La Petite-Patrie

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La Petite-Patrie is a neighborhood in Montreal, Quebec, in the Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie borough. It is bounded by Hutchison Street to the west, Jean Talon Street to the north, the Canadian Pacific Railway tracks to the south, and d'Iberville Street to the east.

The neighborhood’s name comes from the 1972 novel La Petite Patrie by Claude Jasmin, which was later made into a TV series.

History
- Until the late 19th century it was mostly farmland with limestone quarries (now Père Marquette Park).
- A tramway opened in 1892, linking downtown to Sault-au-Récollet, which helped urbanize the area. Growth continued until about 1930.
- It was mostly a residential area, with jobs along the railway and the Montreal Street Railway.

Today
- The area is home to diverse communities, including Italian, Vietnamese, and Latin American residents.

Education and libraries
- Francophone public schools are run by the Commission scolaire de Montréal.
- Anglophone public schools are run by the English Montreal School Board.
- The Montreal Public Libraries Network runs the La Petite-Patrie library and the Bibliothèque Marc-Favreau (opened in December 2013).