Jean Talon - Honours

Honours

Several sites and landmarks were named to honour Jean Talon. They include:

  • Rue Jean-Talon (Jean Talon Street), located in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
  • The Jean Talon Building (Building 5) in Tunney's Pasture, Ottawa, Ontario (a Statistics Canada building, so named because Jean Talon conducted the first census in what is now Canada)
  • The provincial electoral district of Jean-Talon, Quebec
  • Rue Jean-Talon (Jean-Talon Street), an important street of 14.01 kilometers (8.71 mi) going East-West in the city of Montreal
  • Metro Jean-Talon (Jean Talon subway station), the intersection of the orange and the blue subway lines in Montreal, Canada
  • Marché Jean-Talon, a farmer's market in Montreal
  • Rue Jean Talon in Châlons en Champagne
  • Statue Jean-Talon in Châlons en Champagne

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