Photo: Gaétan Veillette · CC BY-SA 4.0In a 25 km circle around Saint-Damase: 45 places on the registers
From Saint-Damase, look 9.4 km away, to Saint-Jean-Baptiste, for the nearest place of the highest designation. The earliest of 6 people born in Saint-Damase before 1914 is Jean Baptiste Blanchet. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from October 5, 2001, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding.
45 places on Canada’s registers lie 25 km or less from Saint-Damase
They are 16 places classified by Québec, 15 municipal citations and 8 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Chambly, Saint-Hyacinthe and Mont-Saint-Hilaire hold most of them, among 12 towns. Nearest comes Hôtel de ville de Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 9.3 km off, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-Jean-BaptisteMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1797 · 9.3 km away, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Église Saint-Jean-BaptisteClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1807–1810 · 9.3 km away, in Saint-Jean-Baptiste |
| Porte des Anciens MairesMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1927 · 12 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Pavillon de l'aqueducMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1897–1898 · 12 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Couvent des Sœurs de la Présentation de MarieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1857 · 12 km away, in Saint-Césaire |
| Ensemble religieux de Saint-Paul-d'AbbotsfordClassified heritage site (Québec) · 12 km away, in Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford |
| Saint-Hyacinthe Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1889–1895 · 13 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Marché public de Saint-HyacintheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1876–1877 · 13 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-HyacintheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 13 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Sainte-Hyacinthe, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1899–1900 · 13 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1907 · 13 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Moulin à eau de la Grande BarbueMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1829 · 14 km away, in Saint-Césaire |
Near Saint-Damase, within 25 km: built places from 1665 on
The nearest historic places to Saint-Damase, out to 25 km, by the first construction date on each record.
Oldest of all: Fort Chambly, Chambly, 1665. 42 places within 25 km carry a construction date. 21 go back before 1867.
Saint-Damase keeps more old homes than most towns: 28% from before 1961, against 18%
More than half of Saint-Damase’s housing predates 1981. The busiest building years in Saint-Damase were from 1961 to 1980, which account for 34% of today’s homes. New building has been slow in Saint-Damase: 2.9% of homes date from 2016–21, where most towns have 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.
Before 1914, Saint-Damase gave 6 lives to the record
The most recent birth is Joseph Fontaine’s, in 1900. It starts with Jean Baptiste Blanchet, born in 1842. Joseph Fontaine reached 86, the longest life here, ending in 1986. By Wikipedia’s reach, Jean Baptiste Blanchet leads, with 4 articles.
Everyone born in Saint-Damase → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Saint-Damase and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Rougemont | 2,832 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 2 | 1 | 1797 |
| Sainte-Madeleine | 2,387 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 2 | 0 | 1829 |
Saint-Damase in brief
Before 1961: 28% of Saint-Damase’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Jean Baptiste Blanchet (1842), Maxime Decelles (1849) and Fabien-Zoël Decelles (1870) lead its people of the past.
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. 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.
- 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.
- 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 grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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-Damase’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Damase have on the registers?
None inside Saint-Damase yet. The nearest is Hôtel de ville de Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 9.3 km away in Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
When did Saint-Damase become a municipality?
Wikidata gives October 5, 2001 for Saint-Damase, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Saint-Damase?
28% 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).