Angrignon Park
Angrignon Park (French: Parc Angrignon) is an urban park in the Le Sud-Ouest borough Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Angrignon Park has a total area of 97 hectares. It includes a 1.1km long lake.[2] It is considered to be one of Montreal's large parks.
| Angrignon Park | |
|---|---|
| Parc Angrignon | |
 The lake in the centre of the park | |
Interactive map showing location of Angrignon Park | |
| Type | Urban park |
| Location | Le Sud-Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Coordinates | 45°26′41″N 73°36′06″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 | STM Métro: Angrignon STM Bus: 36, 37, 78, 106, 109, 110, 113, 195, 406, 495 |
| Website | Parc Angrignon |
The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon (1875-1948), an alderman in Côte Saint-Paul from 1921 to 1934.[3] 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. It is to have a walking path, a bicycle link, and landscaping.[4]
References
- "Angrignon" (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Parc Angrignon". City of Montreal. Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "Bilan du siècle : Jean-Baptiste Arthur Angrignon" (in French). Retrieved 15 November 2020.
- "A green corridor between the Parc-nature Bois-de-Saraguay and Parc Angrignon". City of Montreal. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
