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Turcot, Quebec

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Turcot is a former village in the city of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. A road junction (the Turcot Interchange), a railway yard and a city park are also named Turcot, and a street is named rue Philippe-Turcot. The name comes from Philippe Turcot (1791-1861), a merchant and landowner, who sold building lots over the period 1847 to 1860 that became a village known as Turcot.

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Turcot, Quebec
Autoroute Décarie, Montreal Le Sud-Ouest

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Autoroute Décarie

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H4A 0A9 Montreal, Le Sud-Ouest
Quebec, Canada
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