Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.011 places on the heritage registers lie within 5 km of Sainte-Pétronille, the nearest Site patrimonial de l'Île-d'Orléans, 1.7 km away. Older housing stands out: 31% of homes predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%. Heritage of the first rank begins 4.7 km away, in Chutes-Montmorency.
By date: 2 old photographs of the town. Swipe along the strip; each picture opens at full size.
c. 1920
c. 1920Public domain or CC0, made before 1950, from Wikimedia Commons; old views of places can be drawings, prints or maps of their time. Each credit opens the image’s page.
Sainte-Pétronille takes its name from Saint Petronilla, roman Catholic saint. A change of name came to Sainte-Pétronille in 1980. Wikidata holds January 1, 1874 as the start of the municipality of Sainte-Pétronille, a date that can just as well be an incorporation.
How it began: Wikidata (CC0); dates read from English Wikipedia’s article “Sainte-Pétronille”, revision 1376759580 (CC BY-SA 4.0), and stated in our own words.
Each historic place within 5 km of Sainte-Pétronille, outside its limits, by when its record says building began.
Maison Vézina, in Boischatel, goes back furthest, to 1720. Dated places within 5 km: 10. 8 go back before 1867.
By age, Maison Vézina leads, from 1720, at 4.6 km. Within 5 km there are 11 in all. The first one out is Site patrimonial de l'Île-d'Orléans, 1.7 km away in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.
| Site patrimonial de l'Île-d'OrléansDeclared heritage site (Québec) · 1.7 km away, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans |
| Maison LeclercClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1825 · 1.9 km away, in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans |
| Chapelle de procession Saint-François-XavierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1809–1822 · 4.4 km away, in Lévis |
| Site patrimonial de la Chute-MontmorencyClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1800–1997 · 4.5 km away, in Boischatel |
| Maison Tessier-Dit-LaplanteClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1867 · 4.5 km away, in Chutes-Montmorency |
| Ancien hôtel de ville de LauzonClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1875 · 4.6 km away, in Lévis |
| Maison VézinaMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1720–1758 · 4.6 km away, in Boischatel |
| Maison de Claude-Gilbert-et-Claire-GagnonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1765–1781 · 4.6 km away, in Boischatel |
| Maison Pageau (Boischatel)Municipal citation (Québec) · 1760–1800 · 4.8 km away, in Boischatel |
| Chapelle de procession Sainte-AnneClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1789 · 4.9 km away, in Lévis |
| Maison JacobClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1839 · 5 km away, in Boischatel |
Sainte-Pétronille’s largest group of homes, 37%, went up from 1961 to 1980. Only 6.5% of Sainte-Pétronille’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Count back from today and half of Sainte-Pétronille’s homes are older than 1981.
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Pétronille | 1,015 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Chutes-Montmorency | 16,273 | 1 | 1 | 1867 |
| Vieux-Bourg | 14,774 | 4 | 3 | 1786 |
| Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,704 | 3 | 3 | 1717 |
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 7 | 3 | 1660 |
| Saint-Laurent-de-l'Île-d'Orléans | 1,659 | 3 | 3 | 1728 |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 2 | 2 | 1700 |
Of the homes standing in Sainte-Pétronille, 31% went up before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
None inside Sainte-Pétronille yet. The nearest, Site patrimonial de l'Île-d'Orléans, carries the highest designation, 1.7 km away in Saint-Pierre-de-l'Île-d'Orléans.
The 2021 Census dates 31% 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).