Jean Talon Street
Native namerue Jean-Talon (French)
LocationMontreal and Mount Royal
West endDevonshire Road, Mount Royal
Major
junctions		 R-335 Saint-Denis Street
A-15 Décarie Expressway
R-125 Pie-IX Boulevard
East end A-40 (TCH) Metropolitan Autoroute, Anjou

Jean Talon Street (officially in French: rue Jean-Talon) is one of the longest streets on the Island of Montreal. It runs from Décarie 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-Léonard, it is colloquially known as Via Italia.

Via Italia

Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the Montreal borough of Saint-Léonard, 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.

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