LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1778Maison Lévesque1300 rue LevesquePhoto: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Maison Lévesque · Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.02historic places on the registers
History of Bourg-Royal · Canada’s heritage registers
Back to 1778 in Bourg-Royal, with Maison Lévesque
The typical town keeps 18% of its homes from before 1961; here it is 1.7%. Inside the town the registers count 2 historic places. That is 1.4 for every 10,000 people, a higher rate than 82% of Canadian towns. The record has 2 municipal citations.
Historic places
2
1.4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
2
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1778
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
1.7%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
2 photographs of Bourg-Royal’s designated places
The photos cover both places on Bourg-Royal’s registers. Up first are Maison Lévesque and “962, carré De Tracy Est”.
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 Bourg-Royal’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Tap any dot to open that place’s own page; hovering shows its name.
The 2, by tier
2 Provincial and local listings
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
2 more places Bourg-Royal or its province protects
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Maison Lévesque is the earliest, from 1778; the latest dates from 1872. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1872962, carré De Tracy Est962 carré De Tracy EstPhoto: Malimage · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Around the town
The highest designation, 10 times, within 5 km of Bourg-Royal
Nearest comes Maison Jobin-Bédard, 2.2 km off, in Orsainville. By designation: 10 places classified by Québec and 6 municipal citations. The record reaches back to 1700 with Maison Laurent-Dit-Lortie, 4.5 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Maison Jobin-BédardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1791–1826 · 2.2 km away, in Orsainville |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Jobin-BédardClassified heritage site (Québec) · 2.2 km away, in Orsainville |
| Église de Saint-Charles-BorroméeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1827–1830 · 2.6 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| Site patrimonial de CharlesbourgDeclared heritage site (Québec) · 2.6 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| 7570, 1re AvenueMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1929 · 2.7 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| 696, boulevard Louis-XIVMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1913 · 2.9 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| Maison Arthur-CarmichaelMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 2.9 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| Maison ChalifourClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1760–1800 · 3 km away, in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux |
| 648, boulevard Louis-XIVMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930 · 3 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| Maison des BédardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1850 · 3.1 km away, in Charlesbourg |
| 9191, place Hector-Laferté (Quebec City)Municipal citation (Québec) · 3.9 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Gore HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1790–1822 · 4 km away, in Vieux-Bourg |
Homes by age
Bourg-Royal is still building: 8% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Over half of the homes in Bourg-Royal were already standing by 2001. 32% of Bourg-Royal’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 40% of Bourg-Royal’s homes.
1.7%
Before 1961
17%
1961–80
40%
1981–2000
32%
2001–15
8%
2016–21
Bourg-RoyalTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Bourg-Royal has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 14,300 to 14,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Bourg-Royal2
Only South Glengarry has more. Their median is 0. 11 of them have none.
Neighbours
Bourg-Royal and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 2 | 0 | 1778 |
| Jésuites | 15,792 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Orsainville | 14,751 | 2 | 2 | 1791 |
| Charlesbourg | 9,660 | 7 | 3 | 1827 |
| Saint-Michel | 17,303 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 2 | 2 | 1700 |
| Saint-Rodrigue | 12,018 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Bourg-Royal in brief
The registers count 2 historic places in Bourg-Royal. Only one of the 16 towns nearest its size has more historic places. Pre-1961 homes are a small part of its stock: 1.7%, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: all its places were designated in 2000.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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 federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
- Québec’s register. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
Questions about Bourg-Royal’s history
What is the oldest building in Bourg-Royal?
Maison Lévesque, a Municipal citation (Québec), begun in 1778.
How many historic places does Bourg-Royal have on the registers?
2 historic places in Bourg-Royal, from Canada’s heritage registers.
How old are the homes in Bourg-Royal?
Before 1961: 1.7% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).