{"id":12122,"date":"2022-07-14T18:36:11","date_gmt":"2022-07-14T18:36:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/site\/union-francaise-de-montreal\/"},"modified":"2025-07-16T15:08:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T15:08:25","slug":"union-francaise-de-montreal","status":"publish","type":"site","link":"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/site\/union-francaise-de-montreal\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<header>\n\t\t<div data-header-site class=\"header-site\" style=\"--type-color: #ce6030;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sacha-The%CC%81obald-s.d.-Fac%CC%A7ade-de-lUnion-franc%CC%A7aise-de-Montre%CC%81al.jpeg\" alt=\"header site background image\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid site-info\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"offset-md-1 col-md-10 back\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"back-arrow\" href=\"https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/carte-interactive\/\">Back to map<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div data-site-content class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2 col-lg-6 offset-lg-3 col-xl-4 offset-xl-4 content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"upper type-2\">Citizen alert<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"title\">Union Fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"subtitle\">429, Viger avenue East, Montr\u00e9al<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"description\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"button\" href=\"#\">Contribute to this page<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub-box-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-12 col-md-10 offset-md-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3 sub-box type-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"views-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"views\">827<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Views on this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"share-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"social-medias-menu\" data-share-snippet>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/12122&#038;t=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" data-facebook-share><span class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a class=\"social-media-link\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?source=https:\/\/memento.heritagemontreal.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/site\/12122&#038;text=\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Tweet\" data-twitter-share><span class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Share this page<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<!-- Fonction \u00e0 venir\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"button dark-version\">S'abonner aux mises \u00e0 jour<\/a> \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t-->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/header>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"half-half-slider\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"order-1 order-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-5\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Published on  : July 14 2022<\/p>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"modified_date\">Last modified on  : July 16 2025<\/p>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"long-description\">\n\t\t\t<p>History of the Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1886 &#8220;thanks to the patriotic initiative of a few Frenchmen, including Mr. Victor Ollivon&#8221;, the Union Nationale Fran\u00e7aise devoted the surpluses generated by the organization of the French National Holiday of that same year &#8220;to charity by creating a house of refuge to hospitalize its compatriots in need.&#8221; The Union brought together various French associations in order to offer services and mutual aid to the French community, which was then spread throughout the territory of Montreal.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-content-link next-arrow\" href=\"#\">Add additionnal information<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"mb-4 mb-md-0 offset-sm-1 col-sm-10 offset-md-1 col-md-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slider-ctn\">\n\t\t\t<div data-small-slider class=\"small-slider\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Page-Facebook-de-lUFM-s.d.-Union-franc%CC%A7aise-de-Montre%CC%81al-et-son-contexte-environnant.jpeg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">Maison Sincennes dans son contexte environnant, avenue Viger Est<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Page Facebook de l&#8217;Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al, s.d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Page-Facebook-de-lUFM-s.d.-Entre%CC%81e-de-lUFM.jpeg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">Hall d&#8217;entr\u00e9e de l&#8217;Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Page Facebook de l&#8217;Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al, s.d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"small-slider-image\" src=\"https:\/\/hmtl.s3.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Sacha-The%CC%81obald-s.d.-Fac%CC%A7ade-de-lUnion-franc%CC%A7aise-de-Montre%CC%81al.jpeg\" alt=\"slider image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"image-title with-bullets\">Vue en contre-plong\u00e9e de la fac\u0327ade de l&#8217;Union franc\u0327aise de Montre\u0301al<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"caption\">Source: Sacha Th\u00e9obald, s.d.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-prev material-icons with-bullets\">keyboard_arrow_left<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"slide-custom-next material-icons with-bullets\">keyboard_arrow_right<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"single-big-col\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-lg-8 offset-lg-2 col-xl-6 offset-xl-3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"title\"><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"subtitle\"><\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In January 1902, the Union purchased a building at 55 Dubord Street (now Viger Avenue), just west of Saint-Hubert Street, to meet the growing needs of the organization. In 1908, the organization had to move because of the expropriation of land on Viger Avenue, between Saint-Hubert and Labelle Streets, for the construction of the \u00c9cole des Hautes \u00c9tudes Commerciales, the building that today houses the National Archives in Montr\u00e9al of Biblioth\u00e8que et Archives nationales du Qu\u00e9bec (BAnQ). It then moved to its current location at 429 Viger Avenue East, the former home of shipowner, businessman and politician Jacques-F\u00e9lix Sincennes.<\/p>\n<p>The new location allows the Union to meet all of its needs and to increase the number of beds in its shelter from 6 to 50. According to data compiled by the organization, &#8220;between 1915 and 1951, 7591 French people were admitted to the shelter.