Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Low’s surroundings: 163 historic places within 50 km
Low has kept more old homes than most towns: 31% were built before 1961, against 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 33 km away, in Chelsea. Wikidata dates the municipality to January 1, 1858, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
The registers find 163 places within 50 km of Low
Closest of all is Fairbairn House, in La Pêche, 20 km off. Des Explorateurs, Centretown and Les Golfs hold most of them, among 21 towns. By age, Saint James cemetery leads, from 1820, at 48 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Fairbairn HouseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 20 km away, in La Pêche |
| Maclaren HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1872 · 20 km away, in La Pêche |
| Grist MillRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1838–1839 · 20 km away, in La Pêche |
| Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 27 km away, in Pontiac |
| Prime Minister's CottageRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1925–1926 · 29 km away, in Pontiac |
| Main HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| Garage and Caretaker's QuartersClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| Stable and Carriage HouseClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| ChapelClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| Wood ShedClassified Federal Heritage Building · 1907–1908 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| O'Brien HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1930–1931 · 33 km away, in Chelsea |
| First Geodetic Survey StationNational Historic Site · 1905–1906 · 37 km away, in Chelsea |
From 1820 on: the dated places within 50 km of Low
The area here stretches to 50 km around Low: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Oldest of all: Saint James cemetery, Du Parc, 1820. Within 50 km, building dates exist for 152 places. 52 are older than 1867.
A growing town: 7.1% of Low’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Low’s homes are older than 1981. 29% of Low’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, close to the typical town’s 27%. In Low, 21% of homes date from 1981 to 2000, much as in most towns (23%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Low and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | 1,064 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Pêche | 9,379 | 4 | 0 | 1838 |
Low in brief
The 2021 Census dates 31% of Low’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- The federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
Questions about Low’s history
How many historic places does Low have on the registers?
Low has none of its own yet. Fairbairn House, in La Pêche, is the nearest, 20 km away.
When did Low become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Low is January 1, 1858, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Low?
31% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).