Angrignon Park facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Angrignon Park |
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Parc Angrignon | |
The lake in the centre of the park
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Type | Urban park |
Location | Le Sud-Ouest, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
Area | 97 hectares (240 acres) |
Established | 1927 |
Operated by | City of Montreal |
Open | 6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. |
Status | Open all year |
Public transit access | at Angrignon station Terminus Angrignon STM Buses |
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. It is considered to be one of Montreal's large parks.
The park is named for Jean-Baptiste Angrignon (1875–1948), an alderman in Côte Saint-Paul from 1921 to 1934. Before 1927, the area was named Crawford Park.
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.
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.
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In Spanish: Parque Angrignon para niños