Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainAround Beresford, 14 historic places within 50 km
From Beresford, look 45 km away, to New Carlisle, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The newest homes, 2016 to 2021, are 1.7% of the total, the typical town 4.1%.
Within 50 km of Beresford: 14 places on the registers
They stand in 6 towns, New Carlisle, Carleton-sur-Mer and New Richmond among them. Maison René-Lévesque, 45 km off, is the nearest of 2 top-tier places. The first one out is Sacred Heart Cathedral, 17 km away in Bathurst.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Sacred Heart CathedralLocal historic place · 1886 · 17 km away, in Bathurst |
| Site du patrimoine de l'Église-de-Saint-BonaventureCited heritage site (Québec) · 40 km away, in Bonaventure |
| La NeigièreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 41 km away, in Caplan |
| Maison René-LévesqueClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1905 · 45 km away, in New Carlisle |
| VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, New Carlisle, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1947–1948 · 45 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Centre culturel et d’interprétation KempfferMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1868 · 45 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Maison HamiltonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1852 · 45 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Maison ThompsonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1838 · 46 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Site patrimonial de la Cabane-à-EudoreCited heritage site (Québec) · 47 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer |
| Church of St. Joseph, CarletonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850–1854 · 47 km away, in Carleton-sur-Mer |
| Site du patrimoine de New RichmondCited heritage site (Québec) · 47 km away, in New Richmond |
| Magasin général J.-A.-GendronClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1890–1917 · 49 km away, in New Richmond |
Near Beresford, within 50 km: built places from 1838 on
The area here stretches to 50 km around Beresford: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Maison Thompson, in New Carlisle, goes back furthest, to 1838. 8 places within 50 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: 3.
Beresford’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 40% of its homes
35% of Beresford’s homes date from 1961 to 1980, well above the typical 27%. Before 1961: just 13% of Beresford’s homes, where most towns have 18%. Beresford built little from 2001 to 2015: 9.9% of its homes, where most towns have 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Beresford and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beresford | 6,543 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Nigadoo | 1,102 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Petit-Rocher | 2,019 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beresford | 4,389 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bathurst | 4,840 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bathurst | 13,331 | 1 | 0 | 1886 |
Beresford in brief
The census dates only 13% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The other figures are unremarkable: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. Being on these registers doesn’t mean a building can’t change. Federal designation commemorates; protection is provincial or municipal, and those lists aren’t open here.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Beresford’s history
How many historic places does Beresford have on the registers?
Inside Beresford, none so far; Sacred Heart Cathedral, 17 km away in Bathurst, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Beresford?
Before 1961: 13% of its homes; 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).