Angrignon Park (french: Parc Angrignon) is an

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, Canada. Angrignon Park has a total area of 97 hectares. It includes a 1.1km long lake. It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks. The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon (1875–1948), an alderman in

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from 1921 to 1934. Before 1927, the area was named Crawford Park. The park was inspired by the design of 19th-century

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s. The park contains 20,000 trees, winding paths and a pond surrounded by cattails. The park is located just south of Ville-Émard, east of Carrefour Angrignon, which is also named after Jean-Baptiste Angrignon, and west of Verdun. The park was once home to a small farm.

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– the western terminus of the Montreal metro Green Line – is at the northern corner of the park. On December 7, 2020, the City of Montreal announced a plan to create a green corridor between the park and

Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park The Bois-de-Saraguay Nature Park (french: Parc-nature du Bois-de-Saraguay) is a large nature park in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough of Montreal, Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Government of Canada, Canadian government, ''Qué ...

. The plans included a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.

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