Saint Henri Square (French: Square Saint-Henri), known officially as Saint Henri Park (French: Parc Saint-Henri)^[1]) is a town square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is centrally located in the Saint Henri neighbourhood of the Le Sud-Ouest borough. The square is bordered by Saint Antoine Street West to the north, Agnes Street to the west, Place Guay to the south and Laporte Avenue to the east.^[2]

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Saint Henri Square
Square Saint-Henri
The Jacques Cartier Monument in Saint Henri Square
Type	Town square
Location	Saint-Henri, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Coordinates	45°28′48″N 73°35′11″W
Created	1893
Operated by	City of Montreal
Open	6:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.[1]
Public transit access	at Place-Saint-Henri station STM Buses: 77, 78, 191, 371

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In 1890, the former city of Saint Henri acquired some land adjacent to Saint Antoine Street to create a small public park. It would become the first public park in Saint Henri.^[3]

The square is surrounded by Victorian row houses and triplexes which were built for members of the local elite.^[3]

A commission for a monument to the French explorer Jacques Cartier was made shortly thereafter to Quebec sculptor Joseph-Arthur Vincent. In 1893, this statue was installed and unveiled in the centre of the square.^[3] It stands 9 metres (30 ft) tall and was made of cast iron.^[4]

In the 1990s, the Cartier statue was replaced with a replica because the original had deteriorated due to exposure. In 1992, working from both original and archival photographs, sculptor Jules Lasalle produced a faithful copy. The original statue was then relocated to the Place Saint Henri metro station.^[3]