Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

For the electoral district, please see Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie.

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
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
• 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
• Land	14.4 km2 (5.6 sq mi)
Population (Est.)
• Total	131,318
• Density	9,119.3/km2 (23,619/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 neighborhood, 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 1, 2009 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	Élaine Ayotte		Vision Montréal
Saint-Édouard	City councillor	François Limoges		Projet Montréal
Vieux-Rosemont	City councillor	Pierre Lampron		Vision Montréal

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 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), 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)