LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1877Petite école du 4e rang90 rue Saint-PatrickPhoto: JeffT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Petite école du 4e rang · Photo: JeffT · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Shannon · Canada’s heritage registers
Shannon’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Shannon’s entry is Petite école du 4e rang (1877), a municipal citation (québec). Wikidata’s date for the municipality is January 1, 1947; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. For every 10,000 residents Shannon has 1.4, ahead of 82% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
1.4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1877
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
14%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Shannon’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 1, by tier
1 Provincial and local listings
Federal designations come from Parks Canada; Québec’s own register adds what the province has classified and what the municipality has cited.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Provincial and local listings
One local listing in Shannon
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
The closest heritage to Shannon is Valcartier Forestry Research Station Administration Building, 6.7 km off
Oldest of them is Cartier-Brébeuf (1535), 22 km off. Of the 123 of the highest rank, the nearest is Old Wendake Historic District, 13 km away. The registers hold 165 within 25 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Valcartier Forestry Research Station Administration BuildingRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1936–1937 · 6.7 km away, in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier |
| Chapelle Saint-Joseph-du-Lac de Fossambault-sur-le-LacMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1902 · 7.4 km away, in Fossambault-sur-le-Lac |
| Old Wendake Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1697 · 13 km away, in Wendake |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ChurchNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 13 km away, in Wendake |
| 240, rue de l'ÉgliseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1820 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| 1761, avenue de la Rivière-JauneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Maison SavardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1760 · 13 km away, in Loretteville |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'HeureuxClassified heritage site (Québec) · 15 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Auclair-L'Heureux HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1684 · 15 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Calvaire de Notre-Dame-de-l'AnnonciationClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1894 · 16 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
| 20350 Boulevard Henri-BourassaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 16 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Maison Woodbury-MatteClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1835 · 16 km away, in L'Ancienne-Lorette |
Homes by age
14% of Shannon’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 14% of Shannon’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Shannon has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 40%, where most towns have 15%. Few of Shannon’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 13%, the norm 27%.
14%
Before 1961
13%
1961–80
19%
1981–2000
40%
2001–15
14%
2016–21
ShannonTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Shannon has the 4th most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 7,000 to 7,200 residents, by places on the registers.
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Just these have more: L'Ange-Gardien, Les Cèdres and Springhill. Their median is 1. 8 of them have none.
Neighbours
Shannon and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shannon | 7,088 | 1 | 0 | 1877 |
| Fossambault-sur-le-Lac | 2,505 | 1 | 0 | 1902 |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | 9,830 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier | 3,400 | 1 | 0 | 1936 |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1 | 1 | 1760 |
In brief
Shannon in brief
Shannon holds 1 historic place on Canada’s registers. Only 3 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Most of its homes are post-1960: only 14% came earlier, against 18% in the typical town. Beyond that, its designation dates from 2005.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Québec’s register. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
Questions about Shannon’s history
How many historic places does Shannon have on the registers?
Inside Shannon: 1 historic place.
What is the oldest building in Shannon?
Petite école du 4e rang, a Municipal citation (Québec), begun in 1877.
How old are the homes in Shannon?
14% 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). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).