Angrignon Park (french: Parc Angrignon) is an
urban park in the
Le Sud-Ouest borough
Montreal,
Quebec, 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
Côte Saint-Paul
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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
English gardens. The park contains 20,000 trees, winding paths and a pond surrounded by
cattails.
The park is located just south of
Ville-Émard
Ville-Émard is a neighbourhood located in the Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Overview
Geography
This neighbourhood is bordered by the Aqueduct Canal to the east as far north as Desmarchais Boulevard where it meets Côte-Saint- ...
, 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.
Angrignon station
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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, Canada.
It has an area of about 97 hectares. It has about of hiking trails.
The park ...
. The plans included a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.
References
{{Montreal landmarks
Tourist attractions in Montreal
Zoos in Quebec
Parks in Montreal
Le Sud-Ouest
Former zoos