&#8221; At the turn of the 1950&#8217;s, &#8220;the humanitarian mission of the Union Fran\u00e7aise gradually faded away to make way for more diversified activities&#8221; focused on culture, entertainment, networking and formation, among others, for French nationals and Francophones in the metropolis. It was in response to this desire for diversification that the Union built &#8220;between 1955 and 1980 [&#8230;] the auditorium located at the rear of the main building.&#8221; Today, the Union fran\u00e7aise continues its mission to offer a place where the French community can come together with a strong associative, social, solidary and cultural life, directed towards all Montrealers.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionfrancaisedemontreal.org\/a-propos\/#histoire\">Source : Site internet de l\u2019Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>History of the Jacques-F\u00e9lix Sincennes house<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Union Fran\u00e7aise, after several moves, settled in 1908 in the house built in 1867 for Jacques-F\u00e9lix Sincennes (1818-1876), shipowner, businessman and politician born in Deschambault on January 7th 1818.<\/p>\n<p>The house was built on the land that Sincennes purchased the same year from architect Victor Bourgeau. The architect who designed the residence was Henri-Maurice Perrault, who among other things contributed to the design of Montreal&#8217;s City Hall and the stores of the H\u00f4tel-Dieu des Religieuses hospitali\u00e8res de Saint-Joseph in Old Montreal, buildings that can still be seen today. This house is reminiscent of the Second Empire style, in harmony with the bourgeois character of the houses that surrounded Viger Square, a place of greenery and pleasure gardens in a tight urban fabric that became a social venue for the French-speaking bourgeoisie in the second half of the 19th century.<\/p>\n<p>Following Sincennes&#8217; death, the residence was occupied by Louis-Ad\u00e9lard Sen\u00e9cal, Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly for Yamaska from 1867 to 1871 and Liberal member of the House of Commons for Drummond-Arthabaska from 1867 to 1872.<\/p>\n<p>Sources\u00a0:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unionfrancaisedemontreal.org\/a-propos\/#histoire\">Website of the Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al (in French)<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/dictionaryofarchitectsincanada.org\/node\/1386\">Website of the <em>Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada 1800-1950<\/em>, notice about Henri-Maurice Perrault<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.biographi.ca\/fr\/bio\/sincennes_jacques_felix_10F.html\">Website of the <em>Dictionnaire biographique du Canada<\/em>, volume X (1871-1880), notice about Jacques-F\u00e9lix Sincennes (in French)<\/a><br \/>\nMARSAN, J. (2016) <em>Montr\u00e9al en \u00e9volution. Quatre si\u00e8cles d\u2019architecture et d\u2019am\u00e9nagement<\/em>. 4e \u00e9dition. Presses de l\u2019Universit\u00e9 du Qu\u00e9bec<br \/>\nPINARD, G. (1987<em>) Les r\u00e9sidences. R\u00e9pertoire d\u2019architecture traditionnelle sur le territoire de la Communaut\u00e9 urbaine de Montr\u00e9al<\/em>. Service de la planification du territoire de la Communaut\u00e9 urbaine de Montr\u00e9al. p. 646-647<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current status<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The former Sincennes House, home of the Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al, is currently in need of extensive renovation to restore its original luster and the full potential of its interior spaces. The high cost of maintenance and the difficulty of raising the necessary funds to carry out the work have forced the organization to condemn the top two floors of the building as a safety measure for the occupants. This situation not only limits the capacity to accommodate organizations near the Union&#8217;s mission, but may ultimately pose a threat to the integrity and health of the building as a whole. However, the French Union is working hard to protect this rich architectural heritage; for example, the two statues at the front of the building, representing the Marianne and Jeanne d&#8217;Arc, were completely restored in 2020 by the firm DL H\u00e9ritage and thanks to the contribution of generous donors during a socio-financing campaign.<\/p>\n<p>In 2023, the Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al applied for a minor variance from the borough to authorize the building\u2019s expansion. This request was approved in July 2024. With this project, the organization aims to rehabilitate the building, refresh its image, engage its members, and attract new partners to ensure the sustainability of its mission. As of 2025, the Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al is still seeking funding to bring its project to fruition.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/section>\n\n\n\t<section class=\"text-items-list\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-fluid\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"section-border\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-10 offset-sm-1 col-md-8 offset-md-2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"informations\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMunicipality or borough\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Ville-Marie borough<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIssues\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Mechanisms for protection<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Interior spaces<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tOwner(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Private: NPO<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThreat(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">No upkeep<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Lack of knowledge<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConception\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Henri-Maurice Perrault, architect<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tManager(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Owner (Union fran\u00e7aise de Montr\u00e9al)<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCategorie(s)\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Cultural<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Institutional<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tConstruction year\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">1867<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"text-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"title-ctn\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tRecognition status\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a data-open-side-bar class=\"add-item-link\" href=\"#\">Ajouter<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"sub-text-item\">Located in an area of exceptional heritage value &#8211; 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With Memento, we want to support your ambitions, your ideas and your actions. 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