ROSEMONT–LA PETITE-PATRIE

:''For the electoral district, please see Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (electoral district).''
Rue St. Dominique, south of St. Zotique, May 2007.

'Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie' is a borough in the centre-east of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

Contents
Geography
Government
Municipal
Federal and provincial
Features
See also
External links

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 neighborhood, and to the west by Outremont.
It has a population of 131,318 and an area of 14.41 km².

Government


Municipal

The current borough mayor is André Lavallée.
The borough is divided into four districts:

★ Étienne-Desmarteaux

★ Marie-Victorin

★ Saint-Édouard

★ Vieux-Rosemont
Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie

Hochelaga

Outremont (a small northwestern corner)
It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

★ Gouin

★ Rosemont

★ Hochelaga-Maisonneuve (a small southeastern area)

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 St., Pie IX Blvd., and Viau St.
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 Institut de cardiologie de Montréal, the Hôpital Santa Cabrini, the Hôpital Maisonneuve-Rosemont, the Olympic Village, Maisonneuve Park (including the Insectarium and Jardin botanique de Montréal), 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

External links



Borough website (in French)

All buildings of borough Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie on IMTL

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