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History of Belledune · Canada’s heritage registers

Belledune’s beginnings: François Guitard, 1799

Within 50 km of Belledune there are 16 designated places; Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-Eudore, at 23 km, is the closest. The old pictures of Belledune, 2 of them, date from 1920 to 1925. The nearest town with a top designation is New Richmond, 31 km away. Of the 2 people born in Belledune before 1914, John Hendry came first.

Historic places within 50 km

3 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

23 km

Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-Eudore

Homes built before 1961

24%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1843

Through time

Belledune as it looked, 1920 to 1925

2 old photographs of the town, in date order. Point at a dot for its year, or tap a picture to enlarge it.

The wars and betweenPont 1920 BelledunePhoto: Not specified - non spécifié · Public domain

The wars and betweenÉglise presbytère 1925 BelledunePhoto: Not specified - non spécifié · Public domain

Public 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.

How it began

How Belledune began, in 1799

Belledune owes its founding to François Guitard, in 1799. That makes it 227 years old.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from French Wikipedia’s article “Belledune”, revision 238953154 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.

The age of the area

Near Belledune, within 50 km: built places from 1838 on

No place near Belledune is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

British North America 1760–18663

After Confederation 1867–19135

Wars and Depression 1914–19451

Since 1946 1946 on1

The oldest is Maison Thompson in New Carlisle, from 1838. The bars count 10 dated places within 50 km. 3 predate Confederation.

Around the town

16 historic places within 50 km of Belledune

By designation: 10 municipal citations, 3 places classified by Québec and a heritage lighthouse. Nearest comes Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-Eudore, 23 km off, in Carleton-sur-Mer. Of the 3 of the highest rank, the nearest is Magasin général J.-A.-Gendron, 30 km away.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-EudoreCited heritage site (Québec) · 23 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer

Church of St. Joseph, CarletonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850–1854 · 23 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer

Site du Mont-Saint-JosephCited heritage site (Québec) · 27 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer

La NeigièreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 28 km away, in Caplan

Site du patrimoine de New RichmondCited heritage site (Québec) · 28 km away, in New Richmond

Gaspesian British Heritage VillageCited heritage site (Québec) · 30 km away, in New Richmond

Magasin général J.-A.-GendronClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1890–1917 · 30 km away, in New Richmond

Inch Arran Point Front Range LighthouseHeritage Lighthouse · 1870–1871 · 33 km away, in Dalhousie

Site du patrimoine de l'Église-de-Saint-BonaventureCited heritage site (Québec) · 38 km away, in Bonaventure

Pont de Saint-EdgarClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1938 · 40 km away, in New Richmond

Sacred Heart CathedralLocal historic place · 1886 · 40 km away, in Bathurst

Maison René-LévesqueClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1905 · 48 km away, in New Carlisle

Homes by age

Belledune added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 1.4%, where most towns have 4.1%

Over half of the homes in Belledune were already standing by 1981. Belledune built little from 2001 to 2015: 2.2% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 24% of Belledune’s homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

24%

Before 1961

40%

1961–80

32%

1981–2000

2.2%

2001–15

1.4%

2016–21

BelleduneTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Belledune in brief

In Belledune, 24% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, people of its past such as John Hendry (1843) and Arthur Culligan (1878).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Provincial and municipal lists. The local and provincial lists outside Québec aren’t published openly, so this page counts what Wikidata records and pages only the places an encyclopedia describes.
The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
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.
Protection. National historic designation honours a place but binds only federal owners; a private building’s protection depends on its province or municipality.
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.

Questions about Belledune’s history

How many historic places does Belledune have on the registers?

None within Belledune itself; the nearest is 23 km off: Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-Eudore, in Carleton-sur-Mer.

How old are the homes in Belledune?

24% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.

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).