Havre-Saint-PierreQuebec
It lies in Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent. 3,389 people live in this town in Quebec.
Is Havre-Saint-Pierre a good place to live?
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Taken together, its subjects give Havre-Saint-Pierre an A overall, better than 94% of Canadian towns. It ranks #70 of 499 in Quebec. Its best grade is for cost of living (A+). The local economy does well (A+). Crime is the sore point (C−).
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. 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.
What makes Havre-Saint-Pierre stand out
The 3 things Havre-Saint-Pierre does most differently from other towns.
How Havre-Saint-Pierre grades
Each subject compares Havre-Saint-Pierre 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve and one more in and around Havre-Saint-Pierre
Sights in Havre-Saint-Pierre and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
National park · Parks CanadaMingan Archipelago National Park Reservein townMuseumMuseumMaison de la Culture Roland-Jomphein townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve: Michel Villeneuve, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Rent takes less of local pay in Havre-Saint-Pierre than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 77%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Trips to work from Havre-Saint-Pierre are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average
The car took 84% of commuters, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 15 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 84% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
The force covering Havre-Saint-Pierre records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 223
Its police area recorded 45.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 16.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 45.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 223 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 111 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Minganie MRC
Havre-Saint-Pierre has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.4°C
The coldest nights come in January, when Havre-Saint-Pierre averages a low of −18.5°C. There are 214 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in July, at 113 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 19.4°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 214 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −18.5°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,040 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan)
61% of adults around Havre-Saint-Pierre call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 79.4 years, lower than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). What sets Havre-Saint-Pierre apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de la Côte-Nord)
Havre-Saint-Pierre faces few natural hazards: little fire nearby, low seismic risk, radon over the guideline in 4.7% of tested homes
The radon tests numbers here cover the Cote-Nord health region
Seismic risk in Havre-Saint-Pierre sits near the middle: $0.040 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4.7% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.040 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
In and around Havre-Saint-Pierre, 6 schools: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École LestratIn Havre-Saint-PierreElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École des RiverainsIn Havre-Saint-PierreAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Havre-Saint-Pierre in November: highs near 3°C, lows near −6°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Havre St-Pierre forecast. Then December: −3°C by day, −13°C at night. November normally sees 96 mm of precipitation. Normal highs peak at 19°C in July; nights bottom out at −19°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 221 mm |
| Spring | 5°C | −6°C | 243 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 7°C | 275 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −1°C | 301 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Longue-Pointe-de-Mingan); the forecast is on the Weather page
Andre Thériault is mayor of Havre-Saint-Pierre
In the National Assembly of Québec, Havre-Saint-Pierre belongs to Duplessis; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Havre-Saint-Pierre has one public library, Bibliothèque De Havre-St-Pierre
It sits 0.8 km from the centre of Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve reaches Havre-Saint-Pierre
Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 28, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). 3.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 61 km from town is Anticosti National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. 12 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 28 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
16% of Havre-Saint-Pierre’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.6% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 23% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Havre-Saint-Pierre’s residents are women
1,655 men and 1,680 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Havre-Saint-Pierre | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Havre-Saint-Pierre
Famous people from Havre-Saint-Pierre
4 notable people were born in Havre-Saint-Pierre.
Photo credits
Jean-François Jomphe: EHC_Biel_2004.jpg : EHC Biel AG derivative work: Hic et nunc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Roland Jomphe: Pierre-Olivier Combelles, CC BY-SA 3.0
Questions about Havre-Saint-Pierre
Do people in Havre-Saint-Pierre speak French?
French comes first: 83.5% speak it alone, while 16% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Havre-Saint-Pierre?
Single-detached houses make up 70% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 2% are in high-rise apartments. 30% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
Is Havre-Saint-Pierre growing?
No: the census counted 3,460 in 2016 and 3,337 in 2021, 3.6% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 3,389.
About Havre-Saint-Pierre
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Havre-Saint-Pierre as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; 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
- 3,389 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Minganie--Le Golfe-du-Saint-Laurent
- Census subdivision
- 2498040
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).