In Richelieu, Fort Sainte Thérèse is the place to visit
Of the 7 places to visit in and around Richelieu, 4 are forts or historic sites. One place to visit is mapped inside Richelieu’s municipal boundary, with 6 more within 5 km of its edge. In heritage care, one place on the list is looked after by Parks Canada. For a full day, there is Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, 28 km away.
First stops in Richelieu
FortFort Sainte Thérèsein town
MuseumFort Chambly300 m outside town, to the west
Historic house · Parks CanadaSuperintendent's Residence900 m outside town, to the westFortFort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France)400 m outside town, to the southHistoric siteHistoric siteMonument du Saint Frère André1.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumPôle culturel de Chambly1 km outside town, to the westEach has a page of its own: what it is, who runs it, the weather month by month and what else is near it.
The map view
To the west lie most of the 6 nearby.
The dashed line is Richelieu’s municipal boundary; orange marks its middle (where most people live). Numbers match the list below. © OpenStreetMap contributors · Statistics Canada 2021 outline
What they are
Green: inside Richelieu. Grey: within 5 km of its edge.
Run by Parks Canada: Superintendent's Residence.
The list in full
The one inside Richelieu 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 Richelieu → · Parks, footpaths and green space in Richelieu →
Further away
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts28 km west · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal31 km west · 2M visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral27 km west
MuseumMontréal Insectarium29 km west · 350K visitors a year (2011)MuseumBig drawMuseumMontreal Science Centre26 km west · 764K visitors a year
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal27 km west · 54K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum26 km west · 527K visitors a year
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden29 km west
MuseumMcCord Stewart Museum28 km west · 79K visitors a year
MuseumMaison Saint-Gabriel26 km west · 74K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum27 km southwest · 47K visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Centre for Architecture28 km west · 68K visitors a year (2011)Places well known beyond Richelieu (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.
Good to know in Richelieu
Does Richelieu have a museum?
Look at Pôle culturel de Chambly and StudioPixels, in Richelieu or within 5 km.
Is there a Parks Canada or Sépaq property near Richelieu?
Yes: within 5 km of Richelieu, the places run by Parks Canada are named in the By kind chart.
What are the best-known days out near Richelieu?
Worth the drive, within 40 km: Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal (31 km), Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral (27 km), Montréal Insectarium (29 km), Montreal Science Centre (26 km).
How is this list made?
Museums and galleries, national historic sites and forts, lighthouses, gardens, national parks, waterfalls, ski hills, zoos and theme parks: OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, ODCAF and the heritage registers each add some, merged into one list. A historic building is kept only with a sign of visitors (opening hours, a fee, a website, a heritage operator, a Wikipedia article), never hotels, restaurants or tour firms. The town’s 2021 outline, plus 5 km around it, decides what is listed here.
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: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Superintendent's Residence: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France): 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
- McCord Stewart Museum: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Saint-Gabriel: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Centre for Architecture: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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).