Photo: Jean-Philippe Boulet · CC BY 3.0Older housing stands out in Wotton: 47% predates 1961
For Wotton, that is 2.7 times the typical town’s share, 18%. The registers count 54 places within 50 km of Wotton; the closest, Presbytère de Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, is 8.2 km away. The nearest town with a top designation is Danville, 14 km away. Records name 2 people born in Wotton before 1914; the first is Ludger Forest.
Around Wotton, within 50 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
The nearest historic places to Wotton, out to 50 km, by the first construction date on each record.
45 places within 50 km carry a construction date. 12 go back before 1867. First by date comes Église anglicane Saint-Paul in Saint-Félix-de-Kingsey, from 1840.
8.2 km from Wotton: Presbytère de Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, the nearest on the registers
Sherbrooke, Victoriaville and East Angus hold most of them, among 18 towns. Of the 17 of the highest rank, the nearest is Moulin Denison, 22 km away. All told, 54 places are within 50 km.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Presbytère de Saint-Georges-de-WindsorMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1926 · 8.2 km away, in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor |
| Maison HoustonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1885 · 16 km away, in Danville |
| Moulin DenisonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1850–1855 · 22 km away, in Danville |
| Site du patrimoine de La PoudrièreCited heritage site (Québec) · 25 km away, in Windsor |
| Pont Joseph-Édouard-PerraultMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1908 · 25 km away, in Warwick |
| Bureau d'enregistrement de RichmondClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 28 km away, in Richmond |
| Canadian National Railway Station, Richmond, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1912–1913 · 28 km away, in Richmond |
| Centre d'interprétation de l'ardoiseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1889 · 29 km away, in Richmond |
| Maison LaplanteMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1880 · 29 km away, in Weedon |
| Maison d'école du rang Cinq-ChicotsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1903 · 30 km away, in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska |
| Église Saint-Christophe d'ArthabaskaClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1873–1875 · 30 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Saint-Christophe-d'ArthabaskaCited heritage site (Québec) · 30 km away, in Victoriaville |
Nothing new from 2016 to 2021 in Wotton, against 4.1% elsewhere
Wotton built little from 1981 to 2000: 17% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. Half of the homes standing in Wotton today were built before 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 23% of Wotton’s, about the typical 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Wotton and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wotton | 1,448 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Georges-de-Windsor | 1,034 | 1 | 0 | 1926 |
| Val-des-Sources | 7,303 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Danville | 3,944 | 2 | 1 | 1850 |
| Tingwick | 1,567 | 0 | 0 | — |
Wotton in brief
Housing in Wotton includes 47% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, Ludger Forest (1877) and Albert Goudreau (1887) are its people of the past on the record.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
Questions about Wotton’s history
How many historic places does Wotton have on the registers?
None within Wotton itself; the nearest is 8.2 km off: Presbytère de Saint-Georges-de-Windsor, in Saint-Georges-de-Windsor.
When did Wotton become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Wotton to March 10, 1993. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Wotton?
The 2021 Census dates 47% 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).