Native name | rue Jean-Talon (French) |
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Location | Montreal and Mount Royal |
West end | Devonshire Road, Mount Royal |
Major junctions | R-335 Saint-Denis Street A-15 Décarie Expressway R-125 Pie-IX Boulevard |
East end | A-40 (TCH) Metropolitan Autoroute, Anjou |
Jean Talon Street (officially in French: rue Jean-Talon) is one of the longest streets on the Island of Montreal. It runs from Décarie Boulevard in the west through Anjou in the east to Galeries d'Anjou.[1] Jean Talon was the first Intendant of New France. In the Town of Mount Royal, it is called Dresden Avenue. In the Montreal Borough of Saint-Léonard, it is colloquially known as Via Italia.