Photo: Judicieux · CC BY-SA 4.0Beyond Plateau’s limits, 15 historic places within 5 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Plateau is Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, 1.6 km off. The earliest of 3 people born in Plateau before 1914 is Théophile Hamel.
Near Plateau, within 5 km: 14 places of national rank
Among them are 11 places classified by Québec, 3 National Historic Sites and a municipal citation. Closest of all is Maison Routhier, in Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, 700 m off. All told, 15 places are within 5 km.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Maison RouthierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1754–1782 · 700 m away, in Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy |
| Parc de la VisitationClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1 km away, in Cité-Universitaire |
| Maison Hamel-BruneauClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1855–1858 · 3.3 km away, in Sillery |
| Fort Charlesbourg RoyalNational Historic Site · 1541–1542 · 3.6 km away, in Cap-Rouge |
| Site archéologique Cartier-RobervalClassified heritage site (Québec) · 3.6 km away, in Cap-Rouge |
| Maison Woodbury-MatteClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1835 · 3.8 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Site archéologique de l'Ancienne-Poterie-de-Cap-RougeClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1861–1862 · 3.8 km away, in Cap-Rouge |
| Québec BridgeNational Historic Site · 1917–1918 · 3.9 km away, in Lévis |
| Auberge Hugh-GloverClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1818 · 3.9 km away, in Cité-Universitaire |
| Calvaire de Notre-Dame-de-l'AnnonciationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1894 · 4.3 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Beth Israël CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1840–1859 · 4.3 km away, in Cité-Universitaire |
| Jesuit House of SilleryClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1702–1733 · 4.4 km away, in Sillery |
Most of what stands within 5 km of Plateau dates from the years before Confederation
Within 5 km of Plateau but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
The chart rests on 13 dated places within 5 km. 10 are older than 1867. First by date comes Fort Charlesbourg Royal in Cap-Rouge, from 1541.
Plateau built the most from 1961 to 1980, 43% of today’s homes
From 2016 on, Plateau built 5% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Only 7.3% of Plateau’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Like the typical town (18%), Plateau has 18% of its homes from before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
A national historic person among Plateau’s people of the past
Fame, by Wikipedia: Charles Fitzpatrick first, in 10 languages. In 1817 came the earliest, Théophile Hamel. Charles Fitzpatrick lived longest, to 91, dying in 1942. Before 1914, 3 births here made the record.
Everyone born in Plateau → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
Plateau and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plateau | 14,176 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy | 14,541 | 1 | 1 | 1754 |
| Saint-Louis | 15,792 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Cité-Universitaire | 22,546 | 4 | 3 | 1818 |
| Cap-Rouge | 17,139 | 3 | 3 | 1541 |
| L'Aéroport | 13,630 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette | 17,876 | 2 | 2 | 1835 |
Plateau in brief
The 2021 Census dates 18% of Plateau’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Three lives from its past stand out: Charles Fitzpatrick (1851), Théophile Hamel (1817) and Wilfrid Légaré (1887). Beyond that, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Plateau’s history
How many historic places does Plateau have on the registers?
None in Plateau itself. The closest is Maison Routhier in Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy, 700 m away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Plateau?
18% predate 1961, where 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).