Photo: P199 · CC BY 3.09 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Wendover
From Wendover, look 40 km away, to East Hawkesbury, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Alfred Goulet heads a list of 6 people born in Wendover before 1914. 8 more stand just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge.
Wendover’s surroundings: 9 historic places within 10 km
The first one out is Croix de chemin à Plaisance, 5.9 km away in Plaisance. They are spread over 2 towns, including Papineauville and Plaisance. By age, Maison du bedeau leads, from 1862, at 7.4 km.
The 9 nearest, within 10 km
| Croix de chemin à PlaisanceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 5.9 km away, in Plaisance |
| Site patrimonial du parc Henri-BourassaCited heritage site (Québec) · 7.2 km away, in Papineauville |
| Papineauville Protestant CemeteryCited heritage site (Québec) · 7.2 km away, in Papineauville |
| Ancien presbytère de Sainte-AngéliqueMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882 · 7.3 km away, in Papineauville |
| Church of St Angela, PapineauvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1902–1903 · 7.3 km away, in Papineauville |
| Maison du bedeauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1862 · 7.4 km away, in Papineauville |
| Couvent de PapineauvilleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1907–1908 · 7.4 km away, in Papineauville |
| Plaque souvenir d'Henri BourassaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 7.5 km away, in Papineauville |
| Croix de chemin de la Côte-Saint-CharlesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 8.9 km away, in Papineauville |
Just outside Wendover: 8
| Manoir PapineauNational Historic Site · 400 m outside the town |
| Family MuseumRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 400 m outside the town |
| GranaryClassified Federal Heritage Building · 400 m outside the town |
| Louis-Joseph-Papineau EstateClassified heritage site (Québec) · 500 m outside the town |
| Louis-Joseph-Papineau Funeral ChapelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 500 m outside the town |
| Maison CharleboisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 600 m outside the town |
| Église et presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursMunicipal citation (Québec) · 700 m outside the town |
| Cimetière de Notre-Dame-de-BonsecoursCited heritage site (Québec) · 900 m outside the town |
Most of Wendover’s homes went up from 1981 to 2000: 27%
Over half of the homes in Wendover were already standing by 2001. Homes from before 1961 make up 22% of Wendover’s housing; the typical town has 18%. 21% of Wendover’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Wendover’s 6 natives of the years before 1914
The most recent birth is Joseph Médard Carrière’s, in 1902. Alfred Goulet comes first, born in 1875. David Gourd reached 97, the longest life here, ending in 1982. By Wikipedia’s reach, Joseph Charbonneau leads, with 8 articles.
Everyone born in Wendover → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
How Wendover compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 10,800 to 11,000 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: East London and Liverpool. The typical town its size has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Wendover and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendover | 10,896 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Papineauville | 2,332 | 10 | 0 | 1862 |
| Plaisance | 1,191 | 6 | 0 | 1901 |
Wendover in brief
Older stock first: 22% of homes in Wendover were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Among the lives from its past: Joseph Charbonneau (1892), Alfred Goulet (1875) and David Gourd (1885). Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local 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.
- Protection. A National Historic Site designation recognises significance; it doesn’t by itself protect a building the federal government doesn’t own. Legal protection comes from provincial and municipal designations, whose own registers aren’t open data outside Québec.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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 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.
Questions about Wendover’s history
How many historic places does Wendover have on the registers?
Inside Wendover, none so far; Croix de chemin à Plaisance, 5.9 km away in Plaisance, is the closest.
How old are the homes in Wendover?
22% 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).