Tourisme vert à Montréal

2. The history of the mountain
2.2. Special designation
• Its numerous distinctive features give Mount Royal the great symbolic value that has led to its designation
as a historical and natural district.
• Although concrete efforts have been made to ensure its protection, mistakes have also been made, usually
out of ignorance or carelessness. For decades, supporters of Mount Royal have denounced these errors
and demanded protective measures. By conferring on it the dual designation of historic and natural district,
the Québec government hopes to protect the mountain and encourage harmonious development in keeping
with its unique landscape, artistic, sepulchral, commemorative, archeological, ethnohistoric, and built
heritage.
• A natural and historic district
• Under the Cultural Property Act, the Québec government may declare any area with numerous
historic monuments and sites a historic district.
• The designation as natural district recognizes the natural harmony engendered by its great aesthetic,
legendary, or scenic interest.
Source:
-Québec Government, “L’arrondissement historique et naturel du Mont-Royal,” Ministère de Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine,
2011, Oct. 2012 .
Appendix I – Mount Royal