Photo: Cantons-de-l'Est · CC BY-SA 4.0Before 1961: 37% of the homes in Saint-Urbain-Premier
Most towns have 18%, so Saint-Urbain-Premier has 2.1 times as much. Maison Pierre-Rousselle, 6.4 km from Saint-Urbain-Premier, heads a list of 36 historic places within 25 km. Heritage of the first rank begins 6 km away, in Sainte-Martine. The municipality’s date on Wikidata is July 1, 1855: a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation, the record doesn’t say which.
Within 25 km of Saint-Urbain-Premier, the dated places belong mostly to the years before Confederation
Out to 25 km from Saint-Urbain-Premier, outside the town: each place by when its record says building began.
Dated places within 25 km: 30. 23 predate Confederation. LeBer-LeMoyne House, in Vieux-Lachine - Saint-Pierre, goes back furthest, to 1669.
Nearest to Saint-Urbain-Premier: Maison Pierre-Rousselle, 6.4 km away
All told, 36 places are within 25 km. They are 13 places classified by Québec, 11 municipal citations and 10 National Historic Sites. Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, Kahnawake and Sault-Saint-Louis hold most of them, among 19 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Maison Pierre-RousselleClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1823 · 6.4 km away, in Sainte-Martine |
| Calvaire du cordonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1838 · 9 km away, in Saint-Rémi |
| Pont TurcotClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1889 · 11 km away, in Très-Saint-Sacrement |
| Maison Sauvageau-SweenyClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800–1825 · 12 km away, in Mercier |
| Saint-Joachim ChurchNational Historic Site · 1774–1798 · 15 km away, in Châteauguay |
| Maison LePailleurMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1792 · 15 km away, in Châteauguay |
| Battle of the ChâteauguayNational Historic Site · 1813 · 18 km away, in Très-Saint-Sacrement |
| Île Perrot Windmill and Miller's HouseNational Historic Site · 1707–1792 · 18 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Pointe-du-Moulin WindmillClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1707–1708 · 18 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Maison du Meunier-de-Pointe-du-MoulinClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1785–1791 · 18 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Église de Saint-MathieuMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921–1922 · 19 km away, in Saint-Mathieu |
| Site patrimonial de l'Entrée-Inférieure-de-l'Ancien-Canal-de-BeauharnoisClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1842–1845 · 19 km away, in Beauharnois |
Only 3% of Saint-Urbain-Premier’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
More than half of Saint-Urbain-Premier’s housing predates 1981. Saint-Urbain-Premier built little from 1981 to 2000: 16% of its homes, where most towns have 23%. 21% of Saint-Urbain-Premier’s homes date from 2001 to 2015, well above the typical 15%.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Saint-Urbain-Premier and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 1 | 1 | 1823 |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Rémi | 9,557 | 1 | 1 | 1838 |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 1 | 1 | 1800 |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 2 | 2 | 1813 |
| Sainte-Clotilde | 3,297 | 0 | 0 | — |
Saint-Urbain-Premier in brief
Of the homes standing in Saint-Urbain-Premier, 37% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
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.
- The tiers. Tiers follow the designation: national recognition and classement first, other federal designations next, provincial and local listings last.
- 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.
- Québec’s register. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.
- 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. 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.
Questions about Saint-Urbain-Premier’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Urbain-Premier have on the registers?
None inside Saint-Urbain-Premier yet. The nearest, Maison Pierre-Rousselle, carries the highest designation, 6.4 km away in Sainte-Martine.
When did Saint-Urbain-Premier become a municipality?
By Wikidata, Saint-Urbain-Premier 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-Urbain-Premier?
37% 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).