Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Beyond Saint-Philippe’s limits, 10 historic places within 10 km
Its housing is mostly newer: 8.9% predates 1961, where the typical town has 18%. La Prairie, 6 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank. Of the 12 people born in Saint-Philippe before 1914, Pierre-Théophile Decoigne came first. Wikidata dates the municipality to July 1, 1855, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger.
8 places of national importance within 10 km of Saint-Philippe
Brossard, La Prairie and Candiac hold most of them, among 6 towns. Maison Page in Candiac is the nearest, 6.2 km away. By designation: 7 places classified by Québec, 2 municipal citations and a National Historic Site.
The 10 nearest, within 10 km
| Maison PageMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1800 · 6.2 km away, in Candiac |
| Église de Saint-MathieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1922 · 6.4 km away, in Saint-Mathieu |
| Arrondissement historique de La PrairieDeclared heritage site (Québec) · 7.1 km away, in La Prairie |
| Fort LaprairieNational Historic Site · 1687–1690 · 7.2 km away, in La Prairie |
| Site archéologique des Casernes-de-BlairfindieClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1814 · 8.4 km away, in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu |
| Maison BrossardClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1784–1803 · 8.6 km away, in Brossard |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison-BrossardClassified heritage site (Québec) · 8.7 km away, in Brossard |
| Maison SénécalClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1799 · 8.7 km away, in Brossard |
| Maison BanlierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800–1850 · 8.7 km away, in Brossard |
| Chapelle-reposoir de Saint-Jacques-le-MineurClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1889 · 10 km away, in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur |
Within 10 km of Saint-Philippe, the oldest record dates from 1687
The area, not the town: places within 10 km of Saint-Philippe, dated by the first construction year on their records.
First by date comes Fort Laprairie in La Prairie, from 1687. 8 places within 10 km have a date. Before Confederation: 6.
New homes stand out in Saint-Philippe: 22% from 2016–21, where most towns have 4.1%
Few of Saint-Philippe’s homes date from 1981 to 2000: 17%, the norm 23%. Saint-Philippe has an unusual share of homes built from 2001 to 2015: 39%, where most towns have 15%. Homes built from 1961 to 1980 make up just 14% of Saint-Philippe’s, against 27% in the typical town.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
12 people born in Saint-Philippe before 1914
Camille Lefebvre is on Canada’s list of national historic persons. Longest lived was Joseph-Émery Robidoux, 86 years in all (1929). 9 of the 12 were born in the years before Confederation. Best known is Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault, with articles in 5 Wikipedia languages.
Everyone born in Saint-Philippe → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
How Saint-Philippe compares with 16 towns its size
Towns of 8,600 to 8,800 residents, by places on the registers.
Only Carleton Heights-Courtland Park, Nicolet and Dauphin have more. Their median is 0. 13 of them have none.
Saint-Philippe and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 1 | 0 | 1800 |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 1 | 0 | 1921 |
| La Prairie | 27,159 | 3 | 3 | 1687 |
| Delson | 8,802 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Catherine | 17,782 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Philippe in brief
Among the lives from its past: Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault (1815), Vincent Dupuis (1889) and Melchior-Alphonse de Salaberry (1813). Before 1961: just 8.9% of its homes, against 18% in the typical town. Towns its size usually have more historic places; the middle one has 0.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. There is no history grade: the page sets out the record and compares it with other towns.
- People and events. Parks Canada’s open file gives its national historic persons no place. A town’s page names one only when the person was born there (matched by name and both life years) or one of its own historic places carries the name and its record speaks of them; national historic events stay off.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- 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 federal register. Every federal designation is in Parks Canada’s directory, and the Canadian Register of Historic Places gives most of them a bilingual statement of significance.
Questions about Saint-Philippe’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Philippe have on the registers?
The registers have nothing inside Saint-Philippe; Maison Page, in Candiac, is 6.2 km away.
When did Saint-Philippe become a municipality?
The date Wikidata holds for Saint-Philippe is July 1, 1855, whether founding, incorporation or merger.
How old are the homes in Saint-Philippe?
8.9% 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).