Photo: Anna Frodesiak · Public domainMorin-Heights and its setting: 15 historic places within 25 km
Heritage of the first rank begins 21 km from Morin-Heights, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from July 1, 1855, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
2 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Morin-Heights
The registers hold 15 within 25 km. Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in Saint-Sauveur is the nearest, 5.8 km away. By age, Maison Joseph-Thibodeau leads, from 1844, at 7.4 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-MontsCited heritage site (Québec) · 5.8 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| Maison Joseph-ThibodeauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1844–1855 · 7.4 km away, in Piedmont |
| Charnier de Sainte-AgatheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 17 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Église de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905–1907 · 17 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Presbytère de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1928 · 17 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Ancien bureau de poste de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1914–1916 · 18 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1902–1903 · 18 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Chapelle du cimetière de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 21 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Centre commercial du Domaine-de-l'EstérelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1936–1937 · 22 km away, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson |
| Laurentides Museum of Contemporary ArtClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922–1924 · 22 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Maison PrévostMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1891 · 22 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897–1900 · 22 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
Near Morin-Heights (25 km around), the dated heritage is mostly from the decades after Confederation
Reaching 25 km out from Morin-Heights: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
The bars count 13 dated places within 25 km. One is older than 1867. Maison Joseph-Thibodeau, in Piedmont, is the oldest (1844).
A growing town: 9.3% of Morin-Heights’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Morin-Heights built little from 1961 to 1980: 18% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. 32% of Morin-Heights’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Before 1961: 15% of Morin-Heights’s homes, near the usual 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Morin-Heights compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,100 to 5,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Queen Alexandra, Annapolis County, Subdivision B and River-Osborne. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Morin-Heights and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 1 | 0 | 1844 |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Adolphe-d'Howard | 3,974 | 0 | 0 | — |
Morin-Heights in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 15%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Québec’s register. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
Questions about Morin-Heights’s history
How many historic places does Morin-Heights have on the registers?
Inside Morin-Heights, none so far; Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, 5.8 km away in Saint-Sauveur, is the closest.
When did Morin-Heights become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Morin-Heights dates from July 1, 1855; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Morin-Heights?
15% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).