Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Benjamin keeps its older homes: 37% from before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Saint-Benjamin has 2.1 times the share. The nearest heritage to Saint-Benjamin is Pont Perrault, 12 km off, one of 9 places within 25 km. Look 11 km away, to Notre-Dame-des-Pins, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is January 9, 1897; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Within 25 km of Saint-Benjamin, the record goes back to 1859
Places as far as 25 km from Saint-Benjamin, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
Oldest of all: Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Courthouse, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, 1859. 9 dated places within 25 km make up the record. 2 go back before 1867.
Top-ranked heritage near Saint-Benjamin: 4 places within 25 km
All told, 9 places are within 25 km. The first one out is Pont Perrault, 12 km away in Notre-Dame-des-Pins. They are spread over 5 towns, including Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges and Saint-Léon-de-Standon.
The 9 nearest, within 25 km
| Pont PerraultClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1929 · 12 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Pins |
| Édifice du Sénateur-BolducMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1920 · 14 km away, in Beauceville |
| Manoir William-Milburn-PozerMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1879 · 15 km away, in Saint-Georges |
| Socle de la Statue-Équestre-de-Saint-GeorgesClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1912 · 15 km away, in Saint-Georges |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-Joseph-de-BeauceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1937–1938 · 23 km away, in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce CourthouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1862 · 23 km away, in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce |
| Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce Institutional EnsembleNational Historic Site · 1865–1912 · 23 km away, in Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce |
| Croix de chemin du Rang-Saint-GuillaumeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1946 · 23 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon |
| Croix de chemin du Rang-Saint-FrançoisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1989 · 25 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon |
Just outside Saint-Benjamin: 1
| Site de la chapelle Saint-Paul, du cimetière et du manoir TaylorCited heritage site (Québec) · 600 m outside the town |
5.5% of Saint-Benjamin’s homes are from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Few of Saint-Benjamin’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 9.9%, the norm 23%. Saint-Benjamin has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 22%, where most towns have 15%. Over half of the homes in Saint-Benjamin were already standing by 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint-Benjamin and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Benjamin | 1,267 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Notre-Dame-des-Pins | 1,935 | 1 | 1 | 1929 |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | 1,460 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beauceville | 6,228 | 1 | 0 | 1920 |
| Saint-Georges | 33,881 | 2 | 1 | 1879 |
| Lac-Etchemin | 4,089 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Benjamin in brief
Older stock first: 37% of homes in Saint-Benjamin were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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. 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.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
Questions about Saint-Benjamin’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Benjamin have on the registers?
None in Saint-Benjamin itself. The closest is Pont Perrault in Notre-Dame-des-Pins, 12 km away, a place of the highest rank.
When did Saint-Benjamin become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Saint-Benjamin dates from January 9, 1897; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Saint-Benjamin?
37% 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).