreal: a related municipality of 3,764 residents where the houses breathe on large wooded lots, with almost no stores, and Lake Saint-Louis as a neighbour right across the way. People who settle here are looking for exactly that, and they find it.

I put this top 7 together for a simple reason: when you buy or sell, you are not just shopping for a property, you are shopping for a neighbourhood life. Each point comes with a conversation starter, feel free to use it.

— Maxime Laforest, real estate broker · Équipe Loiselle, RE/MAX Dynamique

The area's top 7

What makes the heart of Baie-D'Urfé beat.

Seven reasons buyers fall for this area, and why the ones who live here never leave.

01 The Joseph-Robillard house, an ancestral home at 20237 Lakeshore Road in Baie-D'Urfé
Heritage

Roots that go back to 1686

Around 1686, the Sulpician priest François-Saturnin Lascaris d'Urfé founded the Saint-Louis-du-Bout-de-l'Île mission here, among the oldest roots in the West Island. The city itself was incorporated in 1911. And you can still feel it: along Lakeshore Road, ancestral homes carry stories that few Montreal areas can tell.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you which ancestral homes are hiding along Lakeshore Road. There are more than you'd think, and each one has a real story.
02 Baie-D'Urfé's town hall, a white heritage facade on Lakeshore Road facing the lake
The icon

A town hall by Edward Maxwell

The former Charles Saint-Denis farmhouse (1875), turned into a town hall in 1913-1914 by the celebrated architect Edward Maxwell, sits in its own park by the lake. A $6.7 million restoration completed in 2024 gave it back all its lustre. A city that invests like that in its heritage, that speaks to buyers.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you what makes the town hall park special for a family afternoon, and why well-kept heritage also protects your home's value.
03 The Baie-D'Urfé station on the exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line: platform, shelter and rail tracks
Transit

The train in town, the REM next door

The Baie-D'Urfé station, on the exo Vaudreuil-Hudson line, gets you to Lucien-L'Allier station in about 43 minutes. And since May 18, 2026, the REM's Anse-à-l'Orme branch has been in service a few minutes away by car, with a park-and-ride lot of about 200 spaces in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you what the REM's arrival really changes for resale values across the West Island. The answer varies from street to street, and that's where it gets interesting.
04 The Red Barn and its white fences on Lakeshore Road, in Baie-D'Urfé
Family life

No sidewalks, and that's on purpose

No sidewalks, almost no stores, houses set on spacious lots: the country charm is fully embraced. Dorset elementary school, with its French immersion program, is right in the city; the Sainte-Anne Market brings Saturdays to life a short drive away, in the neighbouring city. You raise your kids like you're in the country, without ever leaving the island.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you why the lack of sidewalks appeals so much to families here, and what it means when it's time to pick your street.
05 The Baie-D'Urfé Yacht Club marina, sailboats along Lake Saint-Louis
On the water

A regatta raced since 1897

The Baie-D'Urfé Yacht Club has been around since 1959, and its harbour was built in 1967, the year of Expo. Above all, it keeps alive the Ishkoodah, a regatta raced between Baie-D'Urfé and Beaurepaire since 1897, one of the oldest sailing regattas in the country. Here, the lake is part of the lifestyle, not just the scenery.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you the story of the 1897 bet that launched the Ishkoodah, and which streets put you closest to the club life by the lake.
06 Bertold Park in autumn, mature trees along Lake Saint-Louis
Nature

More than ten parks, the lake as a bonus

More than ten public parks for 3,764 residents, several of them right along Lake Saint-Louis: Bertold and its trails next to the marina, Fritz Memorial Park with its bandstand, the town hall park... The city plants trees and stabilizes its shoreline: the green space here is genuinely looked after.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you which parks give real access to the lake. Part of the shoreline is private, and that matters when it's time to pick your spot.
07 The Maxwelton farmhouse, an ancestral stone home on Oakridge Street in Baie-D'Urfé
The safe bet

A market defined by scarcity

About 1,375 private dwellings in total (2021), overwhelmingly detached single-family homes on large lots, from the postwar cottage to the prestige residence, with a handful of waterfront homes along Lakeshore Road. The city is practically all built out: in my experience as a broker, this is a scarcity market, where supply stays limited and residents stay put.

Ask me about it, and I'll tell you how to get ready to buy in an area where almost nothing comes up for sale. Timing here has to be planned months ahead.
Let's talk

Thinking about buying or selling in Baie-D'Urfé? Let's start with a conversation.

A free evaluation of your property, a picture of the local market, or simply answers to your questions. No strings attached, and a straight answer.

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