Photo: R. L'Heureux · CC BY-SA 4.0In Val-Alain, 33% of homes go back before 1961
Against 18% in the typical town, Val-Alain has 1.9 times the share. The registers count 9 places within 25 km of Val-Alain; the closest, Presbytère de Saint-Octave, is 19 km away. For the highest designations, the closest town is Plessisville, 21 km off. Wikidata’s date for the municipality is January 1, 1950; it may record a founding, an incorporation or an amalgamation.
From 1815 on: the dated places within 25 km of Val-Alain
The area here stretches to 25 km around Val-Alain: each historic place by the first construction date it records.
The oldest is Moulin du Portage in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, from 1815. Dated places within 25 km: 7. Before Confederation: 2.
Leave Val-Alain and the first historic place is Presbytère de Saint-Octave, 19 km away
Oldest of them is Moulin du Portage (1815), 23 km off. Maison Cormier, 21 km off, is the nearest of 3 top-tier places. Between them, 4 towns share them, mainly Plessisville, Sainte-Croix and Saint-Flavien.
The 9 nearest, within 25 km
| Presbytère de Saint-OctaveMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1916 · 19 km away, in Saint-Flavien |
| Monument Jean-RivardMunicipal citation (Québec) · 21 km away, in Plessisville |
| Passerelle Armand-VaillancourtMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1991 · 21 km away, in Plessisville |
| Monument Messire-Charles-Édouard-BélangerMunicipal citation (Québec) · 21 km away, in Plessisville |
| Maison CormierClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1885–1886 · 21 km away, in Plessisville |
| Church of Our Lady of the Sacred HeartMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1910–1911 · 22 km away, in Sainte-Croix |
| Moulin du PortageClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1815–1817 · 23 km away, in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière |
| Maison BoisvertClassified heritage building (Québec) · 1829 · 24 km away, in Sainte-Croix |
| Église Sainte-CroixMunicipal citation (Québec) · 1911–1915 · 24 km away, in Sainte-Croix |
Val-Alain is still building: 6.8% of homes date from 2016 to 2021, against 4.1%
Count back from today and half of Val-Alain’s homes are older than 1981. Only 11% of Val-Alain’s homes were built from 2001 to 2015, less than the typical town’s 15%. In Val-Alain, 28% of homes date from 1961 to 1980, much as in most towns (27%).
2021 Census, private dwellings by period of construction (Statistics Canada); the typical town is the middle Canadian town of 2,500 or more.
Val-Alain and its neighbours
| Town | People | Places | Highest | Oldest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Val-Alain | 1,084 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Janvier-de-Joly | 1,204 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Lyster | 1,679 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Laurierville | 1,368 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Saint-Flavien | 1,682 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Laurier-Station | 2,838 | 0 | 0 | — |
Val-Alain in brief
Val-Alain has 33% of its homes from before 1961, against 18% in the typical town.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- 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 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. The Répertoire du patrimoine culturel du Québec is open data, so the province’s own designations and its municipalities’ citations are here in full.
- 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 Val-Alain’s history
How many historic places does Val-Alain have on the registers?
Not inside Val-Alain. The closest is Presbytère de Saint-Octave in Saint-Flavien, 19 km away.
When did Val-Alain become a municipality?
Wikidata gives January 1, 1950 for Val-Alain, which may mark incorporation or an amalgamation rather than a founding.
How old are the homes in Val-Alain?
The 2021 Census dates 33% 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).