The church was fully rebuilt after the burning except for the front facade, where canon bullet holes can still be found. In the Battle of Saint-Eustache, the rebels were defeated, and the town was burnt.
It has a famous church, Saint-Eustache church, which was built between 17.Ī significant battle of the Lower Canada Rebellion was fought here on December 14, 1837. The city was founded in 1770 and was incorporated in 1835. It is located 35 km (22 mi) northwest of Montreal. Saint-Eustache ( French pronunciation: ⓘ) is an off-island suburb of Montreal, in western Quebec, Canada, west of Montreal on the north shore of the Rivière des Mille Îles.