Jean Talon Street (officially in ) is one of the longest streets on the

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. It runs from Décarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to

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. Jean Talon was the first

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. 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.

Via Italia

Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the

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borough of Saint-Léonard, Jean Talon Street passes through the heart of Montreal's

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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

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Area.

Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street

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* Canora station (REM) * Jean-Talon * Fabre * D'Iberville

Within one block

* Acadie * Parc * Parc train station * De Castelnau * Saint-Michel

References

Streets in Montreal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie Saint-Leonard, Quebec Anjou, Quebec {{Quebec-road-stub

Via Italia

Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street

Within one block

See also

References