Jean Talon Street (officially in french: rue Jean-Talon) is one of the longest streets on the

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. It runs from

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in the west through

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in the east to Galeries d'Anjou.

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was the first

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. In the

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, it is called Dresden Avenue. In the Montreal Borough of

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, it is colloquially known as Via Italia.

Via Italia

Between Viau Boulevard and Langelier Boulevard in the

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borough of Saint-Leonard, Jean Talon Street passes through the heart of Montreal's Italian 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 Greater Montreal Area.Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census
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Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street

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* Canora station (REM) *

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* Fabre * D'Iberville

Within one block

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

References

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Via Italia

Transit stations on Jean-Talon Street

Within one block

See also

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