Saint-JacquesNew Brunswick

Population 1,763: a town in New Brunswick. Statistics Canada counts it in the Edmundston metro area.

2 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

1,763

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

52.4

years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

43%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Jacques a good place to live?

Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Cost of living is a strength too (A−). It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).

Saint-Jacques has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestASafety A⁻Cost of livingWeakestD⁻Walkability DHazard risk

How Saint-Jacques grades

Each subject compares Saint-Jacques with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Saint-Jacques has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD⁻Open →SafetyIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA⁻Open →HealthWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in New Brunswick: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Jacques stand out

The 3 things Saint-Jacques does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

52% speak English and French

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jacques.

SafetySafety A

For the force that serves Saint-Jacques, the Crime Severity Index is 36, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

36Crime Severity Index

No police detachment reports under Saint-Jacques’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Clair detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 13.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The force’s area logs 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202340

202441

202528

2023–2025	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	13.7	30.9	31.2
Crime Severity Index	36	73	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	45	82	86
Violent crime	9.3	14.9	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

28%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety36 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Jacques’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Jacques safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Radon is Saint-Jacques’ main hazard: 29% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Saint-Jacques as in most places, at $0.046 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Figures for radon tests are published for the Region 4 health region as a whole, not for Saint-Jacques alone.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Saint-Jacques29%

New Brunswick’s towns20%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	29%	20%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.046	$0.036	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon29% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.046 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living A⁻

More households own their home in Saint-Jacques than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent took 17% of household income, below New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Saint-Jacques$150,000

New Brunswick$187,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	6%	9%	18%
Households owning their home	91%	86%	74%
Rent as a share of income	17%	20%	20%

$995

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$612

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters91% own their home Cost of living2.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$995 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Edmundston metro area

Climate

Saint-Jacques has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −19.1°C

25.0°CJuly afternoons

July is the wettest month, with 107 mm of rain and snow on average. Frosty days number 198 in a normal year, above New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Also worth knowing: a normal February brings 70 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.8°C

Spring9.0°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn11.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Snowfall a year	329 cm	310 cm	141 cm
January night low	−19.1°C	−13.3°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	198	170	159
Precipitation a year	1,012 mm	1,121 mm	883 mm

329 cm

of snow a year

198

days with frost a year

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −19.1°C Rain and snow1,012 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow329 cm of snow a year Weather station5.3 km to the station · Edmundston

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmundston)

HealthHealth C

More smokers around Saint-Jacques: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

48%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 79.1 years at birth, 80.7 for women and 77.3 for men. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 48%, ahead of the 44% for New Brunswick. What sets Saint-Jacques apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 12 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Jacques48%

New Brunswick’s towns43%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Smokers	18%	13%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	48%	43%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.1	80.1	81.5

79.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.7, men 77.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Zone 4 (Edmundston area)

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Saint-Jacques, fewer than in New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

52.4median age

Immigrants make up 2.7% of residents, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 24% of residents have reached 65.

Saint-JacquesNew BrunswickCanada

New BrunswickCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

48.9% of Saint-Jacques’ residents are women

Here the census found 845 men and 810 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Jacques
	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Under 15	12%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	63%	64%
65+	24%	23%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	50%	56%

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages52.4 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households715 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority English and French52% speak both · 47% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Saint-Jacques has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.1 for each

0%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 20 min, near New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min). 99% of commuters drove to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van99%

Census 2021	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Average trip	20 min	21 min	26 min
Car or van	99%	95%	89%

$71,500

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Jacques’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to455 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Edmundston

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Weather

What November brings in Saint-Jacques: −5°C at night, 4°C by day

4°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 87 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −3°C by day and −13°C by night. November usually brings some 25 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Edmundston.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−17°C	223 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	216 mm
Summer	24°C	10°C	294 mm
Autumn	12°C	0°C	279 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

87 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmundston); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Saint-Jacques in Ottawa as MP for Madawaska—Restigouche

From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Who runs itParish

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

The nearest public library to Saint-Jacques is Bibliothèque Rhéa-Larose, 9.4 km away

After it comes Edmundston Public Library (Edmundston), 10 km away.

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Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Saint-Jacques: 23 public protected areas

5.9%of the land within 10 km protected

17 km from town is Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The protected share within 10 km is 5.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Jacques5.9%

New Brunswick’s towns6%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	23	7	4
Protected land within 10 km	5.9%	6%	2.3%

17 km

to Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas23 protected areas within 10 km · Dionne Brook National & provincial parks17 km to a provincial park · Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

2 of the 3 schools around Saint-Jacques teach in French

3schools within 3 km

Counting a 3 km margin, Saint-Jacques has 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. Teenagers have 7.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
École Saint-Jacques FrenchNearest elementary school, 0.6 kmElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Classe alternative (Cité des Jeunes)Nearest secondary school, 3 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
École communautaire Saint-Joseph FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public2

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Jacques	New Brunswick	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.4 km	4.5 km	1.2 km

7.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Language2 of 3 teach in French · 28% of schools in New Brunswick Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Jacques?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in New Brunswick, because the province publishes no results school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jacques

15pages on Saint-Jacques

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 36 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.1 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteC⁺53% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

New Brunswick Botanical Garden and 4 more in and around Saint-Jacques

The best-known places to visit in and around Saint-Jacques come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

GardenGardenNew Brunswick Botanical Garden200 m outside town, to the southwest

CathedralThe Cathedral of Immaculate Conception5 km outside town, to the southeast

Ski hillMont Farlagne900 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumAntique Automobile Museum400 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumAutomobile Museum400 m outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

The Cathedral of Immaculate Conception: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mont Farlagne: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Jacques

One notable person was born in Saint-Jacques; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Laurier LévesqueCanadian politician · 1929–2005

Roch VoisineCanadian singer-songwriter · born in Edmundston · born 1963

Gérard DionneCanadian Roman Catholic bishop · born in Edmundston · 1919–2020

Shawn SawyerCanadian figure skater · born in Edmundston · born 1985

Cédrick DesjardinsCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born in Edmundston · born 1985

Clarence BourqueCanadian physician and politician · born in Edmundston · 1918–2008

Photo credits

Roch Voisine: XIIIfromTOKYO, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shawn Sawyer: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Cédrick Desjardins: davidgsteadman, CC BY 2.0

About Saint-Jacques

Town in New Brunswick

TownRatings counts Saint-Jacques as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in New Brunswick; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,763 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: New Brunswick
Census division: Madawaska
Metro area: Edmundston
Census subdivision: 1313024

Saint-Jacques’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-JosephEdmundstonSaint-Jacques

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Jacques	1,763	—	—	A⁻	A	C
Saint-Joseph	1,641	4.3	—	A	A	C
Edmundston	18,174	8.1	C⁻	B⁻	C	C⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Saint-Jacques

Do people in Saint-Jacques speak French?

52% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 47.1% speak French but not English.

Who are the people of Saint-Jacques?

At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Jacques?

A household averages 2.3 people; 20% are one person living alone.

Has Saint-Jacques grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,596 to 1,652 residents (up 3.5%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,763.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).