Photo: Harfang · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Basile keeps its older homes: 34% from before 1961
Saint-Basile’s share is 2 times the typical 18%. The nearest heritage to Saint-Basile is Église Saint-John-the-Evangelist de Portneuf, 8.3 km off, one of 8 places within 10 km. Portneuf, 7.2 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Wikidata gives March 1, 2000 for the municipality, whether that is when it was founded, incorporated or merged.
From 1720 on: the dated places within 10 km of Saint-Basile
Each historic place within 10 km of Saint-Basile, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Pagé - Rinfret House / Beaudry House, Cap-Santé, 1720. Dated places within 10 km: 6. 3 are older than 1867.
Within 10 km of Saint-Basile, 5 top designations
The earliest date is Pagé - Rinfret House / Beaudry House’s, 1720, 10 km away. They are 4 places classified by Québec, 3 municipal citations and a National Historic Site. Closest of all is Église Saint-John-the-Evangelist de Portneuf, in Portneuf, 8.3 km off.
The 8 nearest, within 10 km
| Église Saint-John-the-Evangelist de PortneufMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884 · 8.3 km away, in Portneuf |
| Manoir de la Baronnie-de-PortneufClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1761–1789 · 8.3 km away, in Portneuf |
| Calvaire de Notre-Dame-des-Sept-DouleursClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1885 · 8.4 km away, in Portneuf |
| Église Saint-Bartholomew de Saint-RaymondMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1840 · 9.2 km away, in Saint-Raymond |
| Moulin MarcouxClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1870–1872 · 9.3 km away, in Pont-Rouge |
| Ensemble institutionnel de Pont-RougeCited heritage site (Québec) · 9.5 km away, in Pont-Rouge |
| Site de pêche DéryClassified heritage site (Québec) · 9.7 km away, in Pont-Rouge |
| Pagé - Rinfret House / Beaudry HouseNational Historic Site · 1720–1804 · 10 km away, in Cap-Santé |
34% of Saint-Basile’s homes were built before 1961
Half of the homes standing in Saint-Basile today were built before 1981. 19% of Saint-Basile’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.7% of Saint-Basile’s, about the typical 4.1%.
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-Basile compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,900 to 2,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Scott and Moosomin. The middle one has 0. 14 of them have nothing on the registers.
Saint-Basile and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Basile | 2,918 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Portneuf | 3,410 | 3 | 2 | 1761 |
| Cap-Santé | 3,885 | 4 | 4 | 1720 |
| Pont-Rouge | 11,339 | 3 | 2 | 1870 |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Raymond | 11,951 | 4 | 0 | 1840 |
| Deschambault-Grondines | 2,251 | 16 | 10 | 1648 |
Saint-Basile in brief
Older stock first: 34% of homes in Saint-Basile were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 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.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Basile’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Basile have on the registers?
None inside Saint-Basile yet. The nearest is Église Saint-John-the-Evangelist de Portneuf, 8.3 km away in Portneuf.
When did Saint-Basile become a municipality?
Wikidata gives March 1, 2000 for Saint-Basile, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Saint-Basile?
34% 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).