7 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Akwesasne
The closest top-tier heritage to Akwesasne is in South Glengarry, 13 km away.
The closest heritage to Akwesasne is Glengarry House, 5.9 km off
The earliest date is Bethune-Thompson House / White House’s, 1784, 15 km away. All told, 7 places are within 25 km. South Glengarry, Cornwall and Godmanchester hold most of them, among 4 towns.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Glengarry HouseNational Historic Site · 1792–1793 · 5.9 km away, in South Glengarry |
| Inverarden HouseNational Historic Site · 1816–1824 · 9.4 km away, in Cornwall |
| Bethune-Thompson House / White HouseNational Historic Site · 1784–1805 · 15 km away, in South Glengarry |
| Sir John Johnson HouseNational Historic Site · 1784–1793 · 15 km away, in South Glengarry |
| Customs Immigration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1934 · 19 km away, in Godmanchester |
| Droulers-TsiionhiakwathaNational Historic Site · 20 km away, in Saint-Anicet |
| Ruin of St. Raphael's Roman Catholic ChurchNational Historic Site · 1815–1822 · 22 km away, in South Glengarry |
Around Akwesasne, within 25 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1784
Out to 25 km from Akwesasne, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Bethune-Thompson House / White House, in South Glengarry, is the oldest (1784). 6 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 5 predate Confederation.
Akwesasne and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akwesasne | 2,562 | 0 | 0 | — |
| South Glengarry | 14,355 | 4 | 4 | 1784 |
| Akwesasne (Part) 59 | 1,947 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cornwall | 54,346 | 2 | 1 | 1816 |
Akwesasne in brief
Akwesasne’s record is about average: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
- Québec’s register. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Akwesasne’s history
How many historic places does Akwesasne have on the registers?
Akwesasne has none of its own; Glengarry House, in South Glengarry, the closest at 5.9 km, holds the highest designation.
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).