TopNational Historic Site · 1664–1668Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente570 du Cap Tourmente RoadPhoto: Natidu · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
La Grande-Ferme · Photo: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.05historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Joachim · Canada’s heritage registers
History in Saint-Joachim goes back to 1664: Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente
Before 1961: 36% of Saint-Joachim’s homes, where most towns have 18%. On the registers the town counts 5 historic places, 4 at the top. Counted by designation, there are a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is July 1, 1855; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Historic places
5
Highest designations
4
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Oldest building
1664
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
36%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
All 4 of Saint-Joachim’s highest-designated places, photographed
Begin with La Grande-Ferme, then Église Saint-Joachim. Each of Saint-Joachim’s designated places has a photo. Credit goes to 4 photographers, each named on the photo.
Église Saint-Joachim
Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente
Presbytère de Saint-Joachim
French People's House+1See all photosPhotos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Through time
Saint-Joachim through the years, 1910–1925
One old photograph of the town, then the oldest view of one of its historic places, set out by date. Each dot on the line is a picture; tap one to open it full screen.
c. 1910
c. 1925Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
How old
For Saint-Joachim, most dated places belong to the years before Confederation
Each place by the first construction date on its record.
New France before 17602
British North America 1760–18663
After Confederation 1867–19130
Wars and Depression 1914–19450
Since 1946 1946 on0
5 of the 5 dated places were built before Confederation.
The map
Where Saint-Joachim’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsOther federal designations
Dots open their places’ pages; hover first to read the name.
The 5, by tier
4 Highest designations1 Other federal designations
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
4 places in Saint-Joachim with the highest designation
Designations came from 1959 to 2018. They are 3 places classified by Québec and a National Historic Site. National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1766Presbytère de Saint-Joachim165 rue de l'ÉglisePhoto: JeffT · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1771–1779Église Saint-Joachimrue de l'ÉglisePhoto: Concierge.2C · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1866La Grande-Ferme800 chemin du Cap-TourmentePhoto: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Other federal designations
One more federal designation in Saint-Joachim
Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.
FedRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1740–1761French People's HousePhoto: Cephas · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
What’s designated
Saint-Joachim’s largest group: churches and religious buildings, 40%
The top of the list holds Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente and Presbytère de Saint-Joachim.
Churches and religious buildings2
Houses1
Other places2
Grouped by what each register says the place is or was; a converted building counts as what it was built for.
Just outside
Just outside Saint-Joachim
Places the registers give to the town from within 5 km of its edge, nearest first.
Just outside Saint-Joachim: 4
| Château BellevueClassified heritage building (Québec) · 100 m outside the town |
| Chapelle Saint-Louis-de-GonzagueClassified heritage building (Québec) · 200 m outside the town |
| Domaine du Petit CapClassified heritage site (Québec) · 200 m outside the town |
| Maison ImbeauClassified heritage building (Québec) · 3 km outside the town |
Homes by age
Only 3.2% of Saint-Joachim’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Saint-Joachim built little from 2001 to 2015: 9.5% of its homes, where most towns have 15%. More than half of Saint-Joachim’s housing predates 1981. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up 29% of Saint-Joachim’s, about the typical 27%.
36%
Before 1961
29%
1961–80
24%
1981–2000
9.5%
2001–15
3.2%
2016–21
Saint-JoachimTypical 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
Saint-Joachim’s people of the past, born 1756–1899
5 people on the record were born here before 1914. Of them all, Télesphore Simard lived longest: 77 years, until 1955. Fame, by Wikipedia: Jean-Baptiste-Zacharie Bolduc first, in 3 languages.
Jean-Marie Poulin
Jean-Baptiste-Zacharie Bolduc
Télesphore Simard
Télesphore Simard
Louis Lachance
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JB
Jean-Baptiste-Zacharie Bolduc1818–1889 · Canadian missionary
TS
Télesphore Simard1878–1955 · Canadian businessman and politician
JP
Jean-Marie Poulin1756–1820 · Canadian politician
TS
Télesphore Simard1863–1924 · Canadian politician of Quebec
LL
Louis Lachance1899–1963
Everyone born in Saint-Joachim → 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-Joachim and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Joachim | 1,425 | 5 | 4 | 1664 |
| Beaupré | 4,314 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | 3,173 | 7 | 2 | 1780 |
| Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges | 4,083 | 2 | 2 | 1770 |
| Saint-Tite-des-Caps | 1,611 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Jean-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,006 | 3 | 3 | 1734 |
| Berthier-sur-Mer | 1,819 | 1 | 1 | 1720 |
In brief
Saint-Joachim in brief
Older stock first: 36% of homes in Saint-Joachim were standing by 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The lists come to 5 historic places, 4 with the highest designation, including Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente. Most of its dated places come from the years before Confederation: 3 of 5. Of its people of the past, the best known are Jean-Baptiste-Zacharie Bolduc (1818), Télesphore Simard (1878) and Jean-Marie Poulin (1756). For the rest, the designations ran from 1959 to 2018.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Map points. Federal places get their map points from Wikidata, since Parks Canada’s files carry none; they are as mapped there.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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 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.
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
Questions about Saint-Joachim’s history
What is the oldest building in Saint-Joachim?
By its record, Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente, from 1664 (National Historic Site).
How old are the homes in Saint-Joachim?
36% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
Which places in Saint-Joachim have the highest designation?
Petite-Ferme du cap Tourmente, Presbytère de Saint-Joachim, Église Saint-Joachim and La Grande-Ferme.
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada (Parks Canada). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).