Parc Michel-Chartrand

Parc Michel-Chartrand
Parc Michel-Chartrand in October 2010
Location	Le Vieux-Longueuil, Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°32′49″N 73°28′08″W
Area	185 hectares (460 acres)
Operated by	City of Longueuil

Parc Michel-Chartrand, formerly known as the Parc régional de Longueuil, is a large park located in Longueuil, Quebec, Canada. It is located at 1895 Rue Adoncour in the borough of Le Vieux-Longueuil.

It is 1,850,000 square metres (19,900,000 sq ft) in area. It offers 12.5 kilometres (7.8 mi) of Cross-country skiing trails and 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) of hiking trails.[1]

Its features include a marsh, three artificial lakes, a sundial, a playground, two pétanque terrains, a rest area with picnic tables, a slope for sledding, an ice rink and community gardens.[2]

Originally known as the Base de plein air de Longueuil (opened in 1975),[3] it was renamed as the Parc régional de Longueuil, and renamed again as Parc Michel-Chartrand by the city of Longueuil in June 2010, after Quebec union activist Michel Chartrand.[4]

Until the mid 1980s, prior to the extension of the Boulevard Fernand-Lafontaine, the Chemin du Lac was open to through traffic between Longueuil and Boucherville.

See also

• Boisé du Tremblay

References

1. "Parc Michel-Chartrand". BonjourQuebec.com. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
2. "Le parc Michel-Chartrand" (in French). Ville de Longeuil. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
3. Pratt, Michel. "Chroniques de la Rive-Sud 1947-1997". marigot.ca/. Société historique et culturelle du Marigot. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
4. Lapointe, Diane. "Le parc Michel-Chartrand, un parc "pleine nature" dans le Vieux-Longueuil" (in French). Rive-Sud Express. Archived from the original on 29 August 2011. Retrieved 23 November 2012.