Photo: Vintotal · CC BY-SA 3.03 old photographs of Mashteuiatsh, 1876 to 1892
Roberval Town Hall, 6.6 km from Mashteuiatsh, heads a list of 5 historic places within 10 km. Its housing is mostly newer: 9.3% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 6.9 km away, in Roberval.
The past of Mashteuiatsh, 1876 to 1892
In order of date: 3 old photographs of the town. Each dot on the line is a picture; tap one to open it full screen.
1876
1876
c. 1892Public 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.
The 10 km around Mashteuiatsh keep buildings from as early as 1872
The historic places within 10 km of Mashteuiatsh, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
First by date comes Maison Donaldson in Roberval, from 1872. 5 dated places within 10 km make up the record.
The registers find 5 places within 10 km of Mashteuiatsh
They are 2 places classified by Québec, 2 municipal citations and a National Historic Site. At 6.6 km, Roberval Town Hall in Roberval is the closest. The record reaches back to 1872 with Maison Donaldson, 7.7 km away.
The 5 nearest, within 10 km
| Roberval Town HallNational Historic Site · 1928–1930 · 6.6 km away, in Roberval |
| Musée du fromage cheddarClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1895 · 6.8 km away, in Saint-Prime |
| Couvent des UrsulinesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1925–1926 · 6.9 km away, in Roberval |
| Ancien presbytère Notre-DameMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1892 · 7.5 km away, in Roberval |
| Maison DonaldsonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1872–1876 · 7.7 km away, in Roberval |
6.8% of Mashteuiatsh’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 19% of Mashteuiatsh’s, against 27% in the typical town. More of Mashteuiatsh’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000 than in any other period: 42%. 24% of Mashteuiatsh’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Mashteuiatsh and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mashteuiatsh | 2,074 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Roberval | 9,828 | 4 | 2 | 1872 |
| Saint-Prime | 2,808 | 1 | 1 | 1895 |
| Saint-Félicien | 10,143 | 0 | 0 | — |
Mashteuiatsh in brief
Few of its homes are old, 9.3% before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
- 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.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- 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.
Questions about Mashteuiatsh’s history
How many historic places does Mashteuiatsh have on the registers?
None inside Mashteuiatsh yet. The nearest, Roberval Town Hall, carries the highest designation, 6.6 km away in Roberval.
How old are the homes in Mashteuiatsh?
9.3% predate 1961, where 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).