Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Garbanzo972 · CC BY-SA 3.0The nearest heritage to Saint-Donat is Gare ferroviaire de Saint-Faustin-Station, 28 km off, one of 14 places within 50 km. Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson, 33 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
The founding of Saint-Donat came on February 19, 1904. 122 years have passed since. Until 1953, Saint-Donat was called Lussier.
How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Saint-Donat, Lanaudière”, revision 1378410338 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.
Out to 50 km from Saint-Donat, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Oldest of all: Maison Joseph-Thibodeau, Piedmont, 1844. 12 dated places within 50 km make up the record. One goes back before 1867.
At 28 km, Gare ferroviaire de Saint-Faustin-Station in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré is the closest. By designation: 12 municipal citations, a heritage railway station and a place classified by Québec. They are spread over 8 towns, including Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Mont-Tremblant and Saint-Côme.
| Gare ferroviaire de Saint-Faustin-StationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1893 · 28 km away, in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré |
| Canadian Pacific Railway Station, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1902–1903 · 30 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Ancien bureau de poste de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1914–1916 · 30 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Presbytère de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1928 · 30 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Église de Sainte-Agathe-des-MontsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905–1907 · 30 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Charnier de Sainte-AgatheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 30 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts |
| Chapel of St. BernardMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1941–1942 · 31 km away, in Mont-Tremblant |
| Centre commercial du Domaine-de-l'EstérelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1936–1937 · 34 km away, in Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson |
| Presbytère de Saint-CômeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887–1888 · 34 km away, in Saint-Côme |
| Church of St. CosmasMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1886 · 34 km away, in Saint-Côme |
| Site du patrimoine Beattie-des-PinsCited heritage site (Québec) · 1891–1910 · 35 km away, in Mont-Tremblant |
| Maison Joseph-ThibodeauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1844–1855 · 46 km away, in Piedmont |
22% of Saint-Donat’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, more than the typical town’s 15%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 31% of Saint-Donat’s homes. Like the typical town (18%), Saint-Donat has 18% of its homes from before 1961.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns of 5,100 to 5,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Queen Alexandra, Annapolis County, Subdivision B and River-Osborne have more. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have nothing on the registers.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Donat | 5,087 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Notre-Dame-de-la-Merci | 1,154 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Donat’s homes from before 1961 come to 18%, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
Not inside Saint-Donat. The closest is Gare ferroviaire de Saint-Faustin-Station in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré, 28 km away.
18% 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).