Marguerite Bourgeoys Park Explained

Marguerite Bourgeoys Park
Native Name:Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys
Native Name Lang:fr
Map:Canada Montreal
Type:Urban park
Location:Pointe-Saint-Charles, Le Sud-Ouest in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coords:45.475°N -73.5589°W
Created:1910
Operator:City of Montreal
Open:6:00 a.m to 11:00 p.m.
Status:Open all year
Publictransit:STM Bus

57, 61, 71

Marguerite Bourgeoys Park (French: Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys) is a park in the Pointe-Saint-Charles neighbourhood of the Le Sud-Ouest borough of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is bordered by du Parc Marguerite-Bourgeoys Street to the north and east, des Filles du Roy Street to the south, and Wellington Street to the west.

The park was created in 1910. It initially was named Monahan Park. It was renamed Marguerite Bourgeoys Park in 1922.[1]

The park is named for Marguerite Bourgeoys, the French founder of the Congregation of Notre Dame of Montreal in the colony of New France (present-day Quebec). She has been declared a Saint by the Catholic Church.

Art

Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…»

Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…»
Image Upright:1.1
Artist:Pierre Bourgault
Completion Date:2005
Medium:Sculpture
Width Metric:98
Length Metric:115
Dimensions Ref:[2]
Metric Unit:m
City:Pointe-Saint-Charles, Le Sud-Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Owner:City of Montreal

The City of Montreal commissioned a sculpture for the park, created by Pierre Bourgault. Le Village imaginé. «Le Renard l’emporte, le suit à la trace…» is composed of five elements set in various parts of the park.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Neighbourhood Pointe-Saint-Charles . Montreal InSites . Heritage Montreal . 5 August 2018.
  2. Web site: Le Village imaginé. "Le Renard l'emporte, le suit à la trace…". Art public Montréal. 16 November 2020.