Rigaud

This mountain is not particularly high, but covered in mixed forest, which means that the autumn leaves turn every colour in October. Bring bug repellent if you are going hiking in the forest, as there are mosquitoes and blackflies, especially in the spring and autumn.

Private educational institution at the preschool, primary and secondary levels, established since 1850. At the secondary level, the educational program includes instruction in French from secondary 1 to 5; in English for 10th, 11th and 12th grade. In addition, students can participate in the international program (French or English). The college encourages the development of students' fields of interest, particularly in sports, the arts and community involvement. The college offers a summer day camp. The old part of its built heritage has heritage value. Many visitors come to admire the built heritage of this college. The Collège Bourget Alumni Association maintains links with former teachers and students of the college. (ref.: http://www.anciensbourget.qc.ca/index.asp?sectionID=7)

Catholic Church. Its old architecture with double bell tower with exterior stone walls has great heritage value. This church, which has more than 200 years of history, is endowed with numerous works of art, many statues, an impressive organ and two well-crafted bell towers.

Anglican Christian Church.

Catholics might light a candle at this outdoor, hundred-year-old shrine to Our Lady of Lourdes built into the mountain, which operates only in the summer. Non-Catholics might enjoy the "potato fields", a strange natural clearing of thousands of small boulders in an otherwise wooded area close to the shrine. The local legend of its origin are that a potato crop was turned to stone beause the farmer worked on Sundays. The old chapel near the summit of the mountain provides a great view of the Ottawa River valley.

This two-storey wooden building was erected in 1840 and enlarged in 1905. The covered gallery surrounds the residence on three sides. This building is associated with several generations of Charlebois who lived there. This property is a heritage building.

This former Canadian Pacific station has served travellers since 1891, for intercity travel. Then, it was used for commuter trains on the Montreal/Dorion-Rigaud line in 1898 and 2010. The first station existed from 1891 to 1940; the current building was built in 1940. This station was very popular with pilgrims visiting the Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sanctuary or students attending Bourget college. This building, now owned by the city of Rigaud, has been designated a "heritage railway station" since 1994. This railway line has become a pedestrian and bicycle path linking Rigaud to Vankleek Hill (in Ontario).

Cemetery where the members of the Community of the Clerics of Saint-Viateur rest. Each burial site has a monolithic and identical granite monument, topped with a cross, on a plinth. There is a calvary of Christ on the cross at the bottom of the cemetery. This magnificent cemetery is surrounded by mature trees, at the foot of Mont Rigaud.