How it began
Saint-Calixte on record since 1855
Until 1954, Saint-Calixte was called Kilkenny. A single date stands for Saint-Calixte as a municipality on Wikidata, July 1, 1855, and it may be an incorporation rather than a founding.
Photo: Picturelover · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Calixte · Canada’s heritage registers
Once Kilkenny: Saint-Calixte took its name in 1954
Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne, 10 km from Saint-Calixte, heads a list of 34 historic places within 25 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 12 km away, in Sainte-Julienne. Of the 2 people born in Saint-Calixte before 1914, Médéric Duval came first.
Historic places within 25 km
34
6 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
10 km
Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne
Homes built before 1961
22%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
2
the earliest in 1866
The age of the area
From 1827 on: the dated places within 25 km of Saint-Calixte
Reaching 25 km out from Saint-Calixte: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
British North America 1760–18666
After Confederation 1867–191322
Wars and Depression 1914–19455
Since 1946 1946 on0
Maison Archambault, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, goes back furthest, to 1827. The chart rests on 33 dated places within 25 km. 6 predate Confederation.
Around the town
Within 25 km of Saint-Calixte, 6 top designations
They are 26 municipal citations, 5 places classified by Québec and a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. By age, Maison Archambault leads, from 1827, at 21 km. Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne in Sainte-Julienne is the nearest, 10 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-JulienneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 10 km away, in Sainte-Julienne |
| Wilfrid Laurier HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1870–1872 · 12 km away, in Saint-Lin--Laurentides |
| Sir Wilfrid LaurierNational Historic Site · 1870–1871 · 12 km away, in Saint-Lin--Laurentides |
| Centre commercial du Domaine-de-l'EstérelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1936–1937 · 18 km away, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson |
| Maison Allard-LabrècheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1865 · 20 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Grange-écurie des Prêtres-ChaumontClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1884–1915 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Maison des Prêtres-ChaumontClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1884 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Cimetière de Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Ancien couvent de Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882–1883 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Église Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899–1902 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Presbytère de Sainte-Anne-des-PlainesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 21 km away, in Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines |
| Maison ArchambaultMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1827 · 21 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
Homes by age
Saint-Calixte’s building boom came from 1961 to 1980: 40% of its homes
More than half of Saint-Calixte’s housing predates 1981. Like the typical town (18%), Saint-Calixte has 22% of its homes from before 1961. From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Calixte added 5.7% of its homes, more than the typical town’s 4.1%.
22%
Before 1961
40%
1961–80
15%
1981–2000
17%
2001–15
5.7%
2016–21
Saint-CalixteTypical 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-Calixte and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 1 | 1 | 1859 |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | 26,673 | 2 | 1 | 1870 |
| Chertsey | 5,678 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Calixte in brief
Saint-Calixte’s homes from before 1961 come to 22%, against 18% in the typical town. For the rest, as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed; and people of its past such as Joseph-Odilon Duval (1895) and Médéric Duval (1866).
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.
- 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. 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Calixte’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Calixte have on the registers?
None inside Saint-Calixte yet. The nearest, Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne, carries the highest designation, 10 km away in Sainte-Julienne.
How old are the homes in Saint-Calixte?
22% 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).