Photo: Félix Mathieu-Bégin · CC BY-SA 4.0The heritage near Saint-Gilles: 21 places in a 25 km radius
From Saint-Gilles, look 16 km away, to Saint-Bernard, for the nearest place of the highest designation. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has July 1, 1855, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
10 places of national importance within 25 km of Saint-Gilles
Their towns number 12: Lévis, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly and Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière first. 21 places lie within 25 km. By age, Maison Pâquet leads, from 1750, at 23 km.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Église de Saint-Narcisse-de-BeaurivageMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1879–1880 · 9.2 km away, in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage |
| Maison Magloire-BrochuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1853 · 14 km away, in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon |
| Maison Louis-DumontMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1908 · 14 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière |
| Presbytère de Saint-OctaveMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1916 · 14 km away, in Saint-Flavien |
| Cimetière anglican de Saint-SylvestreClassified heritage building (Québec) · 15 km away, in Saint-Sylvestre |
| Ancien chemin CraigMunicipal citation (Québec) · 15 km away, in Saint-Sylvestre |
| Église Saint-BernardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1871–1873 · 16 km away, in Saint-Bernard |
| Presbytère de Saint-BernardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1865–1866 · 16 km away, in Saint-Bernard |
| Pont couvert de Sainte-AgatheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1928 · 20 km away, in Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière |
| Manoir Crawford-AtkinsonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 21 km away, in Scott |
| Église Saint-Isidore de Saint-IsidoreClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1853–1856 · 22 km away, in Saint-Isidore |
| Chapelle de procession de Saint-NicolasClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800 · 22 km away, in Lévis |
From 1750 on: the dated places within 25 km of Saint-Gilles
Reaching 25 km out from Saint-Gilles: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
Oldest of all: Maison Pâquet, Lévis, 1750. The bars count 17 dated places within 25 km. Before Confederation: 9.
A growing town: 10% of Saint-Gilles’s homes went up from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Homes built from 2001 to 2015 make up 25% of Saint-Gilles’s, against 15% in the typical town. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 25% of Saint-Gilles’s homes. Before 1961: 21% of Saint-Gilles’s homes, near the usual 18%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
How Saint-Gilles compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 3,500 to 3,600 residents, by places on the registers.
Just these have more: Downtown East Village, Saint-Pascal and Saint-Isidore. The middle one has 0. For 13, the registers list nothing.
Saint-Gilles and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gilles | 3,521 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | 1,303 | 1 | 0 | 1879 |
| Saint-Agapit | 4,817 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon | 7,551 | 1 | 0 | 1853 |
| Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière | 1,042 | 2 | 0 | 1908 |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage | 1,091 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 2 | 2 | 1865 |
Saint-Gilles in brief
Counted by age, 21% of Saint-Gilles’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. For its size the list is short: the typical town has 0 historic places. The other figures are unremarkable: its past has one life on the record, Raymond O'Hurley (1909).
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
- 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Saint-Gilles’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Gilles have on the registers?
Not inside Saint-Gilles. The closest is Église de Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, 9.2 km away.
When did Saint-Gilles become a municipality?
Wikidata gives July 1, 1855 for Saint-Gilles, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Saint-Gilles?
The 2021 Census dates 21% 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).