La Petite-Patrie
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| Coordinates: 45°32′16″N 73°36′06″W / 45.537798°N 73.601625°WCoordinates: 45°32′16″N 73°36′06″W / 45.537798°N 73.601625°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| City | Montreal |
| Borough | Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie |
La Petite-Patrie is a neighborhood of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the borough of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie.
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 Papineau Street [1]
La Petite-Patrie is named after the novel La Petite Patrie by Claude Jasmin, published in 1972, which was adapted into television series (La Petite Patrie) shortly after.
Originally a working class neighbourhood, Petite-Patrie began to gentrify in the early twenty-first century.
History
Until the late nineteenth century, La Petite-Patrie was mainly agricultural, with the exception of limestone quarries which were located where Père-Marquette Park is today.
The construction of a tramway in 1892 linking downtown to the Sault-au-Récollet led to the urbanization of the area, which continued until about 1930. It was still a predominantly residential neighborhood: the only jobs were concentrated along the railway, in the workshops of Montreal or those of the Montreal Street Railway.
Demographics
A report by the Centre de santé et de services sociaux (CSSS) du Cœur-de-l'île,[2] the neighborhood's population consists of:
- 44% of single parent families,
- 19% of immigrants (born outside of Canada)
- 10% unemployed,
- 36% of people living below the poverty line
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:
- North-South:
- East-West
- Rosemont Boulevard
- De Bellechasse Street
- Beaubien Street
- Jean Talon Street
Public transit
- The orange line of the Montreal Metro crosses the neighbourhood
Bicycle paths
- La Petite-Patrie is crossed by three bicycle paths:
- Along the Canadian Pacific railway line to the south
- Along Boyer Street
- Along Saint Zotique Street in the east.
Public services
- Culture
- Théâtre Plaza
- Healthcare
- CLSC de La Petite-Patrie
- Security and justice
- The Youth Division of the Court of Quebec located on Bellechasse Street.
Education
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[3] and the Bibliothèque Marc-Favreau, which opened in December 2013.[4]
Sports and recreation
- Sports
- Centre Père-Marquette (piscine, gymnases, patinoire)
- Piscine Saint-Denis
- Parks
- Père-Marquette Park has soccer and baseball fields, playground equipment, community gardens and a skatepark.
Economy
- Jean-Talon Market is a large public market
- La Plaza Saint-Hubert is an shopping district located on Saint-Hubert Street between Bellechasse Street and Jean Talon Street.
Places of worship
- Saint-Ambroise Church
- Saint-Édouard Church
- Saint-Arsène Church
- Saint-Jean-Berchmans Church
- Church of the Madonna della Difesa (Notre-Dame-de-la-Défense Church)
