Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation · Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0

1historic place on the registers

History of Montpellier · Canada’s heritage registers

The registers record 1 historic place in Montpellier

In Montpellier that place is Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation, a municipal citation (québec), from 1908. Homes from 2016 to 2021 make up 2.5% of the stock; the typical town has 4.1%.

1908oldest building

Historic places

Highest designations

National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements

Provincial and local listings

municipal citations on Québec’s register

Oldest building

1908

the first construction date on its record

Homes built before 1961

19%

typical town: 18%

How it began

The record of Montpellier, from 1920 on

Wikidata holds October 11, 1920 as the start of the municipality of Montpellier, a date that can just as well be an incorporation. It succeeded Lac-des-Écorces.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The map

Where Montpellier’s history is

Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.

Provincial and local listings

Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.

The 1, by tier

1 Provincial and local listings

Parks Canada’s federal directory and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel supply these places: federal designations, the province’s classements and the municipalities’ citations.

Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.

Provincial and local listings

One local listing in Montpellier

Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.

Municipal citation (Québec) · 1908Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation19 rue PrincipalePhoto: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file

Around the town

6 historic places within 25 km of Montpellier

They stand in 4 towns, Saint-André-Avellin, Papineauville and Lac-Simon among them. The nearest is Domaine des Pères de Sainte-Croix, 13 km away in Lac-Simon. By age, Ferme Chalifoux-Lockman leads, from 1852, at 23 km.

The 6 nearest, within 25 km

Domaine des Pères de Sainte-CroixCited heritage site (Québec) · 1933 · 13 km away, in Lac-Simon

Hôtel Petite-NationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900 · 18 km away, in Saint-André-Avellin

Ferme Chalifoux-LockmanCited heritage site (Québec) · 1852 · 23 km away, in Saint-André-Avellin

Croix de chemin de la côte des CascadesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 24 km away, in Plaisance

Saint John Anglican ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1863–1874 · 24 km away, in Papineauville

Croix de chemin de la RougeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 25 km away, in Papineauville

Homes by age

Montpellier’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 47% of its homes

Few of Montpellier’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 11%, the norm 15%. Homes from before 1961 are 19% of Montpellier’s housing, about the typical 18%. More than half of Montpellier’s housing predates 1981.

19%

Before 1961

47%

1961–80

21%

1981–2000

11%

2001–15

2.5%

2016–21

MontpellierTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Montpellier and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Oldest
Montpellier	1,253	1	1908
Lac-Simon	1,159	1	1933
Ripon	1,835	0	—
Saint-André-Avellin	3,862	2	1852

In brief

Montpellier in brief

Counted by age, 19% of Montpellier’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 1 historic place in all. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 2008.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
The federal register. Federal places come from Parks Canada’s directory, which counts National Historic Sites, federal heritage buildings, stations and lighthouses; their statements are the register’s own.
People and events. Persons of national historic significance come with no location; a town gets one only by birthplace (name and both life years agreeing) or by one of its own places that bears the name and whose record tells the story. Events, which can’t be tied, are left out.
Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.

Questions about Montpellier’s history

How many historic places does Montpellier have on the registers?

Inside Montpellier: 1 historic place.

What is the oldest building in Montpellier?

By its record, Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-Consolation, from 1908 (Municipal citation (Québec)).

How old are the homes in Montpellier?

Before 1961: 19% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.

Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).