Fort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France) is Carignan’s place to visit
Around Carignan, the places to visit include 2 forts, 2 museums and 2 art galleries. Look within 5 km of its edge and the list grows by 8 beyond the one inside Carignan’s municipal boundary. The list includes 2 places in care: 1 by Parks Canada and 1 by Sépaq. Montreal Museum of Fine Arts is worth a day, 21 km from the centre.
Start with these in Carignan
FortFort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France)in town
MuseumFort Chambly1.8 km outside town, to the eastFortFort Sainte Thérèse2.3 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · Parks CanadaSuperintendent's Residence1.9 km outside town, to the eastNational parkNational park · SépaqMont-Saint-Bruno National Park4.2 km outside town, to the northSki hillSki hillSki Mont Saint-Bruno4.9 km outside town, to the northEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
Places on the map
At 12 km, Ski Mont Saint-Bruno is the farthest one out.
The dashed line is Carignan’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
Which kinds
The two biggest groups: museums or galleries (4) and forts or historic sites (3).
Green: inside Carignan. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Looked after by Parks Canada and Sépaq: Superintendent's Residence and Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park.
The complete list
The one inside Carignan comes first, then 8 more within 5 km of its edge.
The one inside Carignan comes first, then the places within 5 km, close and well known first. Provincial and city parks are on the Outdoors page instead.
Historic places in Carignan → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Carignan →
Big names nearby
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts21 km west · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal24 km west · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral20 km west
MuseumMontréal Insectarium22 km west · 350K visitors a year (2011)MuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre19 km west · 764K visitors a year
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal20 km west · 54K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum19 km west · 527K visitors a year
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden23 km west
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel19 km west · 74K visitors a year
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum21 km west · 79K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture21 km west · 68K visitors a year (2011)
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum21 km southwest · 47K visitors a yearPlaces well known beyond Carignan (Wikipedia articles in several languages, published visitor counts, or a Parks Canada or Sépaq property), close and famous first. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the town.
Know before you go to Carignan
Does Carignan have a museum?
In or within 5 km of Carignan: Gallerie d'art Danielle Champoux, Pôle culturel de Chambly and StudioPixels.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Carignan?
Yes: places in or within 5 km of Carignan are in the care of Parks Canada and Sépaq; the chart above names them.
What are the best-known days out near Carignan?
Further out, up to 40 km: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (24 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (20 km), Montréal Insectarium (22 km), Montreal Science Centre (19 km).
How is this list made?
We merge OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Statistics Canada’s ODCAF and the heritage registers into one list of museums, galleries, historic sites, forts, lighthouses, gardens, parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks. To count, a historic building must show it takes visitors (hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator or a Wikipedia article); hotels, restaurants and tours are dropped. Places inside the town’s 2021 outline come first, then those up to 5 km beyond it.
Places to visit: Canada publishes no open tourism list, so this one is assembled from OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL), Wikidata (CC0), Statistics Canada’s ODCAF museums and galleries (2020, Open Government Licence – Canada), the federal and Québec heritage registers and CPCAD’s national parks, and it reflects what mappers and editors have recorded. Forts, houses, lighthouses and churches count only with a sign that visitors are welcome. Places sit in each town’s 2021 census outline; visitor counts are Wikidata’s latest, with their year.
Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (15)
- Fort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France): Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Superintendent's Residence: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).