Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

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Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Borough of Montreal
Saint Denis Street in the Rosemont neighbourhood.
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie's location in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°32′1.4″N 73°36′46.8″W / 45.533722°N 73.613000°W / 45.533722; -73.613000
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 15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
  Total 134,038
  Density 8,456.7/km2 (21,903/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.

Geography

Église Saint-Édouard

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 neighbourhood, and to the west by Outremont.

It has a population of 131,318 and an area of 14.41 km².

Government

Rue St. Dominique, south of St. Zotique, May 2007.

Municipal

As of the November 3, 2013 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 Guillaume Lavoie   Projet Montréal
Saint-Édouard City councillor François Limoges   Projet Montréal
Vieux-Rosemont City councillor Érika Duchesne   Projet Montréal

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

  • Gouin
  • Rosemont
  • Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (a small southeastern area)

Features

Historical populations
Year Pop.  ±%  
1966 186,058    
1971 173,410−6.8%
1976 153,833−11.3%
1981 137,801−10.4%
1986 133,237−3.3%
1991 132,636−0.5%
1996 129,417−2.4%
2001 131,318+1.5%
2006 133,618+1.8%
2011 134,038+0.3%
[5]

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 Ave., 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), Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and the Church of the Madonna della Difesa.

See also

  • Boroughs of Montreal
  • Districts of Montreal
  • List of hospitals in Montreal
  • Municipal reorganization in Quebec

References

External links

Coordinates: 45°32′1.4″N 73°36′46.8″W / 45.533722°N 73.613000°W / 45.533722; -73.613000

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