New France

The French colonial period before 1763.

Historic places
257Historic places
Built
1541–1939Built
Provinces and territories
7Provinces and territories

Recognized by

  • National 96
  • Provincial 133
  • Municipal 28
Photographs from the register, credited on each place’s page.

Where they are

  • Quebec191
  • Nova Scotia23
  • New Brunswick18
  • Ontario12
  • Prince Edward Island6
  • Newfoundland and Labrador5
  • Manitoba2

Towns with the most

Built over time

The most were built in the 1730s: 13 of the 146 with a known date.

The oldest

  1. 1541Fort Charlesbourg Royal National Historic Site of CanadaQuébec, Quebec
  2. 1605Annapolis Royal Historic District National Historic Site of CanadaAnnapolis Royal, Nova Scotia
  3. 1608Fortifications of Québec National Historic Site of CanadaQuébec, Quebec

The register gives no construction date for 111 of these places.

Who designed them

The register names an architect or designer for 68 of these 257 places. These names come up most often.

Names marked ↗ open their entry in the Biographical Dictionary of Architects in Canada, 1800–1950.

  1. Thomas Baillairgé (biography, opens in a new tab)7 places
  2. François de Lajoüe3 places
  3. François Dollier de Casson3 places
  4. André Robitaille3 places
  5. Claude Baillif2 places
  6. Gaspard-Joseph Chaussegros de Léry2 places

All 257 places

Often found together

Collections that share the most places with this one.

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