How it began
Sainte-Ursule through its dates, from 1855
For the municipality of Sainte-Ursule itself, Wikidata records July 1, 1855, a date that can be a founding as much as a merger. Until 1969, Sainte-Ursule was called Sainte Ursule.
Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.00historic places on the registers
History of Sainte-Ursule · Canada’s heritage registers
Sainte-Ursule keeps its older homes: 40% from before 1961
Most towns have 18%, so Sainte-Ursule has 2.3 times as much. The nearest heritage to Sainte-Ursule is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé, 8.1 km off, one of 12 places within 25 km. The nearest town with a top designation is Maskinongé, 9.6 km away.
Historic places within 25 km
12
9 of the highest designation
Nearest historic place
8.1 km
Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé
Homes built before 1961
40%
typical town: 18%
Born here before 1914
1
the earliest in 1861
The age of the area
Within 25 km of Sainte-Ursule, the record goes back to 1765
Places as far as 25 km from Sainte-Ursule, not in it, dated by the first construction year on their records.
British North America 1760–18666
After Confederation 1867–19134
Wars and Depression 1914–19451
Since 1946 1946 on0
Dated places within 25 km: 11. 6 predate Confederation. Maison Doucet, in Maskinongé, goes back furthest, to 1765.
Around the town
9 places of the highest rank within 25 km of Sainte-Ursule
Oldest of them is Maison Doucet (1765), 8.3 km off. Closest of all is Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé, in Maskinongé, 8.1 km off. The mix: 9 places classified by Québec and 3 municipal citations.
The 12 nearest, within 25 km
| Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-MaskinongéClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1811 · 8.1 km away, in Maskinongé |
| Maison DoucetClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1765–1794 · 8.3 km away, in Maskinongé |
| Magasin général Le BrunClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1827 · 8.6 km away, in Maskinongé |
| Presbytère de Saint-Léon-le-GrandMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1894 · 10 km away, in Louiseville |
| Église Saint-Léon-le-GrandClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1819–1824 · 10 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Maison Béland-LatourelleMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1925 · 11 km away, in Louiseville |
| Maison Joseph-Louis-Léandre-HamelinClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1898 · 11 km away, in Louiseville |
| Maison Louis-Léon-Lesieur-DesaulniersClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1860–1865 · 18 km away, in Yamachiche |
| L'Enfilade-de-Maisons-en-Brique-Rouge-de-YamachicheClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1850–1900 · 18 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Nérée-Beauchemin HouseClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1867 · 19 km away, in Yamachiche |
| Presbytère de Saint-CuthbertClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1874–1876 · 21 km away, in Saint-Cuthbert |
| Site du calvaireCited heritage site (Québec) · 22 km away, in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton |
Homes by age
Only 2.3% of Sainte-Ursule’s homes were built from 2016 to 2021 (4.1% is typical)
Only 8.5% of Sainte-Ursule’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. Half of the homes standing in Sainte-Ursule today were built before 1981. In Sainte-Ursule, 27% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
40%
Before 1961
27%
1961–80
22%
1981–2000
8.5%
2001–15
2.3%
2016–21
Sainte-UrsuleTypical 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-Ursule and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Ursule | 1,363 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Maskinongé | 2,457 | 3 | 3 | 1765 |
| Louiseville | 7,570 | 2 | 1 | 1898 |
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 2,115 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 3 | 3 | 1850 |
| Saint-Alexis-des-Monts | 3,190 | 0 | 0 | — |
In brief
Sainte-Ursule in brief
Sainte-Ursule has 40% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. The rest is about typical: one person of its past, Hormisdas Magnan (1861).
How to read these numbers
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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.
- The grade. History is described, not graded, for every Canadian town.
- 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.
- Protection. Here the register is also the protection: classement and citation under Québec’s cultural heritage law control changes, while federal recognition does not.
- 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.
- 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.
Questions about Sainte-Ursule’s history
How many historic places does Sainte-Ursule have on the registers?
None inside Sainte-Ursule yet. The nearest, Ancien presbytère de Saint-Joseph-de-Maskinongé, carries the highest designation, 8.1 km away in Maskinongé.
How old are the homes in Sainte-Ursule?
40% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.
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).