How it began
The dates behind Saint-Paulin, from 1988
In Wikidata’s entry, the municipality of Saint-Paulin dates from February 27, 1988; that can mean a founding, a charter or a merger. In 1988 the municipality took over from Hunterstown.
Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Paulin · Canada’s heritage registers
Older housing stands out in Saint-Paulin: 41% predates 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Saint-Paulin has 2.4 times as much. Within 25 km of Saint-Paulin there are 15 designated places; Site du calvaire, at 9.6 km, is the closest. The nearest town with a top designation is Saint-Boniface, 17 km away.
Historic places within 25 km
15
11 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
9.6 km
Site du calvaire
Homes built before 1961
41%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
1
the earliest in 1871
The age of the area
The 25 km around Saint-Paulin keep buildings from as early as 1765
No place near Saint-Paulin is close: these lie up to 25 km away, each by its first recorded construction date.
British North America 1760–18666
After Confederation 1867–19135
Wars and Depression 1914–19453
Since 1946 1946 on0
Maison Doucet, in Maskinongé, is the oldest (1765). 14 places within 25 km have a date. Before Confederation: 6.
Around the town
15 historic places within 25 km of Saint-Paulin
For the highest designations, the nearest of 11 is Église Saint-Léon-le-Grand, 13 km away. Their towns number 7: Yamachiche, Louiseville and Maskinongé first. The mix: 9 places classified by Québec, 4 municipal citations and 2 National Historic Sites.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Site du calvaireCited heritage site (Québec) · 9.6 km away, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton |
| Église Saint-Léon-le-GrandClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1819–1824 · 13 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Presbytère de Saint-Léon-le-GrandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1894 · 13 km away, in Louiseville |
| Site archéologique des Forges-GrondinClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1878 · 15 km away, in Saint-Boniface |
| Maison Béland-LatourelleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1925 · 19 km away, in Louiseville |
| Maison Joseph-Louis-Léandre-HamelinClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 19 km away, in Louiseville |
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-MaskinongéClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1811 · 20 km away, in Maskinongé |
| Maison Louis-Léon-Lesieur-DesaulniersClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1860–1865 · 21 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Nérée-Beauchemin HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1867 · 21 km away, in Yamachiche |
| L'Enfilade-de-Maisons-en-Brique-Rouge-de-YamachicheClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1850–1900 · 21 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Maison DoucetClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1765–1794 · 21 km away, in Maskinongé |
| Magasin général Le BrunClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1827 · 21 km away, in Maskinongé |
Homes by age
41% of Saint-Paulin’s homes were built before 1961
From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Paulin added 3.5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. Few of Saint-Paulin’s homes date from 1961 to 1980: 21%, the norm 27%. Half of the homes standing in Saint-Paulin today were built before 1981.
41%
Before 1961
21%
1961–80
24%
1981–2000
12%
2001–15
3.5%
2016–21
Saint-PaulinTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Neighbours
Saint-Paulin and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 1 | 0 | — |
| Charette | 1,178 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Alexis-des-Monts | 3,190 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Ursule | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Barnabé | 1,234 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 1 | 1 | 1878 |
In brief
Saint-Paulin in brief
In Saint-Paulin, 41% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Otherwise the figures are ordinary: Adélard Bellemare (1871) is its person of the past on the record.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The federal register. The federal list is complete and open: Parks Canada’s directory for the designations, the Canadian Register of Historic Places for what each one is and why it matters.
- 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.
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. National historic persons carry no place in the open file. They appear on a town’s page when born there (same name, same birth and death years) or when a historic place inside it carries their name and its record names them with their dates; national historic events don’t appear.
- 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 tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
Questions about Saint-Paulin’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Paulin have on the registers?
None within Saint-Paulin itself; the nearest is 9.6 km off: Site du calvaire, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton.
How old are the homes in Saint-Paulin?
41% 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).