Photo: Ldesbiens at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 2.5Half of L'Anse-Saint-Jean is over 57.2, older than 97% of Canadian towns
Compared with 11% across Canada’s towns, 4.6% of residents are aged 15 to 24 here. For L'Anse-Saint-Jean, the census puts residents with no religion at 21%. Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. With about 1,310 residents in July 2025, L'Anse-Saint-Jean counted 625 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of L'Anse-Saint-Jean
Older than most towns
L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s median age is 57.2; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 32% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 29% of adults, more than in 93% of Canadian towns, while 38% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
More bilingual residents than 74% of Canadian towns: 20%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
1.2% of residents have English as their mother tongue, against 66% across Canada’s towns. Across Canada’s towns, bilingual residents come to 7.5%. At home: French 99%, English 0.8%.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean grew +8% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 74% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%. The July 2025 estimate is close to the census count.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean ranks above 95% of Canadian towns on residents aged 65 and over: 32%
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
Across Canada’s towns, 16% of residents are under 15; in L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 13%. Typically, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: 14% of residents, 2 times the share across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 104 men for every 100 women.
Households here average 2 people, below 90% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
In L'Anse-Saint-Jean, 33% of households are one person living alone, beside 27% across Canada’s towns. One-parent families account for 4%.
L'Anse-Saint-Jean sits above 93% of Canadian towns for common-law partners (29%)
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over is 46%; L'Anse-Saint-Jean has 38%. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
72% of households live in a single-detached house, a share 61% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Set against 25% across Canada’s towns, just over a fifth of households rent their home in L'Anse-Saint-Jean. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 30% of homes were built before 1961 and 23% in 2001 or later.
Households here have a median income of $66,500 a year
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s median household took in $66,500 before tax, 23% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Across Quebec’s towns the median is $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 24% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
10% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, below 56% of Canadian towns
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants: 1.2% here and 17% across Canada’s towns. Against that, 11% of residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
Indigenous residents: 5.5%, a higher share than 73% of Canadian towns
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 75% of Canadian towns: 17%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate, diploma or degree is held by 23%; in the typical town the share is 9.5%. Set beside that, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
43% of residents 15 and over were in work
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 43% is below the typical 58% across Canada’s towns; 32% of residents are 65 or over.
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than L'Anse-Saint-Jean
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page. The nearest places to L'Anse-Saint-Jean with figures are 30–47 km away.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Anse-Saint-Jean | 1,310 | — | 57.2 | 32% | 1.2% |
| Saint-Félix-d'Otis | 1,203 | 29.9 km | 56 | 26% | 0% |
| Sacré-Coeur | 1,679 | 34.4 km | 47.6 | 24% | 0.6% |
| Saint-Siméon | 1,113 | 46.9 km | 59.2 | 37% | 1.4% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
Questions about L'Anse-Saint-Jean’s residents
What is the average age in L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
A median age of 57.2. Children under 15 make up 13%, and people 65 and over 32%.
Is L'Anse-Saint-Jean bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 20% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0% speak only English and 80% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
1.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0% belong to a visible minority and 5.5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
79% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is L'Anse-Saint-Jean good for families?
Under 15: 13% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 60% of households. One-parent families: 4%. Schools near L'Anse-Saint-Jean are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
The median household in L'Anse-Saint-Jean took in $66,500 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of L'Anse-Saint-Jean?
L'Anse-Saint-Jean had about 1,310 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,301, 8% more than 2016.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).