Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Church of St Norbert · Photo: Jeangagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0The typical town has 18%: Cap-Chat has 2.2 times the share. Federal, provincial and local lists together give 1 historic place here. Per resident it outdoes 93% of Canadian towns, with 4 for every 10,000 people. The one entry is Church of St Norbert (1917), a municipal citation (québec).
A reorganization in 1968 folded in Cap-Chat and Saint-Norbert-du-Cap-Chat. On the open record, Cap-Chat as a municipality goes back to October 19, 1968, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement.
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
Parks Canada’s federal directory and Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel supply these places: federal designations, the province’s classements and the municipalities’ citations.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
The earliest date is Maison Théodore-Jean-Lamontagne’s, 1871, 16 km away. At 15 km, Vieille prison de Sainte-Anne-des-Monts in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is the closest. By designation: 13 municipal citations, 2 places classified by Québec and 2 heritage railway stations.
| Vieille prison de Sainte-Anne-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1918 · 15 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
| Église de Sainte-Anne-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1919–1925 · 15 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
| Maison Théodore-Jean-LamontagneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1871–1873 · 16 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts |
| Maison Horace-BouffardMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1896 · 59 km away, in Matane |
| Presbytère de Saint-Jérôme-de-MataneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 67 km away, in Matane |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1914 · 67 km away, in Matane |
| John-Frederick-Darwall funeral moundMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1872 · 89 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Amqui, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1904–1905 · 89 km away, in Amqui |
| Curé-Alexandre-Bouillon MausoleumMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1950 · 89 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon |
| Lac-au-Saumon fire stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1917 · 89 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon |
| Oratory of St. JosephMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921 · 89 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon |
| Former presbytary of Lac-au-SaumonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1910–1911 · 89 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon |
Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 18% of Cap-Chat’s, against 23% in the typical town. Cap-Chat built little from 2001 to 2015: 7.8% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. 35% of Cap-Chat’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, more than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns of 2,500 to 2,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Just one has more: Lunenburg. The middle one has 0. For 10, the registers list nothing.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap-Chat | 2,519 | 1 | 0 | 1917 |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Monts | 6,099 | 3 | 1 | 1871 |
The 2021 Census dates 38% of Cap-Chat’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 1 historic place. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. For the rest, people of its past such as Gustave Roy (1907) and Joseph Sasseville Roy (1895); and its designation dates from 2007.
Before 1961: 38% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Inside Cap-Chat: 1 historic place.
Church of St Norbert, a Municipal citation (Québec), begun in 1917.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).
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