The nearest heritage to Bromont is Église Sainte-Famille de Granby, 11 km off, one of 13 places within 25 km. Only 4.3% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Look 12 km away, to Waterloo, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Historic places within 25 km
13
2 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
11 km
Église Sainte-Famille de Granby
Homes built before 1961
4.3%
typical town: 18%
How it began
Back to 1964: the start of Bromont
Bromont got its start in 1964. 62 years have passed since. As a municipality, Bromont carries the date January 27, 1973 on Wikidata: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Within 25 km of Bromont, the oldest record dates from 1829
Places as far as 25 km from Bromont, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
British North America 1760–18663
After Confederation 1867–19135
Wars and Depression 1914–19451
Since 1946 1946 on1
Moulin à eau de la Grande Barbue, in Saint-Césaire, is the oldest (1829). 10 places within 25 km have a date. 3 go back before 1867.
Around the town
The highest designation, 2 times, within 25 km of Bromont
Count to 25 km and there are 13. Église Sainte-Famille de Granby in Granby is the nearest, 11 km away. The mix: 10 municipal citations, 2 places classified by Québec and a heritage railway station.
New homes stand out in Bromont: 21% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Bromont built little from 1961 to 1980: 13% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. 42% of Bromont’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up 19% of Bromont’s, about the typical 23%.
4.3%
Before 1961
13%
1961–80
19%
1981–2000
42%
2001–15
21%
2016–21
BromontTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
How Bromont compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 12,300 to 12,500 residents, by places on the registers.
The census dates only 4.3% of its homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
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Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
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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.
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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.
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Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
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The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
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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.
Questions about Bromont’s history
How many historic places does Bromont have on the registers?
None within Bromont itself; the nearest is 11 km off: Église Sainte-Famille de Granby, in Granby.
How old are the homes in Bromont?
The 2021 Census dates 4.3% 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.