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]
| Angrignon Park | |
|---|---|
| Parc Angrignon | |
 The lake in the centre of the park | |
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| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Southwest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°26′41″N 73°36′06″W / 45.4446°N 73.6018°W |
| Area | 97 hectares (240 acres) |
| Established | 1927[1] |
| Operated by | City of Montreal |
| Open | 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
| Status | Open all year |
| Public transit access |   Angrignon  Terminus Angrignon |
| Website | Parc Angrignon |
The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon (1875–1948), an alderman in Côte Saint-Paul from 1921 to 1934.[5] Before 1927, the area was named Crawford Park.[1]
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, 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
edit- ^ 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.