Photo: Grafcom . · CC BY-SA 3.0In Saint-Jude, 38% of homes go back before 1961
The typical town has 18%: Saint-Jude has 2.2 times the share. Within 25 km of Saint-Jude there are 24 designated places; Église de la Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, at 11 km, is the closest. For the highest designations, the closest town is Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu, 12 km off. For the municipality itself, Wikidata has July 1, 1855, which can be an incorporation or a merger rather than a founding.
The places within 25 km of Saint-Jude lean to the years before Confederation
The area here stretches to 25 km around Saint-Jude: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
Moulin à vent de Contrecœur, in Contrecoeur, is the oldest (1742). 22 places within 25 km have a date. 11 predate Confederation.
The highest designation, 14 times, within 25 km of Saint-Jude
They are 12 places classified by Québec, 8 municipal citations and 2 National Historic Sites. Saint-Hyacinthe, Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu and Saint-Ours hold most of them, among 10 towns. Closest of all is Église de la Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, in La Présentation, 11 km off.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Église de la Présentation-de-la-Sainte-ViergeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1817–1820 · 11 km away, in La Présentation |
| Site patrimonial de La Présentation-de-la-Sainte-ViergeClassified heritage site (Québec) · 11 km away, in La Présentation |
| Cloche Marguerite-MichelClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1802 · 12 km away, in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu |
| Maison Jean-Baptiste-MâsseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1809 · 12 km away, in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu |
| Troisième école de Côte-PlaisanceMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1954 · 12 km away, in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu |
| Maison François-CherrierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1808–1811 · 12 km away, in Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu |
| Noyau religieux de Saint-Antoine-de-PadoueCited heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu |
| ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1905–1907 · 15 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Canadian National Railways Station, Sainte-Hyacinthe, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1899–1900 · 16 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Saint-Ours CanalNational Historic Site · 1830–1834 · 16 km away, in Saint-Ours |
| Hôtel de ville de Saint-HyacintheMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1895 · 16 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
| Saint-Hyacinthe Post OfficeNational Historic Site · 1889–1895 · 16 km away, in Saint-Hyacinthe |
New homes stand out in Saint-Jude: 8.8% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Saint-Jude built little from 1961 to 1980: 21% of its homes, where most towns have 27%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Saint-Jude’s, against 23% in the typical town. More than half of Saint-Jude’s housing predates 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint-Jude and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jude | 1,402 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Denis-sur-Richelieu | 2,439 | 4 | 3 | 1802 |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 0 | 0 | — |
| La Présentation | 2,696 | 2 | 2 | 1817 |
| Saint-Antoine-sur-Richelieu | 1,880 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Jude in brief
Housing in Saint-Jude includes 38% built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- People and events. The open directory puts its national historic persons nowhere, so a town shows one only on firm ground: a birth there, matched by name and life years, or a historic place there named for the person whose record says so. Events are left out.
- 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 is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
- The federal register. Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations lists every National Historic Site, federal heritage building, heritage railway station and lighthouse; the Canadian Register of Historic Places adds their statements in English and French.
Questions about Saint-Jude’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Jude have on the registers?
Saint-Jude has none of its own; Église de la Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, in La Présentation, the closest at 11 km, holds the highest designation.
When did Saint-Jude become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Saint-Jude dates from July 1, 1855; the record doesn’t say whether that is a founding, an incorporation or a merger.
How old are the homes in Saint-Jude?
38% 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).