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History of Saint-Albert · Canada’s heritage registers

Saint-Albert, known as Saint-Albert-de-Warwick until 1997

11 places on the heritage registers lie within 25 km of Saint-Albert, the nearest Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault, 7.7 km away. The nearest town with a top designation is Victoriaville, 11 km away.

Historic places within 25 km
11
3 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
7.7 km
Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault
Homes built before 1961
24%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
1
the earliest in 1872
How it began

Saint-Albert’s milestones, starting in 1864

The date Wikidata keeps for Saint-Albert is January 1, 1864; whether it was a founding or a legal act, the entry leaves open. Until 1997, Saint-Albert was called Saint-Albert-de-Warwick. A reorganization in 1864 folded in Warwick.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

Within 25 km of Saint-Albert, the decades after Confederation left the most

Places as far as 25 km from Saint-Albert, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.

British North America 1760–18662
After Confederation 1867–19136
Wars and Depression 1914–19450
Since 1946 1946 on0

8 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 2 are older than 1867. The earliest is Maison Fleury in Victoriaville, begun in 1855.

Around the town

Saint-Albert’s surroundings: 11 historic places within 25 km

At 7.7 km, Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault in Warwick is the closest. Of the 3 of the highest rank, the nearest is Maison Marc-Aurèle-De Foy-Suzor-Coté, 13 km away. By age, Maison Fleury leads, from 1855, at 13 km.

The 11 nearest, within 25 km

Pont Joseph-Édouard-PerraultMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1908 · 7.7 km away, in Warwick
Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-VictoireCited heritage site (Québec) · 10 km away, in Victoriaville
Maison d'école du rang Cinq-ChicotsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1903 · 11 km away, in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska
Maison Marc-Aurèle-De Foy-Suzor-CotéClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Saint-Christophe-d'ArthabaskaCited heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Église Saint-Christophe d'ArthabaskaClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1873–1875 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Maison FleuryCited heritage site (Québec) · 1855 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Wilfrid Laurier HouseNational Historic Site · 1876–1878 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Site patrimonial de la Maison Marc-Aurèle-PlamondonCited heritage site (Québec) · 1890 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Site patrimonial du Boisé-SteinCited heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Maison Alfred-ParisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1906 · 13 km away, in Victoriaville
Homes by age

Saint-Albert keeps more old homes than most towns: 24% from before 1961, against 18%

The largest single period is from 1981 to 2000, with 29% of Saint-Albert’s homes. From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Albert added 3.8% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Over half of the homes in Saint-Albert were already standing by 1981.

24%
Before 1961
28%
1961–80
29%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
3.8%
2016–21
Saint-AlbertTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

Neighbours

Saint-Albert and its neighbours

TownPeoplePlacesHighestOldest
Saint-Albert1,74400—
Saint-Valère1,18700—
Warwick4,939101908
Victoriaville49,863931855
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton1,64700—
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska3,307101903
Tingwick1,56700—
In brief

Saint-Albert in brief

Before 1961: 24% of Saint-Albert’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: one person of its past, Joseph-Alcide Savoie (1872).

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
  • 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.
  • 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. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.

Questions about Saint-Albert’s history

How many historic places does Saint-Albert have on the registers?

Inside Saint-Albert, none so far; Pont Joseph-Édouard-Perrault, 7.7 km away in Warwick, is the closest.

How old are the homes in Saint-Albert?

The 2021 Census dates 24% 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).