Turcot is a former village in the city of

Montreal, Quebec Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple-pe ...

, Canada. A road junction (the

Turcot Interchange The Turcot Interchange is a three-level four-way freeway interchange within the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Located southwest of downtown, the interchange links Autoroutes 15 (Décarie and Décarie South Expressways) and 20 (Remembrance H ...

), a railway yard and a city park are also named Turcot, and a street is named rue Philippe-Turcot. The name comes from Philippe Turcot (1791-1861), a merchant and landowner, who sold building lots over the period 1847 to 1860 that became a village known as Turcot.

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Neighbourhoods in Montreal 1847 establishments in Canada {{Quebec-geo-stub