Mont-Saint-GrégoireQuebec
The town, home to 3,158 people, lies in Quebec. Its census division is Le Haut-Richelieu.
Is Mont-Saint-Grégoire a good place to live?
Mont-Saint-Grégoire’s grades pull in different directions. Residents are healthier than most (A). It also does well on jobs & income (B+). A median home here was worth $352,000 at the census, or 3.7 times what the middle household earns in a year. The trade-off is hazard risk (C). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #160 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 84% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Mont-Saint-Grégoire grades
Each subject compares Mont-Saint-Grégoire with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Mont-Saint-Grégoire stand out
The 2 things Mont-Saint-Grégoire does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-Saint-Grégoire.
For health, Mont-Saint-Grégoire gets an A
Homes here are 8.9 km from a hospital on average, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. A baby born in the region can expect 82.5 years, 84.2 for a girl and 80.8 for a boy (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Montérégie
Most of Mont-Saint-Grégoire works elsewhere: the town has 0.3 jobs for each resident in work
93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 27 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 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.
Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Mont-Saint-Grégoire stands on hazards
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.16 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Mont-Saint-Grégoire.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $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 · Radon tests published for the Monteregie health region, not by town
Renting in Mont-Saint-Grégoire costs 13% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
The owner-occupied share of households is 87%. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Mont-Saint-Grégoire is wetter than nine in ten Canadian towns: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year
A normal July day peaks at 26.6°C, about level with Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 122 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
The nearest provincial park to Mont-Saint-Grégoire is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 19 km away
OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. 12 protected areas lie within 10 km, and of the land within 10 km, 0.9% has protected status, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 6°C in Mont-Saint-Grégoire, nights around −2°C
Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January. Expect about 92 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Less is spent per resident in Mont-Saint-Grégoire than in 96% of Québec’s local municipalities
The mayor of Mont-Saint-Grégoire is Suzanne Boulais, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Mont-Saint-Grégoire
The library is 0.3 km from the centre of Mont-Saint-Grégoire.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
40% of Mont-Saint-Grégoire’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.0% of Mont-Saint-Grégoire’s residents are women
1,535 women and 1,595 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
For safety, Mont-Saint-Grégoire gets a B−
Property crime in the area its police cover: 12.5 per 1,000 people a year. Violence across its police area runs at 13.3 per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 63 over 2023–25, higher than Quebec’s towns (56) yet lower than Canadian towns (67). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Haut-Richelieu MRC, Mont-Saint-Grégoire included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 63 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
No high school in or near Mont-Saint-Grégoire: the closest is 7.5 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Frère-AndréIn Mont-Saint-GrégoireElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Mont-Saint-Grégoire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 7.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Everything we know about Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Monument du Saint Frère André and 6 more in and around Mont-Saint-Grégoire
The best-known places to visit in and around Mont-Saint-Grégoire come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumFort Saint-Jean4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
FortFort Sainte Thérèse2.4 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumMusée du Haut-Richelieu4.5 km outside town, to the southwestFortFort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France)4.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Victoriaedwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée du Haut-Richelieu: Yource, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte-Thérèse (Nouvelle France): Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Mont-Saint-Grégoire
2 notable people were born in Mont-Saint-Grégoire; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
André Bessette: Frère Denis, c.s.c., Public domain · Rina Lasnier: Jean-Paul Rioux, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Villeneuve: Rhonda Liberman, CC BY 2.0 · Gilles Villeneuve: ideogibs, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kevin Owens: Kevin Paul, CC BY 4.0 · Patrice Désilets: Gamerscore Blog, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Mont-Saint-Grégoire covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,158 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Richelieu
- Census subdivision
- 2456097
Mont-Saint-Grégoire’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mont-Saint-Grégoire | 3,158 | — | A− | B+ | B− | A |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | 1,540 | 7.9 | — | B | B− | A |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir | 1,862 | 8.4 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu | 100,806 | 9 | B | C− | B+ | A |
| Marieville | 11,910 | 10 | B+ | C+ | B | A− |
| Richelieu | 6,048 | 12 | B | C− | B | A |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 12 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Mont-Saint-Grégoire
Who are the people of Mont-Saint-Grégoire?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Mont-Saint-Grégoire?
Mostly 90% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 18% have just one.
Is Mont-Saint-Grégoire growing?
It grew from 3,077 people in 2016 to 3,136 in 2021, up 1.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 3,158.
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).