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 Decarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to Galeries d'Anjou.[1] Jean Talon was the first Intendant of New France. In the Town of Mount Royal, it is called Dresden Avenue. In the Montreal Borough of Saint Leonard, it is colloquially known as Via Italia.

Jean Talon Street
Native namerue Jean-Talon (French)
LocationMontreal and Mount Royal
West endDevonshire Road, Mount Royal
East endMetropolitan Autoroute, Anjou

Via Italia

Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the Montreal borough of Saint-Leonard, 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 the largest Italian-Canadian community in Montreal. There are 260,345 people of Italian ancestry living within the Greater Montreal Area.[2]

Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street

Within one block

See also

References
  1. Google map of Montreal
  2. "Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census". Archived from the original on 2008-05-23. Retrieved 2008-06-11.

45.5387°N 73.6142°W / 45.5387; -73.6142


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