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History of Sainte-Justine · Canada’s heritage registers

Older housing stands out in Sainte-Justine: 37% predates 1961

Against 18% in the typical town, Sainte-Justine has 2.1 times the share. Croix de chemin, 18 km from Sainte-Justine, heads a list of 9 historic places within 25 km. Look 37 km away, to Notre-Dame-des-Pins, for the nearest place of the highest designation.

Historic places within 25 km

0 of the highest designation

Nearest historic place

18 km

Croix de chemin

Homes built before 1961

37%

typical town: 18%

Born here before 1914

the earliest in 1904

How it began

Sainte-Justine’s early dates, from 1870

The name Langevin lasted until 1892, when Sainte-Justine took another. On the open record, Sainte-Justine as a municipality goes back to January 1, 1870, though that may be a charter rather than a first settlement.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The age of the area

The 25 km around Sainte-Justine keep buildings from as early as 1885

The area here stretches to 25 km around Sainte-Justine: each historic place by the first construction date it records.

British North America 1760–18660

After Confederation 1867–19131

Wars and Depression 1914–19453

Since 1946 1946 on3

7 places within 25 km carry a construction date. Ancien presbytère de Saint-Léon-de-Standon, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, is the oldest (1885).

Around the town

9 designated places lie within 25 km of Sainte-Justine

The first one out is Croix de chemin, 18 km away in Saint-Léon-de-Standon. Oldest of them is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Léon-de-Standon (1885), 21 km off.

The 9 nearest, within 25 km

Croix de cheminMunicipal citation (Québec) · 2001 · 18 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Croix de chemin du Rang-Sainte-AnneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 20 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Premier cimetière de Saint-Léon-de-StandonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 21 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Église Saint-Léon de Saint-Léon-de-StandonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1923–1925 · 21 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Ancien presbytère de Saint-Léon-de-StandonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1885 · 21 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Deuxième cimetière de Saint-Léon-de-StandonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1930 · 22 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Troisième cimetière de Saint-Léon-de-StandonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1940 · 22 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Croix de chemin du Rang-Saint-FrançoisMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1989 · 22 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Croix de chemin du Rang-Saint-GuillaumeMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1946 · 24 km away, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon

Homes by age

Little new building in Sainte-Justine: 2.5% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

Only 9.6% of Sainte-Justine’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Over half of the homes in Sainte-Justine were already standing by 1981. In Sainte-Justine, 32% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).

37%

Before 1961

32%

1961–80

19%

1981–2000

9.6%

2001–15

2.5%

2016–21

Sainte-JustineTypical 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

Sainte-Justine and its neighbours

Town	People	Places	Highest	Oldest
Sainte-Justine	1,822	0	0	—
Lac-Etchemin	4,089	0	0	—

In brief

Sainte-Justine in brief

Before 1961: 37% of Sainte-Justine’s homes, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: one person of its past, Marius Cayouette (1904).

How to read these numbers

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.
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.
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. In Québec the ministry of culture publishes its register openly: provincial classements, declared sites and the municipalities’ citations all appear, with their descriptions.

Questions about Sainte-Justine’s history

How many historic places does Sainte-Justine have on the registers?

None within Sainte-Justine itself; the nearest is 18 km off: Croix de chemin, in Saint-Léon-de-Standon.

How old are the homes in Sainte-Justine?

The 2021 Census dates 37% 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).