Saint-LouisQuébec
15,792 people call this neighbourhood in Québec home. It is one of the 35 neighbourhoods that make up Québec.
Is Saint-Louis a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Health is a strength (A+). Overall, Saint-Louis earns an A−: better than 77% of Canadian towns, and #213 of 499 in Quebec. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+). The catch is cost of living (C−).
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-Louis grades
Each subject compares Saint-Louis 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-Louis stand out
The 3 things Saint-Louis does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Louis.
Few places match Saint-Louis for health: it beats almost every Canadian town
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Capitale-Nationale
A child born in the region can expect 82.9 years, near Quebec’s towns (82.5) and higher than Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 62% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, one in ten adults to 12%. Measured from where Saint-Louis’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
The car carries only 74% of commuters in Saint-Louis, fewer than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 22 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 74% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 22 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Measured against local pay, Saint-Louis costs more to live in than 81% of Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Québec metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Rent took a fifth of household income, about level with Canadian towns (20%) and above Quebec’s towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Saint-Louis’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Measured across the city of Québec: earthquake risk
Seismic risk runs high: $0.14 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Saint-Louis. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Capitale-Nationale health region, with Saint-Louis one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
More rain and snow fall on Saint-Louis than on 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm a year
Snow totals 331 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in July: 119 mm in a normal year. December is the snowiest month, with 89 cm on average. Expect July highs of around 25.1°C in Saint-Louis.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 331 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,173 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −15.6°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval))
Saint-Louis is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55% speak both languages
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 15%.
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 51.9% of Saint-Louis
In 2021 there were 8,190 women to 7,605 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.1% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Saint-Louis runs from −3°C to 4°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Lévis. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −10°C. November normally sees 91 mm of precipitation.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −13°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −1°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 342 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 318 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Bibliothèque de Québec logs 8.5 visits per person served, more than 90% of Quebec’s town libraries
Bibliothèque de Québec serves the whole of Québec, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 594,443 people, Saint-Louis among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Louis is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 37 km away
Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Plage Gagnon the nearest. The largest is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area: 346 ha, 7.1 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 4.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Louis’s grade for safety: a B−
Its police area recorded 15.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 22.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Québec service area
Saint-Louis has 10 independent schools among its 44
3 boards run its schools. Of the 44, 2 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Counting a 3 km margin, Saint-Louis has 25 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Coeurs-VaillantsIn Saint-LouisElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Centre du PhénixIn Saint-LouisSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Sainte-Foy EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Louis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Saint-Louis
Aquarium du Québec and 15 more in and around Saint-Louis
A first look at Saint-Louis’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Aquarium · SépaqAquarium du Québecin town
BattlefieldPlains of Abraham4.9 km outside town, to the northeast
WaterfallChaudière Falls3.8 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenRoger-Van den Hende botanical garden700 m outside town, to the north
Historic houseJesuit House of Sillery1.3 km outside town, to the northeast
GardenBois-de-Coulonge Park3.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Aquarium du Québec: Josyan Pierson, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jesuit House of Sillery: GBoivinT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Bois-de-Coulonge Park: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Saint-Louis
No notable person born in Saint-Louis is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Simon Gagné: Sandy Brittingham, CC BY 2.0 · David Veilleux: Mattho69, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Marchessault: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Joe Malone: Unknown author, Public domain · Théophile Hamel: Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec, photographie: Jean-Guy Kérouac, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Saint-Louis
Neighbourhood in Québec
TownRatings splits Québec into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Saint-Louis is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 15,792 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2423027
Saint-Louis’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis | 15,792 | — | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Plateau | 14,176 | 2.2 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy | 14,541 | 2.5 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Cité-Universitaire | 22,546 | 2.7 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Sillery | 13,950 | 3.3 | A+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Cap-Rouge | 17,139 | 4.6 | A+ | A | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Sacrement | 10,650 | 4.9 | B | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Louis
Do people in Saint-Louis speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 43.1% know French alone, and 55% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Is Saint-Louis a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 41.1, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).