Photo: Iceberg9999 · CC BY-SA 4.0History around Des Châtels: 7 designated places within 5 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 3.9% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 1.7 km away, in Loretteville.
Top-ranked heritage near Des Châtels: 6 places within 5 km
Among them are 4 places classified by Québec, 2 National Historic Sites and a municipal citation. The radius of 5 km holds 7. At 1.2 km, Maison Savard in Loretteville is the closest.
The 7 nearest, within 5 km
| Maison SavardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1760 · 1.2 km away, in Loretteville |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ChurchNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 1.9 km away, in Wendake |
| Old Wendake Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1697 · 2 km away, in Wendake |
| Auclair-L'Heureux HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1684 · 3.8 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'HeureuxClassified heritage site (Québec) · 3.8 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Calvaire de Notre-Dame-de-l'AnnonciationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1894 · 4.5 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Site du patrimoine de la Côte-des-ÉrablesCited heritage site (Québec) · 4.7 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
Within 5 km of Des Châtels, the dated places belong mostly to the years of New France
The historic places within 5 km of Des Châtels, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
Auclair-L'Heureux House, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, is the oldest (1684). The chart rests on 5 dated places within 5 km. 4 are older than 1867.
8.8% of Des Châtels’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Des Châtels has an unusual share of homes built from 1981 to 2000: 33%, where most towns have 23%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 40% of Des Châtels’s homes. Count back from today and half of Des Châtels’s homes are older than 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Des Châtels and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1 | 1 | 1760 |
| Wendake | 2,234 | 2 | 2 | 1697 |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette | 17,876 | 2 | 2 | 1835 |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 4 | 3 | 1684 |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 0 | 0 | — |
Des Châtels in brief
Its housing is young: only 3.9% predates 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
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.
- 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 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.
- 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 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.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
Questions about Des Châtels’s history
How many historic places does Des Châtels have on the registers?
Not within Des Châtels. Its nearest is a top designation: Maison Savard, 1.2 km away in Loretteville.
How old are the homes in Des Châtels?
Before 1961: 3.9% 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).