Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domain7 registered heritage sites stand within 25 km of Saint-Damien
From Saint-Damien, look 29 km away, to Saint-Cuthbert, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Wikidata dates the municipality to March 20, 1871, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
Looking back at Saint-Damien
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The registers find 7 places within 25 km of Saint-Damien
The first one out is Ancien couvent de Saint-Jean-de-Matha, 12 km away in Saint-Jean-de-Matha. By age, Saint-Jean-de-Matha Church leads, from 1884, at 12 km. They stand in 2 towns, Saint-Jean-de-Matha and Saint-Côme among them.
The 7 nearest, within 25 km
| Ancien couvent de Saint-Jean-de-MathaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1896–1897 · 12 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Maison de Louis CyrMunicipal citation (Québec) · 12 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884–1886 · 12 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Jean-de-MathaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884 · 12 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Monument funéraire de Louis CyrMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1912 · 13 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Church of St. CosmasMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 19 km away, in Saint-Côme |
| Presbytère de Saint-CômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887–1888 · 19 km away, in Saint-Côme |
Saint-Damien keeps more old homes than most towns: 25% from before 1961, against 18%
From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Damien added 3.3% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Saint-Damien’s largest group of homes, 36%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Count back from today and half of Saint-Damien’s homes are older than 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-Damien and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Damien | 2,569 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie | 1,856 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha | 5,415 | 5 | 0 | 1884 |
| Saint-Gabriel | 3,091 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mandeville | 2,511 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Béatrix | 2,388 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Damien in brief
Housing in Saint-Damien includes 25% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: as with most towns its size, no historic place is listed; and its past has one life on the record, Sœur Anne-Félicité (1890).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. 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 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.
Questions about Saint-Damien’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Damien have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Saint-Damien; Ancien couvent de Saint-Jean-de-Matha, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, is 12 km away.
When did Saint-Damien become a municipality?
Wikidata dates the municipality of Saint-Damien to March 20, 1871. That can be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
How old are the homes in Saint-Damien?
The 2021 Census dates 25% of its homes before 1961 (18% in the typical 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).