How it began
1855 and after: Saint-Valère’s milestones
Until 1959, Saint-Valère was called St. Valère de Bulstrode. Wikidata holds July 1, 1855 as the start of the municipality of Saint-Valère, a date that can just as well be an incorporation.
Photo: Gordalmighty · CC BY-SA 3.00historic places on the registers
History of Saint-Valère · Canada’s heritage registers
Before 1959, Saint-Valère went by St. Valère de Bulstrode
The registers count 11 places within 25 km of Saint-Valère; the closest, Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-Victoire, is 7.8 km away. Victoriaville, 8.3 km away, has the nearest place of the highest rank.
Historic places within 25 km
11
3 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
7.8 km
Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-Victoire
Homes built before 1961
25%
typical town: 18%
The age of the area
Within 25 km of Saint-Valère, the record goes back to 1855
Reaching 25 km out from Saint-Valère: the historic places by their first construction date on record.
British North America 1760–18662
After Confederation 1867–19136
Wars and Depression 1914–19450
Since 1946 1946 on0
The oldest is Maison Fleury in Victoriaville, from 1855. 8 places within 25 km carry a construction date. Before Confederation: 2.
Around the town
Near Saint-Valère, within 25 km: 3 places of national rank
Victoriaville, Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska and Warwick hold most of them, among 3 towns. Nearest comes Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-Victoire, 7.8 km off, in Victoriaville. By age, Maison Fleury leads, from 1855, at 12 km.
The 11 nearest, within 25 km
| Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-VictoireCited heritage site (Québec) · 7.8 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Maison d'école du rang Cinq-ChicotsMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1903 · 11 km away, in Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska |
| Maison Marc-Aurèle-De Foy-Suzor-CotéClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1859 · 11 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Maison Alfred-ParisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1906 · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Maison FleuryCited heritage site (Québec) · 1855 · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Wilfrid Laurier HouseNational Historic Site · 1876–1878 · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Site patrimonial de la Maison Marc-Aurèle-PlamondonCited heritage site (Québec) · 1890 · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Saint-Christophe-d'ArthabaskaCited heritage site (Québec) · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Église Saint-Christophe d'ArthabaskaClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1873–1875 · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Site patrimonial du Boisé-SteinCited heritage site (Québec) · 12 km away, in Victoriaville |
| Pont Joseph-Édouard-PerraultMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1908 · 13 km away, in Warwick |
Homes by age
Saint-Valère keeps more old homes than most towns: 25% from before 1961, against 18%
From 2016 to 2021 Saint-Valère added 5% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%. The largest single period is from 1961 to 1980, with 35% of Saint-Valère’s homes. Over half of the homes in Saint-Valère were already standing by 1981.
25%
Before 1961
35%
1961–80
27%
1981–2000
12%
2001–15
5%
2016–21
Saint-ValèreTypical 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-Valère and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Valère | 1,187 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Albert | 1,744 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Victoriaville | 49,863 | 9 | 3 | 1855 |
| Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska | 3,307 | 1 | 0 | 1903 |
| Warwick | 4,939 | 1 | 0 | 1908 |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 1,056 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Sainte-Clotilde-de-Horton | 1,647 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Saint-Valère in brief
In Saint-Valère, 25% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- The tiers. Three tiers: the top for National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements, a second for the other federal designations, a third for provincial and municipal listings.
Questions about Saint-Valère’s history
How many historic places does Saint-Valère have on the registers?
None within Saint-Valère itself; the nearest is 7.8 km off: Site du patrimoine de l'Église-Sainte-Victoire, in Victoriaville.
How old are the homes in Saint-Valère?
25% of its homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical Canadian 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).