ORIGIN OF THE NAME
François-Xavier de Charlevoix Rue Charlevoix. Pierre-François-Xavier de Charlevoix (Saint-Quentin, France 1682-La Flèche 1687) was a French Jesuit historian who came to New France in 1705 and 1720 and participated in the exploration of the Mississippi River. He wrote an Histoire et déscription générale de la Nouvelle-France (History and General Description of New France).

Besides the street, an MRC near Quebec City and a region of Quebec are named for him.

This street, previously known as chemin Brewster, rue Napoléon, and rue du Pont received its current name on 1 December 1890.

Name during planning phase: Centre

 PLATFORM DEPTH
Angrignon platform: 24,4 m deep
H.-Beaugrand platform: 29,6m deep
(Deepest station - see below)
 TRAFFIC
1 660 156 entrances in 2006
(49th busiest station)

 INTERSTATION DISTANCE
To LaSalle:
To Lionel-Groulx:
707,25 metres
1077,31 metres

 TRIVIA
This station is the deepest in the network. However, it has stacked platforms, and several other stations have platforms deeper than its upper (Angrignon) platform. The next deepest stations are the yellow line platforms at Berri-UQAM, at 27,4 m, and both platforms of Lucien-L'Allier, at 27,1 m. Since both of Lucien-L'Allier's platforms are deeper than the uppermost platforms at Charlevoix and Berri, Lucien-L'Allier is sometimes cited as the deepest station.

The lower platform at Charlevoix is also the lowest platform in altitude of any station; it is below sea level.

Image xavier.jpg courtesy of Jean-Claude Gallochat).