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Villeray-Saint-Michel-Parc-Extension

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
Borough of Montreal
Former Park Avenue train station (Gare Jean-Talon)
Former Park Avenue train station (Gare Jean-Talon)
Official logo of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension
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Location of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension on the Island of Montreal.  (Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Location of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension on the Island of Montreal.
(Grey areas indicate demerged municipalities).
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montréal
Established January 01, 2002
Electoral Districts
Federal

Papineau
Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel
Ahuntsic-Cartierville
Provincial Laurier-Dorion
Viau
Government
 • Type Borough
 • Mayor Giuliana Fumagalli (Projet)
 • Federal MP(s) Justin Trudeau (LIB)
Nicola Di Iorio (LIB)
Mélanie Joly (LIB)
 • Quebec MNA(s) Gerry Sklavounos (PLQ)
David Heurtel (PLQ)
Area
 • Total 16.5 km2 (6.4 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 142,222
 • Density 8,624.7/km2 (22,338/sq mi)
Time zone EST (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Area code(s) (514) and (438)
Access Routes
A-19
A-40

Route 125
Website www.ville.montreal.qc.ca/vsp

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension is a borough (arrondissement) in the city of Montreal, Quebec. It had a population of 142,222 according to the 2011 Census and a land area of 16.5 square kilometres (6.4 sq mi).

The borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension was created on January 1, 2002, following the municipal reorganization of Montreal. The borough includes the neighbourhoods of Villeray, Saint-Michel, and Parc-Extension.

Until the late Nineteenth century, the area that today comprises the borough of Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension was predominately rural and dotted with farms. The inauguration of the Canadian Pacific Railway in 1878 and the arrival of electric streetcars in 1892 permitted the growth of Villeray. It was also in this era that the Italian immigrant community chose the neighbourhood as their preferred location.

In the early Twentieth century, Park Extension became industrialized, and a dozen quarries opened which led to the economic development of the area. Beginning in the 1940s, the exploitation of the Miron and Francon quarries attracted workers to Saint Michel and Park Extension.

Construction of the Metropolitan Expressway was completed in 1959. It cut the area in two, but also attracted multiple industries, which opened along the expressway. In less than twenty years, the population of Saint Michel increased from 6,000 to 68,000 inhabitants.


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