TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1896Pont de la Frontièrechemin BellevuePhoto: Hadrianopolis · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Pont de la Frontière · Photo: Hadrianopolis · CC BY-SA 3.02historic places on the registers
History of Potton · Canada’s heritage registers
Potton: 2 historic places, one with the highest designation
Counted by designation, there are a municipal citation. Before 1961: 35% of the homes, where most towns have 18%. The oldest dated place, Pont de la Frontière, goes back to 1896. Wikidata dates the municipality to July 1, 1855, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
Historic places
2
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1896
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
35%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Potton in 2 photos
Leading off: Pont de la Frontière and Grange ronde de Mansonville. Both places on Potton’s registers have a photo here.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
The map
Where Potton’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 2, by tier
1 Highest designations1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada; Québec’s own register adds what the province has classified and what the municipality has cited.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Potton with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
On a provincial or local list in Potton: one place
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1911Grange ronde de MansonvillePhoto: Jean-Pierre Guillet · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Around the town
The closest heritage to Potton is Église Holy Trinity de South Bolton, 9.3 km off
Oldest of them is Ancien magasin Horace-Stewart (1820), 23 km off. Within 25 km there are 13 in all. Their towns number 4: Stanstead, Bolton-Est and Lac-Brome first.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Église Holy Trinity de South BoltonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 9.3 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Église Saint-Andrew de The PassMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1891 · 13 km away, in Lac-Brome |
| Église Methodist UnitedMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1879 · 14 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Grange circulaire Damase-Amédée-DufresneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1907 · 14 km away, in Austin |
| Bolton-Est Town HallNational Historic Site · 1867–1868 · 15 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Église Saint-Patrick de Bolton CentreMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1873–1876 · 15 km away, in Bolton-Est |
| Pont NarrowsClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1881 · 17 km away, in Stanstead |
| Complexe des moulins d'AustinCited heritage site (Québec) · 17 km away, in Austin |
| Noyau institutionnel de KnowltonCited heritage site (Québec) · 18 km away, in Lac-Brome |
| Ancienne église Wesley UnitedMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890–1891 · 22 km away, in Stanstead |
| Église Advent ChristianMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1866 · 23 km away, in Stanstead |
| Border Crossing FacilityRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1932–1933 · 23 km away, in Stanstead |
Homes by age
35% of Potton’s homes were built before 1961
Potton has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 29%, where most towns have 23%. Few of Potton’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 18%, the norm 27%. From 2016 to 2021 Potton added 3.9% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%.
35%
Before 1961
18%
1961–80
29%
1981–2000
14%
2001–15
3.9%
2016–21
PottonTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Potton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Potton | 2,201 | 2 | 1 | 1896 |
| Bolton-Est | 1,337 | 4 | 1 | 1860 |
| Sutton | 4,775 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Potton in brief
In Potton, 35% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The count is 2 historic places, one with the highest designation, with Pont de la Frontière first. The rest is about typical: John Powell Noyes (1842) is its person of the past on the record; and its places were designated between 2009 and 2024.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
Questions about Potton’s history
How old are the homes in Potton?
35% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
Which places in Potton have the highest designation?
It is Pont de la Frontière.
What is the oldest building in Potton?
By its record, Pont de la Frontière, from 1896 (Classified heritage building (Québec)).
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).