Hochelaga-Maisonneuve
Hochelaga-Maisonneuve is a neighbourhood in Montreal, Canada, situated on the eastern half of the island, generally to the south and southwest of the city's Olympic Stadium. A part of the borough of Mercier–Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, its borders are roughly the train tracks west of Moreau Street to the west, Sherbrooke Street to the north, the train tracks east of Viau Street to the east, and the Saint Lawrence River to the south. Its population is a mix of working-class Québécois, students, and recent immigrants.
Named after the First Nations village of Hochelaga, encountered in 1535–36 by the explorer Jacques Cartier, the neighbourhood was at one time believed to be the location of the prehistoric village. Historians and anthropologists have not reached agreement on the location of Hochelaga, a village of the St. Lawrence Iroquoians, who spoke a Laurentian language and were distinct from the Iroquois nations of the Haudenosaunee.
Olympic Park, containing the Stadium, Olympic Tower, Saputo Stadium, Biodome, Olympic Pool, Maurice Richard Arena, and Parc Maisonneuve, offer recreation for locals and tourists.Education
The Commission scolaire de Montréal operates French-language public schools.
The English Montreal School Board operates English-language schools.
The Montreal Public Libraries Network operates the Hochelaga and Maisonneuve libraries.
