Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Older housing stands out in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec: 39% predates 1961
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec’s share is 2.2 times the typical 18%. 23 places on the heritage registers lie within 50 km of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, the nearest Presbytère de Saint-Cyprien, 23 km away. Look 27 km away, to Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, for the nearest place of the highest designation. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is April 16, 1928; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
Within 50 km of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, the oldest record dates from 1803
No place near Saint-Michel-du-Squatec is close: these lie up to 50 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
19 dated places within 50 km make up the record. 9 go back before 1867. Manoir Rioux-Belzile, in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, is the oldest (1803).
The registers find 23 places within 50 km of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec
Oldest of them is Manoir Rioux-Belzile (1803), 45 km off. Nearest comes Presbytère de Saint-Cyprien, 23 km off, in Saint-Cyprien. Of the 11 of the highest rank, the nearest is Fort Ingall, 27 km away.
The 12 nearest, within 50 km
| Presbytère de Saint-CyprienMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1899 · 23 km away, in Saint-Cyprien |
| Fort IngallClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1839–1841 · 27 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Cabano railway stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1889 · 27 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Entrepôt du magasin général L. P. BeaulieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930 · 32 km away, in Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac |
| Presbytère de Saint-HubertClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1878 · 34 km away, in Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup |
| Salle des loisirs de Sainte-FrançoiseMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1945 · 34 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges |
| Presbytère de DégelisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1950–1951 · 39 km away, in Dégelis |
| Maison du notaireMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1842 · 43 km away, in Trois-Pistoles |
| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges ChurchClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1882–1887 · 43 km away, in Trois-Pistoles |
| Site patrimonial du Manoir-Rioux-BelzileClassified heritage site (Québec) · 45 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges |
| Manoir Rioux-BelzileClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1803–1815 · 45 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges |
| Maison hantéeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1848 · 46 km away, in Notre-Dame-des-Neiges |
New homes are rare in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec: 2% from 2016–21, against a usual 4.1%
Half of the homes standing in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec today were built before 1981. Only 7% of Saint-Michel-du-Squatec’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, 32% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint-Michel-du-Squatec in brief
In Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, 39% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- 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. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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-Michel-du-Squatec’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Michel-du-Squatec have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Saint-Michel-du-Squatec; Presbytère de Saint-Cyprien, in Saint-Cyprien, is 23 km away.
When did Saint-Michel-du-Squatec become a municipality?
Wikidata gives April 16, 1928 for Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Saint-Michel-du-Squatec?
The 2021 Census dates 39% 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).