Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie

Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie
city	Montreal
surface	15.9 km²
Residents	134,038 (2011)
native language	French : 75.9% ; English : 3.9% ; Others: 20.2%
Community number	REM24
Website	Arrondissement

Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie is one of 19 arrondissements in the city of Montreal in the Canadian province of Quebec . In 2011 the 15.9 km² district had 134,038 inhabitants.

geography

Rosemont-La Petite-Patrie is located near the center of the Île de Montréal . Neighboring arrondissements of the city of Montreal are Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension in the west, Saint-Léonard in the north, Mercier-Hochelaga-Maisonneuve in the east, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in the south and Outremont in the southwest.

history

The arrondissement goes back to the village of Côte-de-la-Visitation, which became an independent municipality in 1870. In 1885, Petite-Côte separated and formed a second municipality. Around 1900 the Canadian Pacific Railway built a depot there . She entrusted the real estate agent Ucal-Henri Dandurand with the acquisition of the property. In 1905, Petite-Côte was renamed Rosemont. The new name is reminiscent of Rose Philipps, Dandurand's mother. In 1910, Côte-de-la-Visitation and Petite-Côte merged with Montreal.

Botanical Garden

Notre-Dame-de-la-Defense church

La Petite-Patrie describes the densely populated southern part of the arrondissement. Until the end of the 19th century, this area was used almost exclusively for agriculture, with the exception of a few limestone quarries. The name caught on in the 1980s. It is based on the 1972 novel La Petite Patrie (Die kleine Heimat) by Claude Jasmin , who became famous from 1974 to 1976 through the television series of the same name.

population

According to the 2011 census, Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie counted 134,038 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 8,430 inhabitants / km². 75.9% of the respondents said they were native speakers of French and 3.9% of English . Other important languages include Spanish (5.0%), Arabic (2.9%), Italian (1.9%) and Portuguese (1.5%).

Attractions

Montreal Botanical Garden
Montreal Insectarium
Marché Jean-Talon
Notre-Dame-de-la-Defense church
Saint-Édouard church
Olympic Village
Parc Maisonneuve

Web links

Commons : Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie - collection of images, videos and audio files

Website of the Arrondissement of Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie (French)

Individual evidence

^ Boulevard Rosemont. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
↑ La Petite-Patrie. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).
↑ Annuaire statistique de l'agglomération de Montréal, recensement de 2011. (PDF, 728 kB) City Council of Montreal, Statistics Canada, 2011, accessed on February 25, 2014 (French, Statistical Yearbook of the Agglomeration of Montreal 2011).

45.55325 -73.5804Coordinates: 45 ° 33'12 " N , 73 ° 34'49" W.

[1] Boulevard Rosemont. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).

[2] La Petite-Patrie. Commission de toponymie Québec, accessed September 2, 2011 (French).

[3] Annuaire statistique de l'agglomération de Montréal, recensement de 2011. (PDF, 728 kB) City Council of Montreal, Statistics Canada, 2011, accessed on February 25, 2014 (French, Statistical Yearbook of the Agglomeration of Montreal 2011).