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History of Armagh · Canada’s heritage registers

Before 1961: 59% of the homes in Armagh

The typical town has 18%: Armagh has 3.4 times the share. The nearest heritage to Armagh is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse, 10 km off, one of 30 places within 25 km. For the highest designations, the closest town is Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, 17 km off. One more stands just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge.

1just outside

Historic places within 25 km

7 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

10 km

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse

Homes built before 1961

59%

typical town: 18%

How it began

The dates behind Armagh, from 1993

In 1993 the municipality took over from Armagh and Saint-Cajetan-d’Armagh. A single date stands for Armagh as a municipality on Wikidata, December 29, 1993, and it may be an incorporation rather than a founding.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 25 km of Armagh, the record goes back to 1720

No place near Armagh is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.

New France before 17601

British North America 1760–18668

After Confederation 1867–191313

Wars and Depression 1914–19454

Since 1946 1946 on1

Oldest of all: Site patrimonial du Manoir-Dénéchaud, Berthier-sur-Mer, 1720. 27 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 9 are older than 1867.

Around the town

Near Armagh, within 25 km: 7 places of national rank

All told, 30 places are within 25 km. The first one out is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse, 10 km away in Saint-Raphaël. Their towns number 9: Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Saint-Raphaël and Saint-Vallier first.

The 12 nearest, within 25 km

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Nérée-de-BellechasseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1889 · 10 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Église Saint-Nérée de Saint-Nérée-de-BellechasseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884–1886 · 10 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Magasin général de Saint-Nérée-de-BellechasseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1840–1880 · 10 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Calvaire du Rang-Ville-MarieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1935 · 10 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Église Saint-RaphaëlMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1849–1852 · 14 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Presbytère de Saint-RaphaëlMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882–1883 · 14 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Édifice du Chef-lieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899–1900 · 14 km away, in Saint-Raphaël

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Damien-de-BucklandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1940 · 14 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Église de Saint-Damien-de-BucklandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1883–1884 · 14 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Ancienne école normale de Saint-Damien-de-BucklandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 14 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Maison généralice des Sœurs de Notre-Dame du Perpétuel SecoursMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1906–1910 · 14 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Église Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice de Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-BucklandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1870 · 14 km away, in Saint-Damien-de-Buckland

Just outside Armagh: 1

Pont de la Rivière-de-la-Fourche-OuestMunicipal citation (Québec) · 700 m outside the town

Homes by age

Armagh added no homes from 2016 to 2021, where most towns have 4.1%

More than half of Armagh’s housing predates 1961. Few of Armagh’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 5.8%, the norm 15%. Only 9.4% of Armagh’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%.

59%

Before 1961

25%

1961–80

9.4%

1981–2000

5.8%

2001–15

2016–21

ArmaghTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Armagh and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Armagh	1,437	0	0	—
Saint-Raphaël	2,488	3	0	1849
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	1,840	7	0	1882
Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud	1,550	2	2	1763
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	1,330	0	0	—

In brief

Armagh in brief

Armagh’s homes from before 1961 come to 59%, against 18% in the typical town.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
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 Armagh’s history

How many historic places does Armagh have on the registers?

Armagh has none of its own yet. Ancien presbytère de Saint-Nérée-de-Bellechasse, in Saint-Raphaël, is the nearest, 10 km away.

How old are the homes in Armagh?

59% 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).