Municipal citation (Québec) · 1844–1855Maison Joseph-Thibodeau757 rue Principale
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Piedmont · Canada’s heritage registers
Piedmont’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Piedmont’s one place is Maison Joseph-Thibodeau, a municipal citation (québec) begun in 1844. Wikidata gives September 22, 1923 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged. Relative to its size Piedmont has 2.7 per 10,000 residents, more than 89% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
2.7 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1844
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
11%
typical town: 18%
Through time
The old face of Piedmont
One old photograph of the town, made before 1950. Open it full screen with a tap.
c. 1900Public 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.
The map
Where Piedmont’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
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Piedmont: one place
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Within 25 km of Piedmont, 2 top designations
They are 10 municipal citations, 2 places classified by Québec and 2 heritage railway stations. Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts in Saint-Sauveur is the nearest, 1.6 km away. Hôtel de ville de Saint-Jérôme, 17 km off, is the oldest: 1874.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Site du patrimoine de Saint-Sauveur-des-MontsCited heritage site (Québec) · 1.6 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| Chapelle du cimetière de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 16 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Laurentides Museum of Contemporary ArtClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922–1924 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Maison PrévostMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1891 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897–1900 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Presbytère de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-JérômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1874 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Saint-Jérôme, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1897–1898 · 17 km away, in Saint-Jérôme |
| Centre commercial du Domaine-de-l'EstérelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1936–1937 · 17 km away, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson |
| Charnier de Sainte-AgatheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 20 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Église de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905–1907 · 20 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Presbytère de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1928 · 20 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
Homes by age
Few of Piedmont’s homes are older than 1961: 11%, against 18%
New building is strong in Piedmont: 6.3% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%. 28% of Piedmont’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. More of Piedmont’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 30%.
11%
Before 1961
23%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
28%
2001–15
6.3%
2016–21
PiedmontTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Piedmont has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,600 to 3,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Piedmont1
Ahead of it: Electoral Area A, Columbia-Shuswap and Saint-Sulpice. Their median is 0. 12 of them have none.
Neighbours
Piedmont and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 1 | 0 | 1844 |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Prévost | 14,275 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Piedmont in brief
Piedmont holds 1 historic place on Canada’s registers. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 11%, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, its one place was designated in 1996.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
Questions about Piedmont’s history
How many historic places does Piedmont have on the registers?
Inside Piedmont: 1 historic place.
What is the oldest building in Piedmont?
By its record, Maison Joseph-Thibodeau, from 1844 (Municipal citation (Québec)).
How old are the homes in Piedmont?
Before 1961: 11% 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).