Photo: Jeff dumais · CC BY 3.0Around Albanel, 13 historic places within 50 km
The nearest town to Albanel with a top designation is La Doré, 23 km away. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is October 3, 1899: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
Albanel in old pictures
From before 1950 comes one old photograph of the town. Tap it to see it full screen.
1906Public 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.
Albanel’s area holds 6 top-tier places within 50 km
13 places lie within 50 km. At 9 km, Parc du Centenaire in Normandin is the closest. The earliest date is Maison Donaldson’s, 1872, 44 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Parc du CentenaireCited heritage site (Québec) · 9 km away, in Normandin |
| Ancienne abbaye Notre-Dame de MistassiniCited heritage site (Québec) · 1910 · 14 km away, in Dolbeau-Mistassini |
| Croix de cheminMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1929 · 19 km away, in Normandin |
| Ancien moulin de Sainte-Jeanne-d'ArcClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1902 · 25 km away, in Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc |
| Moulin de La DoréClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1904 · 26 km away, in La Doré |
| Maison Samuel-BédardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1903 · 30 km away, in Dolbeau-Mistassini |
| Église Saint-ÉdouardMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1948–1949 · 31 km away, in Dolbeau-Mistassini |
| Musée du fromage cheddarClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1895 · 32 km away, in Saint-Prime |
| Calvaire de Saint-AugustinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899 · 36 km away, in Sainte-Jeanne-d'Arc |
| Roberval Town HallNational Historic Site · 1928–1930 · 43 km away, in Roberval |
| Couvent des UrsulinesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1925–1926 · 43 km away, in Roberval |
| Ancien presbytère Notre-DameMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1892 · 44 km away, in Roberval |
Within 50 km of Albanel, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Places as far as 50 km from Albanel, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Oldest of all: Maison Donaldson, Roberval, 1872. Dated places within 50 km: 12.
Only 1.6% of Albanel’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Over half of the homes in Albanel were already standing by 1981. Before 1961: 24% of Albanel’s homes, against 18% in most towns. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 35% of Albanel’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.
Albanel and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albanel | 2,191 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Normandin | 3,065 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Dolbeau-Mistassini | 13,581 | 1 | 0 | 1910 |
| Girardville | 1,044 | 0 | 0 | — |
Albanel in brief
Albanel has 24% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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 Albanel’s history
How many historic places does Albanel have on the registers?
Not inside Albanel. The closest is Parc du Centenaire in Normandin, 9 km away.
When did Albanel become a municipality?
Wikidata gives October 3, 1899 for Albanel, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Albanel?
24% 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).