Jean-Talon Street

Jean-Talon Street

Jean-Talon Street, officially rue Jean-Talon, is one the the longest streets on the Island of Montreal. It runs from Highway 15 in the west to Anjou in the east.

Via Italia

Between Viau and Langelier Boulevards in the Montreal borough of St. Leonard it passes through the heart of Città Italiana 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. [ [http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census06/data/highlights/ethnic/pages/Page.cfm?Lang=E&Geo=CMA&Code=462__&Data=Count&Table=2&StartRec=1&Sort=3&Display=All&CSDFilter=5000 Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census ] ]

ee also

*Little Italy, Montreal
*Italian-Canadian

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