La Petite-Patrie

La Petite-Patrie is a neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.

For the television series, see La Petite Patrie.
La Petite-Patrie
Neighbourhood
Saint-Ambroise Church, on Beaubien Street.
Saint-Ambroise Church, on Beaubien Street.
La Petite-Patrie is located in Montreal
La Petite-Patrie
La Petite-Patrie
Location of La Petite-Patrie in Montreal
Coordinates: 45.537798°N 73.601625°W / 45.537798; -73.601625
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
CityMontreal
BoroughRosemont–La Petite-Patrie
Postal Code
H2G, H2S
Area code(s)514, 438

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 the early 21st century.

History

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 was concentrated along the railway, in the workshops of Montreal, or in the Montreal Street Railway.

Demographics

A report by the Centre de santé et de services sociaux (CSSS) du Cœur-de-l'île,[1] the neighborhood's population consists of:

The area includes several ethnic communities, including an Italian community, a Vietnamese community and a Latin American community.

Transport

Roads

The main roads in La Petite-Patrie include (street directions according to street grid, not geographical):

St-Dominique Street (just east of Saint Laurent Boulevard).

Public transit

Bicycle paths
  • La Petite-Patrie is crossed by various bicycle paths (street directions according to street grid, not geographical):
    • Along the Canadian Pacific railway line (North East - South West)
    • Along Saint-Dominique Street (North - South)
    • Along Drolet Street (North - South)
    • Along Boyer Street (North - South)
    • Along Marquette Street (North - South)
    • Along De la Roche Street (North - South)
    • Along Saint-Zotique Street (East - West)
    • Along Bellechasse Street (East - West)
    • Along De Lanaudiere Street (South)
    • Along Bélanger Street (East - West)

Public services
The Youth Division of the Court of Quebec located on Bellechasse Street.
  • Culture
    • Théâtre Plaza
  • Healthcare
    • CLSC de La Petite-Patrie
  • Security and justice

Education
La Petite-Patrie library

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

  • École secondaire Père-Marquette

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

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the La Petite-Patrie library[2] and the Bibliothèque Marc-Favreau, which opened in December 2013.[3]

Sports and recreation
Père-Marquette Park
  • Sports
    • Centre Père-Marquette (swimming pool, gymnasium, hockey rink)
    • Piscine Saint-Denis (swimming pool, on Saint-Hubert Street)
  • Parks
  • Père-Marquette Park has soccer and baseball fields, playground equipment, community gardens and a skatepark.

Economy

Places of worship
Church of the Madonna della Difesa.

References
  1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-01-03. Retrieved 2012-03-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Par bibliothèque | Par arrondissement." Montreal Public Libraries Network. Retrieved on December 8, 2014.
  3. "" > Retrieved on May 6, 2015.
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