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La Fontaine Park
A path in the park
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TypeUrban park
LocationLe Plateau-Mont-Royal, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates45°31′36″N 73°34′08″W / 45.5267°N 73.5689°W / 45.5267; -73.5689
Area34 hectares (84 acres)[1]
Operated byCity of Montreal
Open6:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m.
StatusOpen all year
Public transit access STM Bus:14, 24, 29, 45, 359 and 445 at Sherbrooke station
WebsiteParc La Fontaine

La Fontaine Park is a 34 ha (84 acres) urban park located in the borough of Le Plateau-Mont-Royal in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Named in honour of Louis-Hippolyte Lafontaine, The park's features include two linked ponds with a fountain and waterfalls, the Théâtre de Verdure open-air venue, the Calixa-Lavallée cultural centre, a monument to Adam Dollard des Ormeaux, playing fields and tennis courts.[2]

Its ponds are a popular attraction during Montreal's hot summers, with outdoor ice skating in winter. Bike paths run along the park’s western and northern edges.

Parc La Fontaine is surrounded by Sherbrooke Street on the South, Parc-La Fontaine Avenue on the West, Rachel Street on the North, and Papineau avenue on the East.[3]

  1. ^ "La Fontaine park". Network of large parks. Ville de Montréal. Retrieved 25 September 2013.
  2. ^ Ulysses Travel Guides (1 March 2003). Canada 2002. Ulysses Travel Guides. pp. 179–. ISBN 978-2-89464-476-8.
  3. ^ Ulysses Travel Guides; Ulysses Travel Guides Staff (1 March 2004). Montreal. Ulysses Travel Guides. pp. 246–. ISBN 978-2-89464-692-2.

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