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History of Val-des-Bois · Canada’s heritage registers

Val-des-Bois, known as Villeneuve until 1958

Église anglicane Saint-John-in-the-Wilderness, 22 km from Val-des-Bois, heads a list of 43 historic places within 50 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 43 km away, in Chelsea.

Historic places within 50 km
43
8 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
22 km
Église anglicane Saint-John-in-the-Wilderness
Homes built before 1961
21%
typical town: 18%
How it began

Val-des-Bois’s first recorded year: 1913

A single date stands for Val-des-Bois as a municipality on Wikidata, June 27, 1913, and it may be an incorporation rather than a founding. Before 1958, Val-des-Bois went by Villeneuve. In 1913 the municipality took over from Bowman-et-Villeneuve.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Around Val-des-Bois, within 50 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1835

The area here stretches to 50 km around Val-des-Bois: each historic place by the first construction date it records.

British North America 1760–186610
After Confederation 1867–191317
Wars and Depression 1914–194510
Since 1946 1946 on0

First by date comes Old Chease Protestant Cemetery in Chelsea, from 1835. The chart rests on 37 dated places within 50 km. 10 predate Confederation.

Around the town

The highest designation, 8 times, within 50 km of Val-des-Bois

They are 18 municipal citations, 15 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings and 5 Classified Federal Heritage Buildings. Closest of all is Église anglicane Saint-John-in-the-Wilderness, in L'Ange-Gardien, 22 km off. By age, Old Chease Protestant Cemetery leads, from 1835, at 46 km.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Église anglicane Saint-John-in-the-WildernessMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899–1902 · 22 km away, in L'Ange-Gardien
Maison CorriganMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 30 km away, in L'Ange-Gardien
Maison CosgroveMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850–1860 · 31 km away, in L'Ange-Gardien
Ancien presbytère de Notre-Dame-de-la-ConsolationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1908 · 32 km away, in Montpellier
Fairbairn HouseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 38 km away, in La Pêche
Grist MillRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1838–1839 · 39 km away, in La Pêche
Maclaren HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1861–1872 · 40 km away, in La Pêche
Masson railway stationHeritage Railway Station of Canada · 40 km away, in Bassin-de-la-Lièvre
Domaine des Pères de Sainte-CroixCited heritage site (Québec) · 1933 · 40 km away, in Lac-Simon
Hôtel Petite-NationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900 · 44 km away, in Saint-André-Avellin
Croix de chemin de la côte des CascadesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 45 km away, in Plaisance
Herridge ChaletRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1880–1881 · 45 km away, in Pontiac
Homes by age

Val-des-Bois’s building boom came from 1981 to 2000: 30% of its homes

Like the typical town (18%), Val-des-Bois has 21% of its homes from before 1961. From 2016 on, Val-des-Bois built 4% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. More than half of Val-des-Bois’s housing predates 2001.

21%
Before 1961
28%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
14%
2001–15
4%
2016–21
Val-des-BoisTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Val-des-Bois in brief

Val-des-Bois has 21% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
  • 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.

Questions about Val-des-Bois’s history

How many historic places does Val-des-Bois have on the registers?

Not inside Val-des-Bois. The closest is Église anglicane Saint-John-in-the-Wilderness in L'Ange-Gardien, 22 km away.

How old are the homes in Val-des-Bois?

The 2021 Census dates 21% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).