TopClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1881–1883Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse50 rue Saint-Louis¤100 rue DuquetPhoto: Khayman · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse · Photo: Khayman · CC BY-SA 3.03historic places on the registers
History of Sainte-Thérèse · Canada’s heritage registers
3 historic places in Sainte-Thérèse, one of them a top designation
Designations here include 2 municipal citations. Of the dated places, Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse is the oldest, from 1881. Wikidata dates the municipality to June 1, 1849, which may be its founding, its incorporation or a later merger. Sainte-Thérèse has 1.1 for every 10,000 people, a higher rate than 80% of Canadian towns.
Historic places
3
1.1 per 10,000 residents
Highest designations
1
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Provincial and local listings
2
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1881
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
16%
typical town: 18%
In pictures
Sainte-Thérèse’s heritage in 2 photos, and 1 pictures of its past
Two to begin with: Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse and Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville. There are photos here of 2 of Sainte-Thérèse’s designated places.
Photos from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its photographer with its licence; names open the place’s page. Tap a photo to step through them full screen.
Through time
The old face of Sainte-Thérèse
A single old picture: the oldest view of one of its historic places. Tap it to see it full screen.
c. 1890Public 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.
The map
Where Sainte-Thérèse’s history is
Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.
Highest designationsProvincial and local listings
Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.
The 3, by tier
1 Highest designations2 Provincial and local listings
The federal directory and the Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec are both open, so every federal, provincial and municipal designation here has its point.
Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.
Highest designations
One place in Sainte-Thérèse with the highest designation
National Historic Sites and Classified Federal Heritage Buildings, Canada’s highest federal recognition. Each one opens its own page.
Provincial and local listings
On provincial and local lists in Sainte-Thérèse: 2 places
Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville is the earliest, from 1885; the latest dates from 1925. Each one opens its own page.
LocalMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1885–1887Église Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainvillerue de l'ÉglisePhoto: Roma1314 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Commons file
Municipal citation (Québec) · 1925Presbytère de Sainte-Thérèse-de-Blainville10 rue de l'Église
Homes by age
Sainte-Thérèse built the most from 1961 to 1980, 34% of today’s homes
30% of Sainte-Thérèse’s homes were built from 1981 to 2000, more than the typical town’s 23%. From 2016 on, Sainte-Thérèse built 5.4% of its homes; the typical town built 4.1%. Homes from before 1961 are 16% of Sainte-Thérèse’s housing, about the typical 18%.
16%
Before 1961
34%
1961–80
30%
1981–2000
16%
2001–15
5.4%
2016–21
Sainte-ThérèseTypical 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
A national historic person among Sainte-Thérèse’s people of the past
8 Wikipedias cover Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau, the most of anyone here. At the other end is Zénon Lesage, from 1885. There are 7 people born here before 1914 with an article to show for it. The earliest is Alfred Lapointe, born in 1835.
Alfred Lapointe
Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau
Alfred Rochon
Aristide Filiatreault
Joseph-Olindo Gratton
Pierre-Julien Leclair
Zénon Lesage
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Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau1840–1898 · On Canada’s list since 1938 · Canadian politician
Pierre-Julien Leclair1860–1897 · Canadian politician
AL
Alfred Lapointe1835–1915 · Canadian politician
Alfred Rochon1847–1909 · Canadian politician
Aristide Filiatreault1851–1913 · Canadian journalist and writer
ZL
Zénon Lesage1885–1956 · Canadian politician
Joseph-Olindo Gratton1855–1941 · Canadian sculptor
Everyone born in Sainte-Thérèse → Born before 1914. Birthplaces from Wikidata, each checked against Wikipedia; national historic persons from Parks Canada’s Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, matched by name and life years.
Towns its size
Sainte-Thérèse has the 2nd most of 16 towns its size
Towns of 27,000 to 27,500 residents, by places on the registers.
Sainte-Thérèse3
Only Amherstburg has more. The typical town its size has 0. For 11, the registers list nothing.
Neighbours
Sainte-Thérèse and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Thérèse | 27,253 | 3 | 1 | 1881 |
| Boisbriand | 29,830 | 4 | 0 | 1776 |
| Rosemère | 14,198 | 5 | 1 | 1796 |
| Blainville | 61,739 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lorraine | 9,721 | 1 | 1 | 1833 |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 1 | 1 | 1852 |
| Bois-des-Filion | 10,666 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Sainte-Thérèse in brief
Inside Sainte-Thérèse there are 3 historic places, one with the highest designation, led by Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse. Just one town of its size, out of 16, has more historic places. Joseph-Adolphe Chapleau (1840), Pierre-Julien Leclair (1860) and Alfred Lapointe (1835) are the best known of its historic lives. Its homes are mostly newer: 16% were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. Everything else is close to the norm: the designations ran from 1987 to 2012.
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The grade. History isn’t one of Canada’s graded pillars, so this page describes and compares without a letter.
- 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 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. Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel records the province’s classements and declarations and every municipal citation, each with a description and a point.
- Protection. Québec’s classements and citations carry legal protection: work on a classified building needs the minister’s authorization, on a cited one the municipality’s. Federal designations commemorate.
- The tiers. National Historic Sites and the most protected buildings form the top tier; recognized federal buildings, stations and lighthouses the second; provincial and municipal listings the third.
Questions about Sainte-Thérèse’s history
Which places in Sainte-Thérèse have the highest designation?
Just one: Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse.
What is the oldest building in Sainte-Thérèse?
Ancien séminaire de Sainte-Thérèse (Classified heritage building (Québec)): the first construction date on its record is 1881.
How old are the homes in Sainte-Thérèse?
Before 1961: 16% of its homes; the typical town has 18%.
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).