TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1823Maison Pierre-Rousselle160 rue Saint-JosephPhoto: Benoit Rochon · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Maison Pierre-Rousselle · Photo: Benoit Rochon · CC BY-SA 3.01historic place on the registers
History of Sainte-Martine · Canada’s heritage registers
Sainte-Martine: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
In Sainte-Martine that place is Maison Pierre-Rousselle, a classified heritage building (québec), from 1823. As a municipality it dates, by Wikidata, from September 8, 1999, a date that can mark incorporation or a merger as well as a founding. Measured against its size, Sainte-Martine’s 1.7 per 10,000 residents puts it ahead of 84% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
1
1.7 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Oldest building
1823
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
22%
typical town: 18%
The map
Where Sainte-Martine’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designations
Hover a dot for its name; tap one to open its page.
The 1, by tier
1 Highest designations
In Québec the record is fuller than elsewhere: beside Parks Canada’s designations, the province’s register lists its classements and every municipal citation.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Sainte-Martine with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Around the town
Within 25 km of Sainte-Martine, 42 top designations
The registers hold 57 within 25 km. Nearest comes Pont Turcot, 8.8 km off, in Très-Saint-Sacrement. Vaudreuil-Dorion, Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot and Kirkland hold most of them, among 23 towns.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Pont TurcotClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1889 · 8.8 km away, in Très-Saint-Sacrement |
| Maison Sauvageau-SweenyClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1800–1825 · 9.1 km away, in Mercier |
| Saint-Joachim ChurchNational Historic Site · 1774–1798 · 12 km away, in Châteauguay |
| Calvaire du cordonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1838 · 12 km away, in Saint-Rémi |
| Maison LePailleurMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1792 · 12 km away, in Châteauguay |
| Site patrimonial de l'Entrée-Inférieure-de-l'Ancien-Canal-de-BeauharnoisClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1842–1845 · 13 km away, in Beauharnois |
| Île Perrot Windmill and Miller's HouseNational Historic Site · 1707–1792 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Pointe-du-Moulin WindmillClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1707–1708 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Maison du Meunier-de-Pointe-du-MoulinClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1785–1791 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Site du patrimoine de l'église Sainte-Jeanne-de-ChantalCited heritage site (Québec) · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Sainte-Jeanne-de-Chantal ChurchClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1773–1783 · 13 km away, in Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot |
| Pointe-du-BuissonNational Historic Site · 15 km away, in Beauharnois |
Homes by age
The biggest share of Sainte-Martine’s homes dates from 2001 to 2015: 35%
At 22%, Sainte-Martine’s share of pre-1961 homes is above the typical town’s 18%. Homes built from 1981 to 2000 make up just 16% of Sainte-Martine’s, against 23% in the typical town. From 2016 to 2021 Sainte-Martine added 4% of its homes, close to the typical town’s 4.1%.
22%
Before 1961
23%
1961–80
16%
1981–2000
35%
2001–15
4%
2016–21
Sainte-MartineTypical town
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Born here
1835 to 1911: the people Sainte-Martine gave its past
3 people on the record were born here before 1914. Of them all, Joseph Dubuc lived longest: 74 years, until 1914. Fame, by Wikipedia: Joseph Dubuc first, in 3 languages.
Louis-Trefflé Dorais
Joseph Dubuc
Rolland Jeanneau
1800182518501875190019251950
JD
Joseph Dubuc1840–1914 · Canadian politician
LD
Louis-Trefflé Dorais1835–1907 · Canadian politician
RJ
Rolland Jeanneau1911–1976
Everyone born in Sainte-Martine → Born before 1914 (the page’s periods: Confederation to the First World War). Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against the person’s Wikipedia article.
Towns its size
Sainte-Martine has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 5,800 to 5,900 residents, by places on the registers.
Sainte-Martine1
Only Broadway-Assiniboine has more. Their median is 0. For 10, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Sainte-Martine and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 1 | 1 | 1823 |
| Saint-Urbain-Premier | 1,380 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 1 | 1 | 1800 |
| Très-Saint-Sacrement | 1,223 | 2 | 2 | 1813 |
| Saint-Isidore | 2,889 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 3 | 3 | 1842 |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois | 1,151 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Sainte-Martine in brief
Counted by age, 22% of Sainte-Martine’s homes predate 1961, against 18% in the typical town. In all there are 1 historic place, one with the highest designation, including Maison Pierre-Rousselle. Just one town of its size, out of 16, has more historic places. Its history in lives: Joseph Dubuc (1840), Louis-Trefflé Dorais (1835) and Rolland Jeanneau (1911). Beyond that, its designation dates from 1974.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
- 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. 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.
- The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.
- 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.
- The tiers. The highest designations are National Historic Sites, Classified Federal Heritage Buildings and Québec’s classements; then come the other federal designations; then provincial and local listings.
Questions about Sainte-Martine’s history
Which places in Sainte-Martine have the highest designation?
Maison Pierre-Rousselle.
What is the oldest building in Sainte-Martine?
Maison Pierre-Rousselle — its record dates it to 1823 (Classified heritage building (Québec)).
How old are the homes in Sainte-Martine?
22% 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). Québec register data: Ministère de la Culture et des Communications du Québec, CC BY 4.0.
Sources: Parks Canada, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations · Canadian Register of Historic Places (federal extract) · Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec (MCC, Données Québec) · 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).