How it began
Saint-Gabriel on record since 1892
As a municipality, Saint-Gabriel carries the date December 17, 1892 on Wikidata: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation. Saint-Gabriel was known as Saint-Gabriel de Brandon until 1967.
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Gabriel · Canada’s heritage registers
45% of Saint-Gabriel’s homes were built before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Saint-Gabriel has 2.6 times as much. Maison de Louis Cyr, 13 km from Saint-Gabriel, heads a list of 6 historic places within 25 km. The nearest town with a top designation is Saint-Cuthbert, 17 km away.
Historic places within 25 km
6
1 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
13 km
Maison de Louis Cyr
Homes built before 1961
45%
typical town: 18%
Around the town
The highest designation, once, within 25 km of Saint-Gabriel
All told, 6 places are within 25 km. The nearest is Maison de Louis Cyr, 13 km away in Saint-Jean-de-Matha. By age, Presbytère de Saint-Cuthbert leads, from 1874, at 21 km.
The 6 nearest, within 25 km
| Maison de Louis CyrMunicipal citation (Québec) · 13 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Ancien couvent de Saint-Jean-de-MathaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1896–1897 · 13 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha ChurchMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884–1886 · 13 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Jean-de-MathaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1884 · 13 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Monument funéraire de Louis CyrMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1912 · 14 km away, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha |
| Presbytère de Saint-CuthbertClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1874–1876 · 21 km away, in Saint-Cuthbert |
Homes by age
Only 2.2% of Saint-Gabriel’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 6.2% of Saint-Gabriel’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Over half of the homes in Saint-Gabriel were already standing by 1981. In Saint-Gabriel, 26% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
45%
Before 1961
26%
1961–80
20%
1981–2000
6.2%
2001–15
2.2%
2016–21
Saint-GabrielTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Towns its size
How Saint-Gabriel compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,100 to 3,100 residents, by places on the registers.
Saint-Gabriel0
Just these have more: Cap-Saint-Ignace, Greenbelt (east) and Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part. The typical town its size has 0. 13 of them have none.
Neighbours
Saint-Gabriel and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gabriel | 3,091 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Norbert | 1,143 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mandeville | 2,511 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Damien | 2,569 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-Matha | 5,415 | 5 | 0 | 1884 |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Gabriel in brief
Before 1961: 45% of Saint-Gabriel’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Most towns its size have more historic places: the typical one has 0.
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 grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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. 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. 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.
- 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.
Questions about Saint-Gabriel’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Gabriel have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Saint-Gabriel; Maison de Louis Cyr, in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, is 13 km away.
How old are the homes in Saint-Gabriel?
45% 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).