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Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie

borough in Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 25, 2026
Entity authorityQ1571112 ↗
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Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie (French pronunciation: [ʁozmɔ̃ la pətit patʁi]) is a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located centre-east of the island.

Geography

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 141,813 and an area of 15.9 km².

Government

Municipal

As of the November 2, 2025 Montreal municipal election, the current borough council consists of the following councillors:

Federal and provincial

The borough is divided among the following federal ridings:

Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, Alexandre Boulerice, NDP

Hochelaga—Rosemont-Est, Marie-Gabrielle Ménard, Liberal Party of Canada

Outremont, Rachel Bendayan, Liberal Party of Canada

It is divided among the following provincial electoral districts:

Gouin, Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois, QS

Rosemont, Vincent Marissal, QS

Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, Alexandre Leduc, QS

Demographics

Source:

Features

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, the Church of the Madonna della Difesa and Dante Park.

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