LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1890Presbytère de Saint-Martin129 1e Avenue EstPhoto: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Presbytère de Saint-Martin · Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.02historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Martin · Canada’s heritage registers
Canada’s registers list 2 historic places in Saint-Martin
For its size Saint-Martin is rich ground: 7.4 per 10,000 residents, ahead of 97% of Canadian towns. The earliest construction date, 1890, belongs to Presbytère de Saint-Martin. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from October 12, 1911, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding. On the list: 2 municipal citations.
Historic places
2
7.4 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
2
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1890
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
31%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
A walk through Saint-Martin in 2 photos
The first two: Presbytère de Saint-Martin and Église Saint-Martin. Each of Saint-Martin’s two designated places has a photo.
Photos 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.
The map
Where Saint-Martin’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Provincial and local listings
Names show on hover, and a tap takes you to the place’s page.
The 2, by tier
2 Provincial and local listings
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.
Provincial and local listings
On provincial and local lists in Saint-Martin: 2 places
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. The oldest, Presbytère de Saint-Martin, dates from 1890; the newest from 1902. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1902–1903Église Saint-Martin1e Avenue EstPhoto: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Commons file
Around the town
12 historic places within 25 km of Saint-Martin
The oldest, Maison Georges-Poulin, dates from 1840, 24 km away. At 17 km, Socle de la Statue-Équestre-de-Saint-Georges in Saint-Georges is the closest. Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges and La Guadeloupe hold most of them, among 5 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Socle de la Statue-Équestre-de-Saint-GeorgesClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1912 · 17 km away, in Saint-Georges |
| Manoir William-Milburn-PozerMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1879 · 18 km away, in Saint-Georges |
| Maison Georges-PépinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1845 · 21 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Évariste-de-ForsythClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1906 · 22 km away, in La Guadeloupe |
| Pont Napoléon-GrondinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1933 · 22 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Maison Deslauriers et laiterieMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1867 · 23 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Maison Georges-PoulinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1840–1860 · 24 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Maison Roméo-PoulinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1842 · 24 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Maison Vital-RoyMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1840–1860 · 24 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
| Maison François-GouletMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1900 · 25 km away, in Lambton |
| Pont PerraultClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1929 · 25 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Pins |
| Cimetière de Saint-ÉphremMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1882 · 25 km away, in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce |
Homes by age
31% of Saint-Martin’s homes are older than 1961, against a usual 18%
Homes built from 2016 to 2021 make up 5.3% of Saint-Martin’s, above the typical 4.1%. Only 11% of Saint-Martin’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Half of the homes standing in Saint-Martin today were built before 1981.
31%
Before 1961
28%
1961–80
25%
1981–2000
11%
2001–15
5.3%
2016–21
Saint-MartinTypical 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
Saint-Martin has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 2,700 to 2,700 residents, by places on the registers.
Saint-Martin2
Ahead of it: Emerson-Franklin. The typical town its size has 1. 8 of them have nothing on the registers.
Neighbours
Saint-Martin and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Martin | 2,687 | 2 | 0 | 1890 |
| Saint-René | 1,035 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley | 1,610 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce | 2,136 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Benoît-Labre | 1,655 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Georges | 33,881 | 2 | 1 | 1879 |
In brief
Saint-Martin in brief
Before 1961: 31% of Saint-Martin’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 2 historic places. Just one town of its size, out of 16, has more historic places. For the rest, its past has lives on the record such as Raoul Poulin (1900) and Georges-Octave Poulin (1894); and all its places were designated in 2001.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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.
- Protection. In Québec, a classement or a municipal citation under the Loi sur le patrimoine culturel protects the building in law; a federal designation recognises significance and binds only federal owners.
- 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. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Saint-Martin’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Martin have on the registers?
Inside Saint-Martin: 2 historic places.
How old are the homes in Saint-Martin?
31% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
What is the oldest building in Saint-Martin?
Presbytère de Saint-Martin — its record dates it to 1890 (Municipal citation (Québec)).
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).