| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie | |
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| — Borough of Montreal — | |
| Saint Denis Street in the Rosemont neighbourhood. | |
| Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie's location in Montreal | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Region | Montréal |
| Merge into Montreal |
January 1, 2002 |
| Electoral Districts Federal |
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Hochelaga Outremont |
| Provincial | Rosemont Gouin Hochelaga-Maisonneuve |
| Government[1][2][3] | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Mayor | François Croteau |
| • Federal MP(s) | Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) Thomas Mulcair (NDP) |
| • Quebec MNA(s) | Louise Beaudoin (Ind.) Nicolas Girard (PQ) Carole Poirier (PQ) |
| Area[4] | |
| • Land | 14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi) |
| Population (Est.) | |
| • Total | 131,318 |
| • Density | 9,119.3/km2 (23,618.9/sq mi) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Area code(s) | Area code 514/438 |
| Website | ville.montreal.qc.ca |
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the centre-east of the city.
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The borough is bordered to the northwest by Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension, to the northeast by Saint Leonard, to the southeast by Mercier—Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, to the southwest by Le Plateau-Mont-Royal and its Mile End neighborhood, and to the west by Outremont.
It has a population of 131,318 and an area of 14.41 km².
As of the November 1, 2009 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:
| District | Position | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Borough mayor Montreal city councillor |
François Croteau | Projet Montréal | |
| Étienne-Desmarteau | City councillor | Marc-André Gadoury | Projet Montréal | |
| Marie-Victorin | City councillor | Élaine Ayotte | Vision Montréal | |
| Saint-Édouard | City councillor | François Limoges | Projet Montréal | |
| Vieux-Rosemont | City councillor | Pierre Lampron | Vision Montréal |
The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:
It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:
The northwestern area of the borough is served by the orange and blue lines of the Montreal Metro. Major thoroughfares include Beaubien St., Rosemont Blvd., Masson St., Saint Laurent Blvd., Saint Hubert St., Papineau St., Pie IX Blvd., and Viau St. The notorious Tunnel de la mort is located in that borough, at the intersection of Iberville St. and Saint-Joseph Blvd.
The borough includes the neighbourhoods of the Petite Patrie, comprising several "ethnic" neighbourhoods such as Little Italy; Rosemont; and Nouveau Rosemont.
Important features of the borough include the Jean-Talon Market, the Montreal Heart Institute, the Hôpital Santa Cabrini, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Olympic Village, Maisonneuve Park (including the Insectarium and Montreal Botanical Garden), and the Church of the Madonna della Difesa.