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Canadian National Railways Station, Sayabec, QuebecCanadian National Railways Station, Sayabec, Quebec · Photo: Amqui · CC BY-SA 3.0
2historic places on the registers
History of Sayabec · Canada’s heritage registers

Older housing stands out in Sayabec: 41% predates 1961

Most towns have 18%, so Sayabec has 2.3 times as much. Federal, provincial and local lists together give 2 historic places here. Among the places are a heritage railway station and a municipal citation. The earliest construction date, 1912, belongs to Canadian National Railways Station, Sayabec, Quebec.

1912oldest building
Historic places
2
Highest designations
0
National Historic Sites, classified federal buildings and Québec’s classements
Other federal designations
1
Recognized buildings, railway stations, lighthouses
Provincial and local listings
1
municipal citations on Québec’s register
Oldest building
1912
the first construction date on its record
Homes built before 1961
41%
typical town: 18%
Through time

Old pictures of Sayabec

The past in one picture: one old photograph of the town. Tap the picture to enlarge it.

Ferme Rioux a Sayabec - 19391939
The wars and betweenFerme Rioux a Sayabec - 1939Photo: Aug. Mailloux · Public domain

Public 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.

How it began

1912 and after: Sayabec’s milestones

Sayabec, the earliest station on record, opened in 1912. The municipality succeeded Sainte-Marie-de-Sayabec and Sayabec in 1982. Its record also notes opening (1912).

Wikidata holds December 24, 1982 as the start of the municipality of Sayabec, a date that can just as well be an incorporation.

How it began: Wikidata (CC0).

The map

Where Sayabec’s history is

Every place on the registers inside the town, by its designation.

Sayabec · Municipal citation (Québec) · 1912Canadian National Railways Station, Sayabec, Quebec · Heritage Railway Station · 1912–1913
Other federal designationsProvincial and local listings

Each dot is a place: point at it for the name, tap it for its page.

The 2, by tier
1 Other federal designations1 Provincial and local listings

Federal designations come from Parks Canada; Québec’s own register adds what the province has classified and what the municipality has cited.

Points from Wikidata (Parks Canada’s files carry none) and from Québec’s register, as mapped there.

Other federal designations

Federal heritage in Sayabec: one more place

Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings, heritage railway stations and lighthouses. Each one opens its own page.

Provincial and local listings

One more place Sayabec or its province protects

Citations the municipality has made, registered with Québec’s ministry of culture. Each one opens its own page.

Around the town

The heritage closest to Sayabec: “Canadian National Railways Station, Amqui, Quebec”, at 21 km

They stand in 7 towns, Mont-Joli, Lac-au-Saumon and Causapscal among them. By age, Ancien presbytère de Sainte-Flavie leads, from 1853, at 40 km. The mix: 17 municipal citations, 5 places classified by Québec and 2 heritage railway stations.

The 12 nearest, within 50 km

Canadian National Railways Station, Amqui, QuebecHeritage Railway Station · 1904–1905 · 21 km away, in Amqui
Oratory of St. JosephMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1921 · 29 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon
Curé-Alexandre-Bouillon MausoleumMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1950 · 29 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon
Lac-au-Saumon fire stationMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1917 · 30 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon
Former presbytary of Lac-au-SaumonMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1910–1911 · 30 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon
John-Frederick-Darwall funeral moundMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1872 · 33 km away, in Lac-au-Saumon
Maison BourgoinMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1891 · 33 km away, in Price
Jardins de MétisNational Historic Site · 1926–1959 · 33 km away, in Price
Jardins de MétisClassified heritage site (Québec) · 1887 · 33 km away, in Mont-Joli
ArmouryRecognized Federal Heritage Building · 1913–1914 · 34 km away, in Matane
Estevan LodgeClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1887 · 34 km away, in Mont-Joli
Presbytère de Saint-Jérôme-de-MataneMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1887 · 34 km away, in Matane
Homes by age

Little new building in Sayabec: 1.2% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%

Half of the homes standing in Sayabec today were built before 1981. Only 9.2% of Sayabec’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Sayabec, 23% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).

41%
Before 1961
23%
1961–80
25%
1981–2000
9.2%
2001–15
1.2%
2016–21
SayabecTypical town

2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.

In brief

Sayabec in brief

In Sayabec, 41% of homes were built before 1961, against 18% in the typical town. There are 2 historic places in all. The other figures are unremarkable: the list grew between 1994 and 2006.

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

  • Map points. Parks Canada publishes no coordinates, so federal places are pinned where Wikidata puts them.
  • 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. Québec is the one province whose register is open: classements, declarations and municipal citations, described by the ministry in French.
  • 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.
  • Protection. A place classified or cited under Québec’s law is protected; National Historic Site status alone protects only what the federal government owns.
  • The grade. This page gives no grade; history doesn’t count toward a Canadian town’s letter.

Questions about Sayabec’s history

How old are the homes in Sayabec?

41% predate 1961, where the typical town has 18%.

How many historic places does Sayabec have on the registers?

Inside Sayabec: 2 historic places.

What is the oldest building in Sayabec?

Canadian National Railways Station, Sayabec, Quebec — its record dates it to 1912 (Heritage Railway Station).

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).