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. Saint Denis Street in the Rosemont neighbourhood.
Official logo of Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Logo
Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie's location in Montreal Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie's location in Montreal
Coordinates:
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 (PM)
• Federal MP(s)	Alexandre Boulerice (NDP) Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet (NDP) Thomas Mulcair (NDP)
• Quebec MNA(s)	Jean-François Lisée (PQ) Françoise David (QS) Carole Poirier (PQ)
Area
• Land	15.9 km2 (6.1 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	134,038
• Density	8,456.7/km2 (21,903/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

File:Église Saint-Édouard, Montréal 2005-09-04.jpg

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 neighbourhood, and to the west by Outremont.

It has a population of 131,318 and an area of 14.41 km².

Government

Municipal

As of the August 6, 2015, 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		Équipe Coderre
Marie-Victorin	City councillor	Guillaume Lavoie		Projet Montréal
Saint-Édouard	City councillor	François Limoges		Projet Montréal
Vieux-Rosemont	City councillor	Érika Duchesne		Projet Montréal

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

• Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Alexandre Boulerice, M.P. NDP
• Hochelaga, Marjolaine Boutin-Sweet, M.P. NDP
• Outremont, Thomas Mulcair, Leader of the Official Opposition of Canada, NDP

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

• Gouin, Françoise David, Co-leader of Québec Solidaire, QS
• Rosemont, Jean-François Lisée, PQ
• Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Carole Poirier, PQ

Demographics

Historical populations
Year	Pop.	±%
1966	186,058	—
1971	173,410	−6.8%
1976	153,833	−11.3%
1981	137,801	−10.4%
1986	133,237	−3.3%
1991	132,636	−0.5%
1996	129,417	−2.4%
2001	131,318	+1.5%
2006	133,618	+1.8%
2011	134,038	+0.3%

Home language (2011)

Language	Population	Percentage (%)
French	104,015	83%
English	6,970	5%
Other languages	14,540	12%

Features

Rue St. Dominique, south of St. Zotique, May 2007.

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 Ave., 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), Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral and the Church of the Madonna della Difesa.

Education

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Rosemont Library

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

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

The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Rosemont and La Petite-Patrie libraries.

See also

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

External links

• Borough website (in French)