Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Before 1961: 50% of the homes in Pohénégamook
Most towns have 18%, so Pohénégamook has 2.9 times as much. The nearest heritage to Pohénégamook is Rivière-Bleue railway station, 14 km off, one of 38 places within 50 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 34 km away, in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup. Wikidata dates the municipality to November 3, 1973, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
Within 50 km of Pohénégamook, the dated places belong mostly to the decades after Confederation
Places as far as 50 km from Pohénégamook, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Saint-André-de-Kamouraska Church, in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, is the oldest (1805). The bars count 22 dated places within 50 km. Before Confederation: 7.
Within 50 km of Pohénégamook, 7 top designations
They stand in 11 towns, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Pascal and Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska among them. The nearest is Rivière-Bleue railway station, 14 km away in Rivière-Bleue. 38 places lie within 50 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Rivière-Bleue railway stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1913 · 14 km away, in Rivière-Bleue |
| Fort IngallClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1839–1841 · 34 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Cabano railway stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1889 · 34 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Site du patrimoine du Noyau-Religieux-de-Saint-Joseph-de-KamouraskaCited heritage site (Québec) · 35 km away, in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska |
| Entrepôt du magasin général L. P. BeaulieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930 · 36 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Chapelle du Lac-de-l'EstMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1926 · 38 km away, in Mont-Carmel |
| Maison des OuelletMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1870 · 38 km away, in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska |
| Presbytère de Saint-HubertClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1878 · 38 km away, in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup |
| Pont Romain-CaronMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1940 · 39 km away, in Haut-Madawaska |
| Site du patrimoine de la Place-de-l'ÉgliseCited heritage site (Québec) · 40 km away, in Mont-Carmel |
| Place de l'église de Sainte-HélèneCited heritage site (Québec) · 40 km away, in Saint-Pascal |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Saint-Pascal, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1913–1914 · 44 km away, in Saint-Pascal |
Pohénégamook added few homes from 2016 to 2021: 0.9%, where most towns have 4.1%
More than half of Pohénégamook’s housing predates 1961. Only 5.1% of Pohénégamook’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Pohénégamook, 25% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Pohénégamook and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pohénégamook | 2,488 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rivière-Bleue | 1,310 | 1 | 0 | 1913 |
Pohénégamook in brief
Pohénégamook has 50% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
Questions about Pohénégamook’s history
How many historic places does Pohénégamook have on the registers?
None inside Pohénégamook yet. The nearest is Rivière-Bleue railway station, 14 km away in Rivière-Bleue.
When did Pohénégamook become a municipality?
Wikidata gives November 3, 1973 for Pohénégamook, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Pohénégamook?
Before 1961: 50% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).