Photo: MatildaMars · CC019 registered heritage sites stand within 10 km of Delson
La Prairie, 6.5 km from Delson, has the nearest place of the highest rank. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from January 4, 1918, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
The heritage closest to Delson: Maison Page, at 3.2 km
Fort Laprairie, 5.9 km off, is the oldest: 1687. Its 10 places of national rank start with Fort Laprairie, at 5.9 km. They stand in 10 towns, Sault-Saint-Louis, La Prairie and Desmarchais-Crawford among them.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Maison PageMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1800 · 3.2 km away, in Candiac |
| Fort LaprairieNational Historic Site · 1687–1690 · 5.9 km away, in La Prairie |
| Arrondissement historique de La PrairieDeclared heritage site (Québec) · 5.9 km away, in La Prairie |
| Maison PennistonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 6.5 km away, in Sault-Saint-Louis |
| Maison AlepinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900–1901 · 6.5 km away, in Sault-Saint-Louis |
| Site archéologique du Pied-des-Rapides-de-LachineClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1710 · 6.6 km away, in Desmarchais-Crawford |
| Maison Étienne-Nivard-de Saint-DizierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1710 · 6.7 km away, in Desmarchais-Crawford |
| Église de Saint-MathieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1922 · 8 km away, in Saint-Mathieu |
| La Station (community center)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1967–1968 · 8.6 km away, in Ile-des-Soeurs |
| Maison BrossardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1784–1803 · 9.2 km away, in Brossard |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-BrossardClassified heritage site (Québec) · 9.3 km away, in Brossard |
| Côte-Saint-Paul Heritage SiteCited heritage site (Québec) · 9.4 km away, in Côte-Saint-Paul |
The places within 10 km of Delson lean to the years before Confederation
Around Delson, not inside it: the places within 10 km, by the first construction date on record.
Oldest of all: Fort Laprairie, La Prairie, 1687. The bars count 15 dated places within 10 km. 8 predate Confederation.
A growing town: 17% of Delson’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Delson’s homes are older than 2001. Homes from before 1961 are 10% of Delson’s housing, below the typical 18%. Delson’s largest group of homes, 32%, went up from 1981 to 2000.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Delson compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,700 to 8,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Nicolet. The middle one has 0. 15 of them have none.
Delson and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delson | 8,802 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 1 | 0 | 1800 |
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 3 | 3 | 1687 |
| Sault-Saint-Louis | 47,270 | 5 | 1 | 1775 |
Delson in brief
Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 10%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
- 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. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- 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 Delson’s history
How many historic places does Delson have on the registers?
Not inside Delson. The closest is Maison Page in Candiac, 3.2 km away.
When did Delson become a municipality?
Wikidata gives January 4, 1918 for Delson, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Delson?
The 2021 Census dates 10% 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.
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).