Photo: Edgar Gariépy · Public domainHeritage within reach of Mascouche: 12 places, 10 km or closer
Before 1961: just 4.9% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Terrebonne, 4.3 km away. 4 people on record were born in Mascouche before 1914, Jean-Marie Rochon the earliest. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is June 8, 1845: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
Mascouche before 1950
One old photograph of the town, made before 1950. A tap opens it at full size, with its credit.
c. 1910Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Near Mascouche, within 10 km: 10 places of national rank
Between them, 3 towns share them, mainly Terrebonne, Rivière-des-Prairies and Saint-François. Closest of all is Maison Joseph-Augé, in Terrebonne, 5.1 km off. Within 10 km there are 12 in all.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Maison Joseph-AugéClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1798–1801 · 5.1 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Roussil HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1830 · 5.3 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Site patrimonial du Vieux-TerrebonneDeclared heritage site (Québec) · 5.4 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Maison BélisleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1759 · 5.4 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Île des MoulinsClassified heritage building (Québec) · 5.5 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Maison CharbonneauClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1736 · 6.3 km away, in Saint-François |
| Maison TherrienClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1722 · 6.9 km away, in Saint-François |
| Maison MathieuClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1812–1833 · 8 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Maison Jean-Baptiste-Simon-AllardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1807–1835 · 9.2 km away, in Terrebonne |
| Maison Christin dit Saint-AmourClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1732 · 9.5 km away, in Rivière-des-Prairies |
| Maison BleauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1851–1861 · 9.8 km away, in Rivière-des-Prairies |
| Vieux Village de Rivière-des-PrairiesCited heritage site (Québec) · 10 km away, in Rivière-des-Prairies |
Most of what stands within 10 km of Mascouche dates from the years before Confederation
Each historic place within 10 km of Mascouche, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
The chart rests on 9 dated places within 10 km. 9 are older than 1867. The earliest is Maison Therrien in Saint-François, begun in 1722.
10% of Mascouche’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
40% of Mascouche’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Half of the homes standing in Mascouche today were built before 2001. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 24% of Mascouche’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Natives of Mascouche from 1774 to 1869
The longest life was Prudent Beaudry’s: 77 years, to 1893. Before 1914, 4 births here made the record. Fame, by Wikipedia: Prudent Beaudry first, in 5 languages.
Everyone born in Mascouche → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Mascouche and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mascouche | 56,897 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Terrebonne | 126,872 | 7 | 7 | 1759 |
| Saint-François | 15,338 | 2 | 2 | 1722 |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | 21,852 | 3 | 1 | 1732 |
| Marc-Aurèle-Fortin | 36,220 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 9 | 0 | 1827 |
Mascouche in brief
Its people of the past include Prudent Beaudry (1816), Hormidas Jeannotte (1843) and Georges Delfosse (1869). Counted by age, only 4.9% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, it has no historic place, where the middle town its size has 2.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
Questions about Mascouche’s history
How many historic places does Mascouche have on the registers?
None inside Mascouche yet. The nearest, Maison Joseph-Augé, carries the highest designation, 5.1 km away in Terrebonne.
When did Mascouche become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Mascouche dates from June 8, 1845; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Mascouche?
Before 1961: 4.9% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada).
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Wikidata (CC0) for map points, other names and articles · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census (homes by period of construction). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
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).