Jean_Talon_Street

Jean Talon Street

Jean Talon Street

Road in Montreal, Canada

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.

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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. [1]
    Google map of Montreal
  2. [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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