Angrignon Park
| Angrignon Park | |
|---|---|
Terminus Angrignon | |
| Website | Parc Angrignon |
Angrignon Park is an urban park in the Southwest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Angrignon Park has a total area of 97 hectares. It includes a 1.1km long lake.[2] It is considered by the City of Montreal as one of its large parks.[3][4]
The park is named for
The park was inspired by the design of 19th-century
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.[2]
Angrignon station – 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 plans included a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.[6]
References
- ^ a b "Angrignon" (in French). Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Parc Angrignon". City of Montreal. Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "Découvrir les grands parcs". City of Montreal (in French). Archived from the original on October 30, 2020.
- ^ "Parks and Nature". City of Montreal. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
- ^ "Bilan du siècle : Jean-Baptiste Arthur Angrignon" (in French). Retrieved November 15, 2020.
- ^ "A green corridor between the Parc-nature Bois-de-Saraguay and Parc Angrignon". City of Montreal. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021.
