▁Farm ▁covered ▁ 6 4 ▁ar p ents ▁( appro xim ately ▁ 2 2 ▁hect ares , ▁or ▁ 5 4 ▁acres ) ▁and ▁stretch ed ▁as ▁far ▁north ▁as ▁the ▁present - day ▁Metropolitan ▁( high way ▁ 4 0 ), ▁south ▁to ▁V iller ay ▁St ., ▁east ▁to ▁St - Hub ert ▁and ▁west ▁to ▁F ouch er . ▁The ▁owner , ▁one ▁Stanis las ▁Jar ry , ▁broke ▁the ▁land ▁up ▁into ▁ 6 8 0 ▁lots ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁Other ▁members ▁of ▁his ▁family ▁owned ▁land ▁in ▁what ▁would ▁eventually ▁be ▁called ▁V iller ay – Saint - Mich el – Par c - Extension . ▁ ▁Pres ently ▁the ▁district ▁of ▁V iller ay ▁is ▁en closed ▁between ▁Avenue ▁Cas gra in ▁in ▁the ▁west , ▁Bou lev ard ▁Jean - T al on ▁in ▁the ▁south , ▁R ue ▁G arn ier ▁in ▁the ▁east ▁and ▁the ▁Metropolitan ▁( high way ▁ 4 0 ) ▁to ▁the ▁north . ▁These ▁borders ▁were ▁determined ▁in ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁bor ough ▁of ▁V iller ay – Saint - Mich el – Par c - Extension , ▁which ▁was ▁created ▁on ▁January ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁following ▁the ▁municipal ▁re organ ization ▁of ▁Montreal . ▁ ▁A ▁burst ▁of ▁development ▁at ▁the ▁beginning ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century ▁Origin ally ▁V iller ay ' s ▁houses ▁were ▁wooden ▁ones , ▁typically ▁owned