Saint-RobertLongueuil
Longueuil is split into 24 neighbourhoods, and this is one. Home to 9,186 people, this neighbourhood lies in Longueuil.
Is Saint-Robert a good place to live?
Health is where it shines (A). It is strong on walkability as well (A+). Also worth knowing: homes are dear (D). Incomes are on the low side (C−). The overall grade comes out at B−, #339 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 52% of Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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.
How Saint-Robert grades
Each subject compares Saint-Robert 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 →
What makes Saint-Robert stand out
The 3 things Saint-Robert does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Robert.
For health, Saint-Robert is ahead of 93% of Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy
People in the region live to 82.5 on average: 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rent takes more of local pay in Saint-Robert than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23% of household income
16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $340,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) but below Canadian towns ($406,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Montréal metro area, with Saint-Robert one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Saint-Robert’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.23 per $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Burn scars are few around Saint-Robert, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Saint-Robert shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Longueuil, Saint-Robert included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.23 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trips to work from Saint-Robert take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Saint-Robert earns a B for safety
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 70, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.2 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area records 18.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Saint-Robert doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Longueuil service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 9.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 70 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
July in Saint-Robert runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Frosty days number 146 in a normal year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
More of Saint-Robert belongs to a visible minority than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 25%
Under 15: 18% of residents. 45% speak both English and French, close to Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%). The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.4% of Saint-Robert
Here the census found 4,720 women and 4,455 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 6°C in Saint-Robert, nights around −2°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Longueuil. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 14,130 residents: Longueuil is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
Saint-Robert is part of Longueuil, whose council is led by Catherine Fournier, the mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Robert’s public library is Bibliotheque municipale Georges-d'Or
Saint-Robert is served by Bibliotheque municipale Georges-d'Or, the library of all of Longueuil, so the figures here are the city’s, for 267,524 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More of the land around Saint-Robert is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
22 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 7.3 km off. 6.3 km out lies the largest, Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 903 ha. Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Plage Jean-Doré the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Robert has 18 English-language schools among its 75
Taken together, Saint-Robert and its 3 km edge hold 47 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade. 14 of the 75 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Boards running schools in the area: 2, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Claude-LafortuneIn Saint-RobertElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Collège Français, Campus de Longueuil IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.4 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| École Terry-Fox EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Robert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Saint-Robert
La Ronde and 19 more in and around Saint-Robert
What there is to see in Saint-Robert and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Theme parkLa Ronde4.7 km outside town, to the west
CathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue4 km outside town, to the northwest
AttractionGoliath4.9 km outside town, to the west
AttractionLe Monstre4.7 km outside town, to the west
ZooMontreal Aquarium4.9 km outside town, to the west
GardenParc René-Veillet2.3 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- La Ronde: Matt Biddulph, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue: JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goliath: Dennin, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Le Monstre: Robert Lavigne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Aquarium: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc René-Veillet: Veillg1, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Saint-Robert
No notable person born in Saint-Robert is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
François-Philippe Champagne: Saeima, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Zachary Lagha: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Julie Masse: Corey Hart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Torrey Mitchell: Ivan Makarov, CC BY 3.0
About Saint-Robert
Neighbourhood in Longueuil
No official boundary marks Saint-Robert off from the rest of Longueuil: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,186 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Longueuil
- Census subdivision
- 2458227
Saint-Robert’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Robert | 9,186 | — | B− | D | B | A |
| Roberval | 2,536 | 1.5 | B | D | B | A |
| Laflèche | 19,706 | 1.5 | B− | D | B | A |
| Saint-Jean-Vianney | 13,181 | 1.7 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 8,352 | 2 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Sacré-Coeur | 20,375 | 2 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Nouveau Greenfield Park | 6,199 | 2.4 | A− | C | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Robert
Do people in Saint-Robert speak French?
French comes first: 52.4% speak it alone, while 45% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
How old are the people of Saint-Robert?
At 42, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 20%.
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).