Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 2.538% of Espanola’s homes were built before 1961
For Espanola, that is 2.1 times the typical town’s share, 18%. 3 places on the heritage registers lie within 100 km of Espanola, the nearest Sheguiandah, 40 km away. The nearest town with a top designation is Little Current, 33 km away.
Sheguiandah, 40 km from Espanola, is the closest
The mix: 2 heritage railway stations and a National Historic Site. Their towns number 3: Little Current, Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part and Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury first. Within 100 km there are 3 in all.
The 3 nearest, within 100 km
| SheguiandahNational Historic Site · 40 km away, in Little Current |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Cartier, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1910–1911 · 53 km away, in Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part |
| Former Canadian Pacific Railway (VIA Rail) Station, Sudbury, OntarioHeritage Railway Station · 1907–1908 · 66 km away, in Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury |
Little new building in Espanola: 2% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Espanola’s, against 23% in the typical town. Few of Espanola’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 3.7%, the norm 15%. The busiest building years in Espanola were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 41% of today’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Espanola and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Espanola | 5,504 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sables-Spanish Rivers | 3,412 | 0 | 0 | — |
Espanola in brief
Before 1961: 38% of Espanola’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Provincial and municipal lists. Outside Québec, provinces’ and municipalities’ heritage registers aren’t open data; their places are known only through Wikidata items with a register number, and only those with an encyclopedia article get a page.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Protection. Federal recognition isn’t a planning control: buildings the federal government owns follow its heritage policy, while others are protected only by a provincial or municipal designation.
Questions about Espanola’s history
How many historic places does Espanola have on the registers?
Espanola has none of its own; Sheguiandah, in Little Current, the closest at 40 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Espanola?
The 2021 Census dates 38% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
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).