Photo: Veillg1 · CC BY-SA 4.0The heritage near Richelieu: 20 places in a 5 km radius
The closest top-tier heritage to Richelieu is in Chambly, 4.3 km away. The earliest of 2 people born in Richelieu before 1914 is Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has January 1, 1869, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
9 places of national importance within 5 km of Richelieu
20 places lie within 5 km. Oldest of them is Fort Chambly (1665), 3.2 km off. Among them are 7 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, 5 places classified by Québec and 4 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Lockstation Cabin 8Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1906–1910 · 1.4 km away, in Carignan |
| Maison Thomas-WhiteheadClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1815–1816 · 1.7 km away, in Chambly |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Thomas-WhiteheadClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1.7 km away, in Chambly |
| Lockstation Cabin 7Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1906–1910 · 1.8 km away, in Chambly |
| Cabin at Bridge 2Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1906–1908 · 1.9 km away, in Chambly |
| Maison John-YuleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1816 · 2.5 km away, in Chambly |
| De Salaberry HouseNational Historic Site · 1814–1816 · 2.7 km away, in Chambly |
| St. Stephen's Anglican ChurchNational Historic Site · 1820–1823 · 2.9 km away, in Chambly |
| Woodworking ShopRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1883–1884 · 3.2 km away, in Chambly |
| Fort ChamblyNational Historic Site · 1665–1871 · 3.2 km away, in Chambly |
| Cabin 3Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1907 · 3.6 km away, in Chambly |
| Cabin 1Recognized Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1907 · 3.6 km away, in Chambly |
Within 5 km of Richelieu, the oldest record dates from 1665
Around Richelieu, not inside it: the places within 5 km, by the first construction date on record.
Fort Chambly, in Chambly, is the oldest (1665). 19 places within 5 km have a date. 9 go back before 1867.
New homes stand out in Richelieu: 8.7% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Richelieu’s homes are older than 2001. Richelieu’s largest group of homes, 32%, went up from 1981 to 2000. Homes from before 1961 are 18% of Richelieu’s housing, about the typical 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Richelieu and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chambly | 31,870 | 18 | 8 | 1665 |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 3 | 3 | 1784 |
| Marieville | 11,910 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Carignan | 12,618 | 4 | 3 | 1665 |
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Bienville | 7,888 | 0 | 0 | — |
Richelieu in brief
Richelieu’s homes from before 1961 come to 18%, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: like most towns its size, it has no historic place; and people of its past such as Honoré Hippolyte Achille Gervais (1864) and Omer Barrière (1891).
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.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
- 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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
Questions about Richelieu’s history
How many historic places does Richelieu have on the registers?
None inside Richelieu yet. The nearest is Lockstation Cabin 8, 1.4 km away in Carignan.
When did Richelieu become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Richelieu to January 1, 1869. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Richelieu?
18% 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).