Saint-Martin, Laval, Quebec

Summary

Saint-Martin is a former city,[1] now part of the Chomedey neighbourhood of the city of Laval, Quebec, Canada, corresponding roughly to the Roman Catholic parish of Saint-Martin.

The parish church, Église Saint-Martin, is located at 4080, boulevard Saint-Martin. The city of Laval operates Parc Saint-Martin, a public park at 4025, rue Gaboury.

Saint-Martin, a commuter railway station that no longer exists, was also located here.

Education edit

  • École Saint-Martin is a French-language high school operated by the Commission scolaire de Laval.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-12-15. Retrieved 2010-04-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Paroisse Saint-Martin, 1774 - Municipalité, 1855 C'est la 4e de l'Île Jésus. En 1790, elle compte déjà 35% de la population de l'Île Jésus. Comme le Séminaire de Québec encourage l'agriculture, la population de l'Île Jésus reste constante pendant tout le XIXe siècle. En 1953, on crée 2 municipalités différentes: Saint-Martin, paroisse et Saint-Martin, ville. En 1959, de Saint-Martin, paroisse, on fonde la ville de Renaud. Saint-Martin devient cité; puis elle se fusionne avec l'Abord-à-Plouffe et Renaud pour donner Chomedey
  2. ^ "École Saint-Martin". Commission scolaire de Laval. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 19 April 2010.
  • Description of Saint-Martin (residential sector) at Commission de toponymie du Québec
  • Description of Saint-Martin (parish) at Commission de toponymie du Québec
  • Interactive map of Laval from the official website Shows both the borders and names of the 14 former municipalities (purple) and the borders only of the current 6 sectors (maroon), tick off both boxes beside "Limite administrative".

External links edit

  • City of Laval, official website
  • Unité pastorale Saint-Martin
  • 45°33′08″N 73°45′15″W / 45.55222°N 73.75417°W / 45.55222; -73.75417