Photo: Boréal · CC BY-SA 3.0Val-Bélair’s surroundings: 11 historic places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 5.2% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. The nearest town with a top designation is Loretteville, 4.4 km away.
Top-ranked heritage near Val-Bélair: 7 places within 10 km
By designation: 5 places classified by Québec, 4 municipal citations and 2 National Historic Sites. Old Wendake Historic District in Wendake is the nearest, 5.2 km away. Their towns number 6: Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, Wendake and L'Ancienne-Lorette first.
The 11 nearest, within 10 km
| Old Wendake Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1697 · 5.2 km away, in Wendake |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ChurchNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 5.3 km away, in Wendake |
| Maison SavardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1760 · 5.4 km away, in Loretteville |
| Calvaire de Notre-Dame-de-l'AnnonciationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1894 · 7.7 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'HeureuxClassified heritage site (Québec) · 7.8 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Auclair-L'Heureux HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1684 · 7.8 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Maison Woodbury-MatteClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1835 · 8.4 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| Petite école du 4e rangMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1877 · 8.5 km away, in Shannon |
| 240, rue de l'ÉgliseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1820 · 8.6 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Site du patrimoine de la Côte-des-ÉrablesCited heritage site (Québec) · 8.9 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| 1761, avenue de la Rivière-JauneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900 · 9.5 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
Near Val-Bélair, within 10 km: built places from 1684 on
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Val-Bélair, dated by the first construction year on their records.
9 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 6 are older than 1867. Auclair-L'Heureux House, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, goes back furthest, to 1684.
New homes stand out in Val-Bélair: 7.8% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
29% of Val-Bélair’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 31% of Val-Bélair’s homes. Over half of the homes in Val-Bélair were already standing by 2001.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Val-Bélair compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 29,700 to 30,800 residents, by places on the registers.
7 towns have more. The typical town its size has 0. For 9, the registers list nothing.
Val-Bélair and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1 | 1 | 1760 |
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wendake | 2,234 | 2 | 2 | 1697 |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 0 | 0 | — |
| L'Ancienne-Lorette | 17,876 | 2 | 2 | 1835 |
Val-Bélair in brief
Counted by age, only 5.2% of its homes come from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
Questions about Val-Bélair’s history
How many historic places does Val-Bélair have on the registers?
Val-Bélair has none of its own; Old Wendake Historic District, in Wendake, the closest at 5.2 km, holds the highest designation.
How old are the homes in Val-Bélair?
5.2% 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).