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Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a Catholic church in the 10th arrondissement of Paris at 68 bis Boulevard de Magenta. A series of churches occupied the site since the 10th century. It is named for Saint Lawrence, an early Christian martyr who was executed in Rome by the Roman Emperor Valerian in 258 AD.
Located in the north of the island of Montreal, it runs parallel to Gouin Boulevard. Spanning 29 kilometres (18 miles) in length, it links the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles in the east to a junction with Autoroute 13 and Alfred Nobel Boulevard in Saint-Laurent in the west.
However, place names such as le Faubourg St-Laurent are still occasionally used to refer to the sections of Ville-Marie. [3] [4] Furthermore, the term des faubourgs de Montréal ("the Montreal suburbs") is preserved in some place names in the city proper, such as the annexes (branches) of the École des Métiers des Faubourgs-de-Montréal.
Bois-Franc (French pronunciation: [bwa fʁɑ̃]) is a residential neighbourhood in the borough of Saint-Laurent in Montreal that was designed by the architect Louis Sauer. [ 1 ] A bird's eye view of Bois-Franc.
Saint Laurent Boulevard, also known as Saint Lawrence Boulevard (officially in French: boulevard Saint-Laurent), is a major street in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.A commercial artery and cultural heritage site, the street runs north west–south east through the near-centre of city and is nicknamed The Main (French: La Main), which is the abbreviation for "Main Street".
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Le Faubourg Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [lə fobuʁ sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃]) is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.It is situated in the borough of Ville-Marie.It developed as a faubourg east of the Saint-Laurent Boulevard (which led to the parish of Saint-Laurent), north of the fortified city. [1]
Saint-Laurent (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ lɔʁɑ̃] ⓘ) is a borough of the city of Montreal, Canada, located in the northern part of the island.Although it is no longer an independent city, it is still commonly known as Ville Saint-Laurent (City of Saint-Laurent) or by its initials, VSL.