Photo: David Wilson · CC BY 2.0History around Petit-Rocher: 18 designated places within 50 km
The nearest town to Petit-Rocher with a top designation is New Carlisle, 38 km away. Wikidata dates the municipality to 1797, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
Old pictures of Petit-Rocher
One picture from before 1950: one old photograph of the town. Tap the picture to enlarge it.
1930Public 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.
The registers find 18 places within 50 km of Petit-Rocher
New Carlisle, New Richmond and Paspébiac hold most of them, among 8 towns. The first one out is Sacred Heart Cathedral, 19 km away in Bathurst. Maison René-Lévesque, 38 km away, leads 3 places with the top designation.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Sacred Heart CathedralLocal historic place · 1886 · 19 km away, in Bathurst |
| Site du patrimoine de l'Église-de-Saint-BonaventureCited heritage site (Québec) · 33 km away, in Bonaventure |
| La NeigièreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 37 km away, in Caplan |
| Maison René-LévesqueClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1905 · 38 km away, in New Carlisle |
| VIA Rail/Canadian National Railways Station, New Carlisle, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1947–1948 · 38 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Centre culturel et d’interprétation KempfferMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1868 · 38 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Maison HamiltonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1852 · 39 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Maison ThompsonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1838 · 39 km away, in New Carlisle |
| Site du patrimoine de New RichmondCited heritage site (Québec) · 43 km away, in New Richmond |
| Banc de Pêche de PaspébiacNational Historic Site · 1783–1901 · 43 km away, in Paspébiac |
| Couvent Notre-DameMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1940 · 44 km away, in Paspébiac |
| Presbytère de PaspébiacMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1929 · 44 km away, in Paspébiac |
Around Petit-Rocher, within 50 km, most dated places come from the years before Confederation
Out to 50 km from Petit-Rocher, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Banc de Pêche de Paspébiac, Paspébiac, 1783. The bars count 11 dated places within 50 km. 4 predate Confederation.
The biggest share of Petit-Rocher’s homes dates from 1961 to 1980: 40%
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 6.2% of Petit-Rocher’s, above the typical 4.1%. Before 1961: 16% of Petit-Rocher’s homes, near the usual 18%. Only 11% of Petit-Rocher’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Petit-Rocher and its neighbours
Petit-Rocher in brief
Its homes are mostly newer: 16% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: its past has one life on the record, William Ferdinand Alphonse Turgeon (1877).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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 is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Petit-Rocher’s history
How many historic places does Petit-Rocher have on the registers?
None within Petit-Rocher itself; the nearest is 19 km off: Sacred Heart Cathedral, in Bathurst.
When did Petit-Rocher become a municipality?
Wikidata gives 1797 for Petit-Rocher, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Petit-Rocher?
16% 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).