Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Vanier and its setting: 157 historic places within 5 km
For the highest designations, the closest town to Vanier is Saint-Sauveur, 1.7 km off. Building from 2016 to 2021 gave it 4.1% of its homes, where most towns have 4.1%.
The highest designation, 128 times, within 5 km of Vanier
Within 5 km there are 157 in all. They are 72 places classified by Québec, 32 National Historic Sites and 24 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Between them, 12 towns share them, mainly Vieux-Québec—Cap-Blanc—Colline parlementaire, Saint-Jean-Baptiste and Charlesbourg.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Cartier-BrébeufNational Historic Site · 1535 · 1.6 km away, in Vieux-Limoilou |
| Hôpital-Général de QuébecClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1.9 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| Hôpital-Général de Québec CemeteryNational Historic Site · 1759–1761 · 2.1 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| Moulin à vent de l'Hôpital-Général-de-QuébecClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1730 · 2.1 km away, in Saint-Sauveur |
| La FabriqueNational Historic Site · 1871–1872 · 2.5 km away, in Saint-Roch |
| Martello Tower 4Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1808–1813 · 2.5 km away, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Église du Très-Saint-Sacrement de QuébecClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1920–1924 · 2.6 km away, in Saint-Sacrement |
| École Saint-Charles-de-HedleyvilleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1863 · 2.8 km away, in Vieux-Limoilou |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste ChurchClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1881–1886 · 2.9 km away, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Historic Jeffery-Hale HospitalClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1900–1901 · 2.9 km away, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Henry-Stuart HouseNational Historic Site · 1849–1850 · 3.1 km away, in Montcalm |
| Saint-Dominique ChurchClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1929–1930 · 3.2 km away, in Montcalm |
Within 5 km of Vanier, the oldest record dates from 1535
Each historic place within 5 km of Vanier, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Cartier-Brébeuf, in Vieux-Limoilou, is the oldest (1535). 150 dated places within 5 km make up the record. 124 go back before 1867.
Vanier’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 36% of its homes
Like the typical town (18%), Vanier has 20% of its homes from before 1961. Few of Vanier’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 11%, the norm 15%. More than half of Vanier’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Vanier and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanier | 13,494 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Sauveur | 16,104 | 1 | 1 | 1730 |
| Saint-Roch | 8,381 | 1 | 1 | 1871 |
| Lairet | 15,251 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Vieux-Limoilou | 14,347 | 2 | 2 | 1535 |
| Saint-Sacrement | 10,650 | 1 | 1 | 1920 |
| Montcalm | 13,572 | 4 | 4 | 1849 |
Vanier in brief
Before 1961: 20% of Vanier’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, like most towns its size, it has no historic place.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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.
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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 Vanier’s history
How many historic places does Vanier have on the registers?
None in Vanier itself. The closest is Cartier-Brébeuf in Vieux-Limoilou, 1.6 km away, a place of the highest rank.
How old are the homes in Vanier?
20% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town.
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).