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Country
  
Canada

Region
  
Montréal

Area
  
15.9 km²

Province
  
Québec

City
  
Montreal

Merge into Montreal
  
January 1, 2002

Population
  
134,038 (2011)

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Electoral Districts Federal
  
Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie Hochelaga Outremont

Provincial
  
Rosemont Gouin Hochelaga-Maisonneuve

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.

Contents

Map of Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie, Montr%C3%A9al, QC, Canada

Geography

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.

Municipal

As of the March 17, 2016, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

  • Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Alexandre Boulerice, M.P. NDP
  • Hochelaga, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, M.P. NDP
  • Outremont, Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada, NDP
  • It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

  • Gouin, Françoise David, Co-leader of Québec Solidaire, QS
  • Rosemont, Jean-François Lisée, PQ
  • Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Carole Poirier, PQ
  • Features

    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.

    Education

    The Commission scolaire de Montréal (CSDM) operates Francophone public schools.

    The English Montreal School Board (EMSB) operates Anglophone public schools.

    The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Rosemont and La Petite-Patrie libraries.

    References

    Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Wikipedia


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