It is following the cessation of eight arpents of land, in the Saint-Philippe coast of the Lordship of La Prairie-de-la-Magdeleine, by Sieur Louis Proveau and his wife Marianne Girou, and Dame Marie-Angélique Maheu, widow of the late Sieur Pierre François Girou, who allowed the construction of the first church.

The successive legislative changes in Lower Canada have an impact on the status of the municipality, and this, on several occasions.

It is this law that established the foundations of the municipal system in force today in Quebec.

The first mayor of Saint-Philippe under this new regime was Mr. Joseph Normandin, who was also the son-in-law of Amable Coupal.

In 1841, by decree of canonical erection, the parish of Saint-Philippe is recognized on the religious level by specifying its boundaries.

The Élodie-P.-Babin Complex is home to the Recreation, Culture and Community Life Department, the "Le Vaisseau d'Or" library, the Café Liberté 50 and Maison des jeunes organizations.

Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries is the French school board.