Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0More of Fort-Coulonge’s homes are old than in most towns: 34% before 1961, against 18%. Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, 2.6 km from Fort-Coulonge, heads a list of 194 historic places within 100 km. Look 2 km away, to Mansfield-et-Pontefract, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 4 people on record were born in Fort-Coulonge before 1914, George Bryson Jr. the earliest.
The date Wikidata keeps for Fort-Coulonge is December 15, 1888; whether it was a founding or a legal act, the entry leaves open. The tracks reached Fort-Coulonge in 1886.
How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Fort-Coulonge”, revision 1374413806 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.
Reaching 100 km out from Fort-Coulonge: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Within 100 km, 183 records give a date. 57 go back before 1867. The oldest is Saint James cemetery in Du Parc, from 1820.
The first one out is Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge, 2.6 km away in Mansfield-et-Pontefract. They are spread over 33 towns, including Centretown, Des Explorateurs and Les Golfs. By age, Saint James cemetery leads, from 1820, at 91 km.
| Félix-Gabriel-Marchand BridgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 2.6 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| George Bryson HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1854 · 2.8 km away, in Mansfield-et-Pontefract |
| Fort WilliamClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1828 · 43 km away, in Petawawa |
| Gillies Grove and HouseNational Historic Site · 1937–1938 · 53 km away, in McNab/Braeside |
| D.A. Gillies BuildingNational Historic Site · 1896–1899 · 54 km away, in Arnprior |
| Maclaren HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1872 · 66 km away, in La Pêche |
| Grist MillRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1838–1839 · 66 km away, in La Pêche |
| Fairbairn HouseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 67 km away, in La Pêche |
| Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 69 km away, in Pontiac |
| Prime Minister's CottageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1926 · 71 km away, in Pontiac |
| Main HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 76 km away, in Chelsea |
| Garage and Caretaker's QuartersClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 76 km away, in Chelsea |
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 3.5% of Fort-Coulonge’s, about the typical 4.1%. Only 1.8% of Fort-Coulonge’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Over half of the homes in Fort-Coulonge were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Robert Fumerton lived longest, to 93, dying in 2006. Wikidata and Wikipedia agree on 4 births here before 1914. The widest known is Charles Bélec: 3 Wikipedia editions.
Everyone born in Fort-Coulonge → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort-Coulonge | 1,293 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mansfield-et-Pontefract | 2,332 | 2 | 2 | 1854 |
| Whitewater Region | 7,899 | 0 | 0 | — |
Counted by age, 34% of Fort-Coulonge’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Its people of the past include Charles Bélec (1872), Hugh Proudfoot (1912) and George Bryson Jr. (1852).
None in Fort-Coulonge itself. The closest is Félix-Gabriel-Marchand Bridge in Mansfield-et-Pontefract, 2.6 km away, a place of the highest rank.
The 2021 Census dates 34% 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).