How it began
Milestones of Saint-Esprit since 1855
For the municipality of Saint-Esprit itself, Wikidata records July 1, 1855, a date that can be a founding as much as a merger. Until 1956, Saint-Esprit was called Saint-Ours-du-Saint-Esprit.
Photo: Metalex · CC BY-SA 3.00historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Esprit · Canada’s heritage registers
Saint-Esprit keeps its older homes: 36% from before 1961
Saint-Esprit has 2.1 times what the typical town has (18%). 18 places on the heritage registers lie within 10 km of Saint-Esprit, the nearest Maison Archambault, 6.5 km away. Look 8.2 km away, to Sainte-Julienne, for the nearest place of the highest designation. 4 people on record were born in Saint-Esprit before 1914, David Arthur Lafortune the earliest.
Historic places within 10 km
18
2 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
6.5 km
Maison Archambault
Homes built before 1961
36%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
4
the earliest in 1848
The age of the area
Around Saint-Esprit, within 10 km, the dated heritage reaches back to 1827
The historic places within 10 km of Saint-Esprit, not in it, by the first construction date on each record.
British North America 1760–18665
After Confederation 1867–191310
Wars and Depression 1914–19453
Since 1946 1946 on0
Dated places within 10 km: 18. Before Confederation: 5. Maison Archambault, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, is the oldest (1827).
Around the town
2 places of national importance within 10 km of Saint-Esprit
Count to 10 km and there are 18. The nearest is Maison Archambault, 6.5 km away in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan. They belong to 4 towns, chiefly Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, Saint-Jacques and Saint-Lin--Laurentides.
The 12 nearest, within 10 km
| Maison ArchambaultMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1827 · 6.5 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Maison Joséphat-GareauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1904 · 6.6 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Maison J.-Oswald-ForestMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1910 · 7.2 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Couvent de Saint-Roch-de-l'AchiganMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1881 · 7.2 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Maison Allard-LabrècheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1865 · 7.3 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Presbytère de Saint-Roch-de-l'AchiganMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905 · 7.3 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Maison MarienMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1919 · 7.4 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Moulin BleuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1860 · 7.5 km away, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan |
| Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-JulienneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859–1860 · 8.4 km away, in Sainte-Julienne |
| Sir Wilfrid LaurierNational Historic Site · 1870–1871 · 8.7 km away, in Saint-Lin--Laurentides |
| Wilfrid Laurier HouseRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1870–1872 · 8.7 km away, in Saint-Lin--Laurentides |
| Maison Louise-PariseauMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1905 · 9.2 km away, in Saint-Jacques |
Homes by age
36% of Saint-Esprit’s homes were built before 1961
Few of Saint-Esprit’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 18%, the norm 23%. Homes built from 2016 to 2021 are 4.4% of Saint-Esprit’s, about the typical 4.1%. Half of the homes standing in Saint-Esprit today were built before 1981.
36%
Before 1961
29%
1961–80
18%
1981–2000
14%
2001–15
4.4%
2016–21
Saint-EspritTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
1848 to 1903: the people Saint-Esprit gave its past
Counting only births before 1914, there are 4. Best known is David Arthur Lafortune, with articles in 3 Wikipedia languages. The longest life was Jean-Gaétan Daniel’s: 81 years, to 1984.
David Arthur Lafortune
Joseph-Ferdinand Daniel
Bernard Bissonnette
Jean-Gaétan Daniel
1800182518501875190019251950
DL
David Arthur Lafortune1848–1922 · Canadian politician
JD
Joseph-Ferdinand Daniel1869–1940 · Canadian politician
BB
Bernard Bissonnette1898–1964 · Canadian politician
JD
Jean-Gaétan Daniel1903–1984 · Politician
Everyone born in Saint-Esprit → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Neighbours
Saint-Esprit and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Alexis | 1,462 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 9 | 0 | 1827 |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 1 | 1 | 1859 |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | 26,673 | 2 | 1 | 1870 |
| Saint-Jacques | 4,830 | 6 | 0 | 1897 |
| Sainte-Marie-Salomé | 1,296 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Esprit in brief
Of the homes standing in Saint-Esprit, 36% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Among the lives from its past: David Arthur Lafortune (1848), Joseph-Ferdinand Daniel (1869) and Bernard Bissonnette (1898).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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-Esprit’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Esprit have on the registers?
Saint-Esprit has none of its own yet. Maison Archambault, in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, is the nearest, 6.5 km away.
How old are the homes in Saint-Esprit?
36% 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).