Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 4.0Heritage within reach of Saint-Émile: 14 places, 5 km or closer
Only 5% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian town. Look 2.2 km away, to Wendake, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Nearest to Saint-Émile: Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'Heureux, 2.5 km away
The oldest, Auclair-L'Heureux House, dates from 1684, 2.5 km away. Count to 5 km and there are 14. They are spread over 6 towns, including Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides and Wendake.
The 12 nearest, within 5 km
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'HeureuxClassified heritage site (Québec) · 2.5 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Auclair-L'Heureux HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1684 · 2.5 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| Old Wendake Historic DistrictNational Historic Site · 1697 · 2.7 km away, in Wendake |
| Notre-Dame-de-Lorette ChurchNational Historic Site · 1865–1866 · 2.7 km away, in Wendake |
| 9191, place Hector-Laferté (Quebec City)Municipal citation (Québec) · 3.3 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Site du patrimoine de la Côte-des-ÉrablesCited heritage site (Québec) · 3.4 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
| 20350 Boulevard Henri-BourassaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890 · 3.4 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Maison SavardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1760 · 3.5 km away, in Loretteville |
| 240, rue de l'ÉgliseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1820 · 3.9 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides |
| Maison Jobin-BédardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1791–1826 · 4.2 km away, in Orsainville |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-Jobin-BédardClassified heritage site (Québec) · 4.2 km away, in Orsainville |
| Maison Beaumont-LefebvreClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1720–1773 · 4.5 km away, in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf |
Within 5 km of Saint-Émile, the years before Confederation left the most
Within 5 km of Saint-Émile but outside it: each historic place by its first recorded construction date.
The chart rests on 10 dated places within 5 km. Before Confederation: 7. Oldest of all: Auclair-L'Heureux House, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, 1684.
8.1% of Saint-Émile’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 30% of Saint-Émile’s, against 15% in the typical town. The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 36% of Saint-Émile’s homes. Only 20% of Saint-Émile’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.
How Saint-Émile compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 16,700 to 17,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Ahead of it: Saint-Édouard, Leaside-Bennington and Saint-Charles-Borromée. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
Saint-Émile and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Wendake | 2,234 | 2 | 2 | 1697 |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1 | 1 | 1760 |
| Orsainville | 14,751 | 2 | 2 | 1791 |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 4 | 3 | 1684 |
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 16,222 | 4 | 0 | 1820 |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Émile in brief
Little of its housing was standing by 1961: 5%, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
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.
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Émile’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Émile have on the registers?
Not within Saint-Émile. Its nearest is a top designation: Site patrimonial de la Maison-Auclair-L'Heureux, 2.5 km away in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf.
How old are the homes in Saint-Émile?
5% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).