Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Maison Hervieux · Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0In Lanoraie that place is Maison Hervieux, a classified heritage building (québec), from 1835. Scaled to its population, Lanoraie’s 1.8 per 10,000 residents beats 84% of Canadian towns.
The municipality succeeded Lanoraie-d'Autray and Saint-Joseph-de-Lanoraie in 2000. On Wikidata the municipality of Lanoraie dates to December 6, 2000, with no word on whether that was its founding or a later incorporation. Behind the name Lanoraie is Louis de Niort-Lanoraye.
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The federal directory and the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec are both open, so every federal, provincial and municipal designation here has its point.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
The record reaches back to 1641 with Fort Richelieu, 13 km away. Closest of all is Site archéologique Mandeville, in Sorel-Tracy, 6.7 km off. By designation: 26 places classified by Québec, 10 municipal citations and 4 National Historic Sites.
| Site archéologique MandevilleClassified heritage site (Québec) · 6.7 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Domaine seigneurial de Saint-OursClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1792 · 10 km away, in Saint-Ours |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-OursMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882 · 10 km away, in Saint-Ours |
| Moulin à vent de ContrecœurClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1742–1745 · 11 km away, in Contrecoeur |
| Governors' CottageNational Historic Site · 1781–1782 · 12 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Maison Lenoblet-Du PlessisClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1794 · 12 km away, in Contrecoeur |
| Carré RoyalClassified heritage building (Québec) · 13 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Presbytère Christ Church de Sorel-TracyClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1843 · 13 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Église Christ Church de Sorel-TracyClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1842–1843 · 13 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Saint-Ours CanalNational Historic Site · 1830–1834 · 13 km away, in Saint-Ours |
| Fort RichelieuNational historic site of Canada · 1641 · 13 km away, in Sorel-Tracy |
| Site patrimonial de l’Ancien-Monastère-des-Moniales-Dominicaines-de-BerthiervilleClassified heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Berthierville |
Over half of the homes in Lanoraie were already standing by 2001. At 23%, Lanoraie’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 25% of Lanoraie’s homes.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
The last born is Joseph Israël Tarte, in 1848. Canada counts Honoré Beaugrand among its national historic persons. Olivier Durocher reached 78, the longest life here, ending in 1821. Honoré Beaugrand is the most written about, in 7 languages.
Everyone born in Lanoraie → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
Towns of 5,700 to 5,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan and Waterloo. The typical town its size has 0. For 12, the registers list nothing.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lanoraie | 5,694 | 1 | 1 | 1835 |
| Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu | 2,984 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel | 2,599 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lavaltrie | 15,996 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Ours | 1,817 | 3 | 2 | 1792 |
| Sorel-Tracy | 36,537 | 8 | 7 | 1641 |
| Saint-Thomas | 3,477 | 0 | 0 | — |
Housing in Lanoraie includes 23% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, with Maison Hervieux first. Just 2 towns of its size, out of 16, have more historic places. Of its people of the past, the best known are Honoré Beaugrand (1848), Joseph Israël Tarte (1848) and Olivier Durocher (1743). For the rest, its designation dates from 1972.
It is Maison Hervieux.
Maison Hervieux, a Classified heritage building (Québec), begun in 1835.
The 2021 Census dates 23% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical town).
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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