Photo: Doug Kerr · CC BY-SA 2.019 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Rockland
The nearest town to Rockland with a top designation is Manor Park, 34 km away. The earliest of 5 people born in Rockland before 1914 is Arthur Desrosiers.
The closest heritage to Rockland is Presbytère du Coeur-Très-Pur-de-Marie, 13 km off
They stand in 5 towns, Papineauville, Plaisance and L'Ange-Gardien among them. The oldest, Maison Cosgrove, dates from 1850, 19 km away. Among them are 18 municipal citations and a provincial or municipal listing.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Presbytère du Coeur-Très-Pur-de-MarieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1901 · 13 km away, in Plaisance |
| Church of the Purest Heart of Mary, PlaisanceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1901 · 13 km away, in Plaisance |
| Cimetière de PlaisanceCited heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Plaisance |
| Croix de chemin de la côte Saint-FrançoisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1940 · 14 km away, in Plaisance |
| Masson railway stationHeritage Railway Station of Canada · 14 km away, in Bassin-de-la-Lièvre |
| Croix de chemin de la côte des CascadesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 17 km away, in Plaisance |
| Croix de chemin de la Côte-Saint-CharlesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 17 km away, in Papineauville |
| Croix de chemin à PlaisanceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 18 km away, in Plaisance |
| Maison CosgroveMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850–1860 · 19 km away, in L'Ange-Gardien |
| Maison CorriganMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 20 km away, in L'Ange-Gardien |
| Site patrimonial du parc Henri-BourassaCited heritage site (Québec) · 20 km away, in Papineauville |
| Ancien presbytère de Sainte-AngéliqueMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882 · 20 km away, in Papineauville |
Within 25 km of Rockland, the record goes back to 1850
No place near Rockland is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
10 places within 25 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: 4. The oldest is Maison Cosgrove in L'Ange-Gardien, from 1850.
New homes stand out in Rockland: 9.1% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Rockland’s largest group of homes, 35%, went up from 1981 to 2000. Before 1961: just 11% of Rockland’s homes, where most towns have 18%. Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 27% of Rockland’s, against 15% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
5 people born in Rockland before 1914
At the other end is Sammy Godin, from 1907. By Wikipedia’s reach, Joe Matte leads, with 3 articles. The earliest is Arthur Desrosiers, born in 1884. Joe Matte reached 68, the longest life here, ending in 1961.
Everyone born in Rockland → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Rockland and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rockland | 30,375 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Thurso | 3,439 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest | 1,016 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cumberland | 6,139 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Plaisance | 1,191 | 6 | 0 | 1901 |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 7,068 | 3 | 0 | 1850 |
Rockland in brief
Of its people of the past, the best known are Joe Matte (1893), Arthur Desrosiers (1884) and Charles Fortier (1892). Most of its homes are post-1960: only 11% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: it has no historic place, against 1 for the middle town its size.
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 federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Provincial and municipal lists. Only Wikidata gives open access to listings on provincial and municipal registers outside Québec; without an article such a place is counted but not paged.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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.
Questions about Rockland’s history
How many historic places does Rockland have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Rockland; Presbytère du Coeur-Très-Pur-de-Marie, in Plaisance, is 13 km away.
How old are the homes in Rockland?
The 2021 Census dates 11% 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).