Photo: Ldesbiens at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s surroundings: 43 historic places within 50 km
From L'Anse-Saint-Jean, look 60 km away, to La Malbaie, for the nearest place of the highest designation. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has January 1, 1859, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
Old pictures of L'Anse-Saint-Jean
Oldest first: 2 old photographs of the town. Scroll the strip and tap a picture to open it.
1941
1941Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
2 places of national importance within 50 km of L'Anse-Saint-Jean
Among them are 40 municipal citations, 2 places classified by Québec and a heritage lighthouse. Oldest of them is Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac Mission Church (1747), 41 km off. The first one out is Chapelle Saint-Basile-de-Tableau, 24 km away in Saint-Félix-d'Otis.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Chapelle Saint-Basile-de-TableauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1911 · 24 km away, in Saint-Félix-d'Otis |
| Site du patrimoine de Sacré-CœurCited heritage site (Québec) · 34 km away, in Sacré-Coeur |
| 8782, chemin de la BattureMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1840 · 39 km away, in Saguenay |
| Croix de cheminMunicipal citation (Québec) · 40 km away, in Saguenay |
| Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac Mission ChurchClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1747–1750 · 41 km away, in Sacré-Coeur |
| Pointe-aux-AlouettesCited heritage site (Québec) · 42 km away, in Sacré-Coeur |
| Site patrimonial du Barachois-de-Grande-BaieCited heritage site (Québec) · 45 km away, in Saguenay |
| Site du patrimoine du Vieux-Grande-BaieCited heritage site (Québec) · 46 km away, in Saguenay |
| Site du patrimoine du Vieux-Grande-Baie (secteur Prince-Albert)Cited heritage site (Québec) · 46 km away, in Saguenay |
| Site patrimonial du Quai-Laurier-SimardCited heritage site (Québec) · 1903 · 46 km away, in Saguenay |
| Noyau institutionnel de Saint-Alexis-de-Grande-BaieCited heritage site (Québec) · 46 km away, in Saguenay |
| Site du patrimoine de la Maison-John-KaneCited heritage site (Québec) · 46 km away, in Saguenay |
Around L'Anse-Saint-Jean, within 50 km, most dated places come from the decades after Confederation
Places as far as 50 km from L'Anse-Saint-Jean, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
The bars count 16 dated places within 50 km. 4 predate Confederation. Oldest of all: Sainte-Croix-de-Tadoussac Mission Church, Sacré-Coeur, 1747.
30% of L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Count back from today and half of L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s homes are older than 2001. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 7.3% of L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s, above the typical 4.1%. Only 20% of L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s homes were built from 1961 to 1980, less than the typical town’s 27%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean in brief
The 2021 Census dates 30% of L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s homes before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
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. 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.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- 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.
Questions about L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s history
How many historic places does L'Anse-Saint-Jean have on the registers?
None inside L'Anse-Saint-Jean yet. The nearest is Chapelle Saint-Basile-de-Tableau, 24 km away in Saint-Félix-d'Otis.
When did L'Anse-Saint-Jean become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of L'Anse-Saint-Jean to January 1, 1859. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
Before 1961: 30% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).