Saint-Michel, Montreal

Saint-Michel
Neighbourhood
Saint-Michel
Location of Saint-Michel in Montreal
Coordinates: 45°33′50″N 73°36′35″W / 45.563863°N 73.609828°W / 45.563863; -73.609828Coordinates: 45°33′50″N 73°36′35″W / 45.563863°N 73.609828°W / 45.563863; -73.609828
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
City Montreal
Borough Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension

Saint-Michel is a neighbourhood in the Montreal borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension. It is named for a colonial-era road in the neighbourhood.

Its boundaries corresponds to the former city of Ville Saint Michel, which was annexed to Montreal in 1968. This former independent city was known as Saint-Michel-de-Laval from its inception in 1912 to 1914 and Ville Saint Michel from 1914 to 1968. This was one of the last cities to be merged into Montreal until the 2002 municipal reorganization.

Saint Michel Boulevard

Saint Michel Boulevard
Boulevard Saint-Michel (Montréal)
Former name(s) Montée Saint-Michel, path of Saint-Michel
Location Island of Montreal
Construction
Inauguration February 1, 1938

Saint-Michel Boulevard[1] (French: Boulevard Saint-Michel[2]) in Montreal is a broad north-south Thoroughfare on the east side of the island of Montreal, Quebec, which crosses a large part of the island of Montreal. Montreal also has a metro station called Saint-Michel

History of the boulevard

This path has an ancient origin. Called Montée Saint-Michel as early as 1707 then Chemin de Saint-Michel or Chemin du Sault, it was the main north-south axis of this sector, leading north to the Côte-Saint-Michel Road (the current Crémazie Boulevard ) and beyond, to Sault-au-Récollet. This Côte was named in honor of Archangel Michael .

The boulevard, officially established in 1938, gave its name to the former municipality (and now Montreal district) of Saint-Michel, Montreal.

References

  1. ↑ "BEI investigating after police shoot man in Saint-Michel". CBC News. Montreal. August 7, 2018. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
  2. ↑ http://ville.montreal.qc.ca/circulation/villeray-saint-michel-parc-extension/rue-denis-papin-et-boulevard-saint-michel

Sources

  • Ville de Montréal, Les rues de Montréal, Répertoire historique, Montréal, Méridien, 1995, p. 377



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