Monserrat (Buenos Aires)

Monserrat (ou Montserrat) est un quartier (ou barrio) du centre historique de la ville de Buenos Aires. L'origine de son nom de Monserrat est dû au fait que, dans son église paroissiale, on vénérait depuis la fin du XVIIIe siècle une copie de la sculpture romane de la Vierge La Morenita du Monastère de Montserrat, en Espagne (Catalogne). Sur bien des cartes le quartier apparait sous le nom de Montserrat, bien que ce soit la forme Monserrat qui prévaille.

1. Quelques chiffres

La population du barrio s'élevait à 43.560 habitants en 2001. Sa superficie est de 2,2 km2 La densité de population est de 19.800 hab / km2, soit 198 par hectare. Le 8 septembre est le Jour du quartier de Montserrat ou Día del Barrio de Monserrat.

1. Limites

Le quartier est délimité essentiellement par l' Avenida Entre Ríos (à l'ouest), l' Avenida Rivadavia (au nord), l' Avenida Ing. Huergo (à l'est) et les rues Chile, Chacabuco ainsi que l' Avenida Independencia au sud.

1. Sites importants

Beaucoup de sites d'intérêt y sont concentrés : le Cabildo, la Plaza de Mayo, la Casa Rosada, la Place du Congrès, le siège du Gouvernement de la ville de Buenos Aires, ainsi que les églises de Monserrat, de San Francisco et de Santo Domingo. Se trouvent aussi sur le territoire du quartier la Manzana de las Luces (Îlot des lumières), dont les édifices principaux sont l'église de San Ignacio, le Collège national de Buenos Aires (Colegio Nacional de Buenos Aires), l'ancien édifice de l'Université de Buenos Aires et l'actuelle Université Favaloro. La partie la plus proche de la rivière, à l'est de l'actuelle rue Piedras c'est aussi la plus ancienne, appelée Cathédrale au sud ou Quartier Sud pendant les XVIIIe et XIXe siècles, et connue également comme Quartier du Tambour ou du Mondongo, parce que la population était surtout afrodescendente. Depuis le XXe siècle la partie la plus orientale du quartier, autour de la Plaza de Mayo, est souvent confondue avec le quartier de San Telmo, tandis que la zone proche de la Place du Congrès est habituellement appelée "Congreso".

1. Voir aussi

La Manzana de las Luces L'Avenida de Mayo La Plaza del Congreso Le Palais du Congrès de la Nation Argentine Les Quartiers de Buenos Aires Guide non-officiel de Monserrat (Français)

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Monserrat, Buenos Aires

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