Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainIn Saint-Barnabé, 40% of homes go back before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Saint-Barnabé has 2.3 times as much. The nearest heritage to Saint-Barnabé is Église Saint-Léon-le-Grand, 10 km off, one of 47 places within 25 km. For the highest designations, the closest town is Yamachiche, 10 km off. Of the 2 people born in Saint-Barnabé before 1914, Léonide-Nestor-Arthur Ricard came first.
Saint-Barnabé, long ago
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Within 25 km of Saint-Barnabé, the oldest record dates from 1634
Places as far as 25 km from Saint-Barnabé, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Fort Trois-Rivières, in Trois-Rivières, is the oldest (1634). The chart rests on 38 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 21.
10 km from Saint-Barnabé: Église Saint-Léon-le-Grand, the nearest on the registers
They are spread over 8 towns, including Trois-Rivières, Shawinigan and Yamachiche. Within 25 km there are 47 in all. By age, Fort Trois-Rivières leads, from 1634, at 23 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Église Saint-Léon-le-GrandClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1819–1824 · 10 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Presbytère de Saint-Léon-le-GrandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1894 · 10 km away, in Louiseville |
| Nérée-Beauchemin HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1867 · 11 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Maison Louis-Léon-Lesieur-DesaulniersClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1860–1865 · 11 km away, in Yamachiche |
| L'Enfilade-de-Maisons-en-Brique-Rouge-de-YamachicheClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1850–1900 · 11 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Forges du Saint-MauriceNational Historic Site · 1730–1731 · 14 km away, in Trois-Rivières |
| Site archéologique des Forges-GrondinClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1878 · 14 km away, in Saint-Boniface |
| Moulin seigneurial de TonnancourClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1765–1788 · 15 km away, in Trois-Rivières |
| Site patrimonial du Moulin-Seigneurial-de-TonnancourClassified heritage site (Québec) · 15 km away, in Trois-Rivières |
| Chapelle funéraire Montour-MalhiotMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1865–1870 · 15 km away, in Trois-Rivières |
| Maison DufresneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1850 · 15 km away, in Trois-Rivières |
| Site du calvaireCited heritage site (Québec) · 16 km away, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton |
40% of Saint-Barnabé’s homes were built before 1961
From 2016 on, Saint-Barnabé built 3.8% of its homes, near the typical 4.1%. Few of Saint-Barnabé’s homes date from 2001 to 2015: 10%, the norm 15%. Only 17% of Saint-Barnabé’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, less than the typical town’s 23%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint-Barnabé and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barnabé | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Charette | 1,178 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 3 | 3 | 1850 |
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 1 | 1 | 1878 |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Barnabé in brief
Housing in Saint-Barnabé includes 40% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, people of its past such as Emma Gendron (1897) and Léonide-Nestor-Arthur Ricard (1882).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
Questions about Saint-Barnabé’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Barnabé have on the registers?
None inside Saint-Barnabé yet. The nearest, Église Saint-Léon-le-Grand, carries the highest designation, 10 km away in Yamachiche.
When did Saint-Barnabé become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Saint-Barnabé to July 1, 1855. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Saint-Barnabé?
40% 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).