De Lorimier Avenue

De Lorimier Avenue (officially in French: Avenue De Lorimier) is a major north–south avenue located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

De Lorimier Avenue
De Lorimier Avenue
Native nameFrench: Avenue De Lorimier
Former name(s)Colborne Avenue
Length6.7 km (4.2 mi)
FromRue Notre-Dame
ToAvenue Étienne-Brûlé
Construction
Inauguration27 June 1883

It's named after François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de Lorimier, a leader in the Lower Canada Rebellion, who was executed in the nearby prison.

History

De Lorimier Avenue was originally named Colborne Avenue, after general John Colborne, who fought against the patriots in the Lower Canada Rebellion. It was renamed to De Lorimier on 27 June 1883.[1]

Geography

De Lorimier runs from Rue Notre-Dame, near the base of the Jacques Cartier Bridge, to slightly past Crémazie Boulevard in the north of the island.

It traverses the boroughs of Ville-Marie, Le Plateau-Mont-Royal, Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie and Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension.

The historic Prison du Pied-du-Courant is located on De Lorimier, by the St. Lawrence River.[2]

References
  1. "Avenue De Lorimier". Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. http://museesmontreal.org/en/museums/la-prison-des-patriotes-exhibition-centre


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