La Petite-Patrie ( French pronunciation: [la pətit patʁi] ) is a neighbourhood of Montreal , Quebec , Canada. It is located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie .
6-541: The area is bounded on the west by Hutchison Street, to the north by Jean Talon Street , to the south by the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks, and to the east by d'Iberville Street . La Petite-Patrie is named after the novel La Petite Patrie by Claude Jasmin , which was published in 1972 and was adapted into television series ( La Petite Patrie ) shortly afterward. Originally a working-class neighbourhood, La Petite-Patrie began to gentrify in
12-582: The Town of Mount Royal , it is called Dresden Avenue. In the Montreal Borough of Saint-Léonard , it is colloquially known as Via Italia . Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the Montreal borough of Saint-Léonard , Jean Talon Street passes through the heart of Montreal's Italian community and is nicknamed Via Italia . It is home to many Italian Canadian businesses and runs through
18-708: The La Petite-Patrie library and the Bibliothèque Marc-Favreau, which opened in December 2013. Jean Talon Street Jean Talon Street (officially in French : rue Jean-Talon ) is one of the longest streets on the Island of Montreal . It runs from Décarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to Galeries d'Anjou . Jean Talon was the first Intendant of New France . In
24-416: The early 21st century. Until the late 19th century, La Petite-Patrie was mainly agricultural, with the exception of limestone quarries , now the location of Père Marquette Park. The construction of a tramway in 1892 linking downtown to Sault-au-Récollet led to the urbanization of the area, which continued until about 1930. It was still a predominantly-residential neighborhood since the only employment
30-537: The largest Italian-Canadian community in Montreal. There are 260,345 people of Italian ancestry living within the Greater Montreal Area. 45°32′19″N 73°36′51″W / 45.5387°N 73.6142°W / 45.5387; -73.6142 This Montreal -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This Quebec road, road transport or highway-related article
36-881: Was concentrated along the railway, in the workshops of Montreal, or in the Montreal Street Railway . A report by the Centre de santé et de services sociaux (CSSS) du Cœur-de-l'île , the neighborhood's population consists of: The area includes several ethnic communities, including an Italian community, a Vietnamese community and a Latin American community. The main roads in La Petite-Patrie include (street directions according to street grid, not geographical): 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
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