TopClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1878Site archéologique des Forges-Grondinchemin du Lac-des-ÎlesPhoto: Lavabo pq · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Site archéologique des Forges-Grondin · Photo: Lavabo pq · CC BY-SA 4.01historic place on the registers
History of Saint-Boniface · Canada’s heritage registers
Saint-Boniface’s 1 historic place is a top designation
Site archéologique des Forges-Grondin, from 1878, is Saint-Boniface’s classified heritage site (québec). As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from January 1, 1962, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding. Per resident Saint-Boniface has more than 85% of Canadian towns: 1.9 for every 10,000 people.
Historic places
1
1.9 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Oldest building
1878
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
20%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Saint-Boniface’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
Federal designations come from Parks Canada; Québec’s own register adds what the province has classified and what the municipality has cited.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Saint-Boniface with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Near Saint-Boniface, within 10 km: 3 places of national rank
Within 10 km there are 6 in all. Nearest comes Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-Présentation, 6.9 km off, in Shawinigan. Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting Complex, 7 km off, is the oldest: 1899.
The 6 nearest, within 10 km
| Church of Notre-Dame-de-la-PrésentationNational Historic Site · 1924–1925 · 6.9 km away, in Shawinigan |
| Former Shawinigan Aluminum Smelting ComplexNational Historic Site · 1899–1928 · 7 km away, in Shawinigan |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Shawinigan, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1927–1928 · 8.1 km away, in Shawinigan |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Shawinigan, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1929–1930 · 8.7 km away, in Shawinigan |
| Caserne ChamplainClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1922 · 9.2 km away, in Shawinigan |
| Site du calvaireCited heritage site (Québec) · 9.8 km away, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton |
Homes by age
A growing town: 6.7% of Saint-Boniface’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
The busiest building years in Saint-Boniface were from 2001 to 2015, which account for 26% of today’s homes. Before 1961: 20% of Saint-Boniface’s homes, near the usual 18%. Half of the homes standing in Saint-Boniface today were built before 2001.
20%
Before 1961
24%
1961–80
24%
1981–2000
26%
2001–15
6.7%
2016–21
Saint-BonifaceTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
Saint-Boniface has the 3rd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,400 to 5,400 residents, by places on the registers.
Saint-Boniface1
Only Saint-Jean-de-Matha and Inverness County, Subdivision A have more. The middle one has 0. 9 of them have none.
Neighbours
Saint-Boniface and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 1 | 1 | 1878 |
| Charette | 1,178 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | 6,613 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Shawinigan | 51,739 | 8 | 3 | 1885 |
| Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc | 1,598 | 1 | 0 | 1936 |
In brief
Saint-Boniface in brief
Counted by age, 20% of Saint-Boniface’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Together that makes 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, led by Site archéologique des Forges-Grondin. Only 2 of the 16 towns nearest its size have more historic places. Beyond that, its one place was designated in 1987.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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 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.
- 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-Boniface’s history
Which places in Saint-Boniface have the highest designation?
Just one: Site archéologique des Forges-Grondin.
What is the oldest building in Saint-Boniface?
Site archéologique des Forges-Grondin — its record dates it to 1878 (Classified heritage site (Québec)).
How old are the homes in Saint-Boniface?
Before 1961: 20% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).