Sainte-Rose, a district in Laval, Quebec, is a place steeped in history and culture. Incorporated as a village in 1850, it was a separate town until the municipal mergers on August 6, 1965, which amalgamated all the municipalities on Île Jésus into a single City of Laval.
Sainte-Rose is best known for its parish church, erected in 1740, which houses a Casavant Frères organ and hosts numerous concerts every year. The district is also famous for "Vieux Ste-Rose", an area renowned for its old houses and restaurants. Other districts that form part of Sainte-Rose include Champenois, located between Boulevard Curé-Labelle and Autoroute 15, to the west of "Vieux Ste-Rose", and Champfleury, also known as Des Oiseaux (after the name of the district's main thoroughfare), to the south, near the border with Chomedey.
Sainte-Rose is well-served by city bus lines operated by the Société de transport de Laval and by commuter trains of the Saint-Jerome line of the Réseau de transport métropolitain (RTM). The Sainte-Rose station on that line is conveniently located just east of "Vieux Ste-Rose", on the border with Auteuil.
Sainte-Rose is geographically delimited on the north by the Rivière des Mille-Îles, on the west by Fabreville, on the north-east by Auteuil, on the south-east by Vimont, and on the south by Chomedey.
Sainte-Rose is the birthplace of Antoine Labelle, a priest and proponent of the settlement of the Laurentians. His house is classified as a historic building. The district is also the birthplace of painter Marc-Aurèle Fortin. Additionally, Les Patriotes of the Lower Canada Rebellion gathered at a hotel on a road that is known today as the "rue des Patriotes" (street of the Patriots).
