How it began
The dates behind Saint-Alexis, from 2012
The municipality took over from Saint-Alexis. In 2012 came merger. As a municipality, Saint-Alexis carries the date December 19, 2012 on Wikidata: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
![Rue principale de Saint-Alexis . - [1930]](https://images.townratings.com/ca/town_images/52463023/377c4aab45ebaac4dce8.jpg)
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History of Saint-Alexis · Canada’s heritage registers
Older housing stands out in Saint-Alexis: 41% predates 1961
For Saint-Alexis, that is 2.4 times the typical town’s share, 18%. 8 places on the heritage registers lie within 10 km of Saint-Alexis, the nearest Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-Anne, 5.6 km away. Look 4.8 km away, to Sainte-Julienne, for the nearest place of the highest designation.
Historic places within 10 km
8
1 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
5.6 km
Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-Anne
Homes built before 1961
41%
typical town: 18%
The age of the area
The 10 km around Saint-Alexis keep buildings from as early as 1859
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Saint-Alexis, dated by the first construction year on their records.
British North America 1760–18662
After Confederation 1867–19134
Wars and Depression 1914–19452
Since 1946 1946 on0
First by date comes Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne in Sainte-Julienne, from 1859. 8 places within 10 km carry a construction date. 2 predate Confederation.
Around the town
5.6 km from Saint-Alexis: Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-Anne, the nearest on the registers
All told, 8 places are within 10 km. Oldest of them is Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne (1859), 5.7 km off. Saint-Jacques, Sainte-Julienne and Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan hold most of them, among 3 towns.
The 8 nearest, within 10 km
| Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-AnneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1913 · 5.6 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Maison Louise-PariseauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905 · 5.6 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Église Saint-Jacques (Saint-Jacques, Quebec)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1916–1918 · 5.6 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Ancien bureau de poste de Saint-JacquesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1927 · 5.6 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Presbytère de Saint-JacquesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897 · 5.7 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-JulienneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 5.7 km away, in Sainte-Julienne |
| Vieux Collège (Saint-Jacques, Quebec)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1912 · 5.8 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
| Moulin BleuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 8.7 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
Homes by age
41% of Saint-Alexis’s homes were built before 1961
Few of Saint-Alexis’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 13%, the norm 23%. Saint-Alexis has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 20%, where most towns have 15%. From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Alexis added 3.6% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%.
41%
Before 1961
23%
1961–80
13%
1981–2000
20%
2001–15
3.6%
2016–21
Saint-AlexisTypical 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-Alexis and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Alexis | 1,462 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 1 | 1 | 1859 |
| Saint-Jacques | 4,830 | 6 | 0 | 1897 |
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Liguori | 2,268 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 9 | 0 | 1827 |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Alexis in brief
Counted by age, 41% of Saint-Alexis’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
Questions about Saint-Alexis’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Alexis have on the registers?
Saint-Alexis has none of its own yet. Couvent des sœurs de Sainte-Anne, in Saint-Jacques, is the nearest, 5.6 km away.
How old are the homes in Saint-Alexis?
41% 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).