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Jean Talon Street
Road in Montreal, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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
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