Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

:"For the electoral district, please see Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie (electoral district)."Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie is a borough in the centre-east of Montreal, Quebec, 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 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.

ee also

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

External links

* [http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/pls/portal/url/page/arr_ros_fr/accueil Borough website] (in French)
* [http://www.imtl.org/montreal/search.php?kind=1&vsearch=1&name=&floor=&floormax=&location=&borough=7&year=&yearmax=&subType=0&architect=&sub=Search&TYPE=&interval=10&resume=2&sortBy=YEAR&sortType=DESC All buildings of borough Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie on IMTL]