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Sainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxQuébec

17,558 residents make their home in this neighbourhood in Québec. It is one of 35 neighbourhoods of Québec.

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Population

17,558

people, Census 2021

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

65%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

A⁺

#70 of 2,556

Is Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux’s overall grade is A+, better than 96% of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #37 of 499 in Quebec. Hazards are a real consideration (C−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for walkability.

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.

StrongestA⁺Health AJobs & income A⁻Cost of livingWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

68% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Health

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $278,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux 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 grading works

HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downC⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Montmorency Falls and 8 more in and around Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

The best-known places to visit in and around Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

WaterfallMontmorency Falls1.9 km outside town, to the east

Ski hillLe Relais1.1 km outside town, to the west

Garden · SépaqParc de la Chute-Montmorency2.1 km outside town, to the east

Art galleryMaison Vézina2.2 km outside town, to the east Ski hillSki hillA venir3.9 km outside town, to the north Art galleryArt galleryArtiste Peintre Michel Nigen3.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Le Relais: Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc de la Chute-Montmorency: Gilbertus, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Vézina: Sylvainbrousseau, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux.

HealthHealth A⁺

Few places match Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux for health: it beats almost every Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Capitale-Nationale

What sets Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 6.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). The survey finds 62% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. At 9.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.7, men 81.1, in 2022/2024.

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	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

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

6.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 81.1 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Households in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux have higher incomes than those in 86% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work takes 24 min. The car took 92% of commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Public transit4%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	90%	89%

$100,800

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

90%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living A⁻

Most households in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux own their home: 87%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 15% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Québec metro area.

$278,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux$278,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	6%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	87%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters87% own their home Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $278,000, against the median household income Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Flood mapping exists for Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux: 3 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

The radon tests numbers here cover the Capitale-Nationale health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.14 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon around Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux is ordinary for Canada: 8.8% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	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%

$0.14

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

9.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood3 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.14 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.8% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Québec

Climate

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.9°C

On a January night, the temperature in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux falls to about −16.6°C. Snowfall adds up to 299 cm a year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Rain and snow peak in July, at 129 mm. Most of the snow comes in December, about 77 cm.

24.9°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.2°C

Spring8.4°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn11.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	299 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,216 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.9°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	161	159

299 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.9°C, January lows −16.6°C Rain and snow1,216 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow299 cm of snow a year Weather station13 km to the station · Lauzon

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lauzon)

Who lives here

32% of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

15% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).

42median age

Sainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

49.9% of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 8,760 women and 8,800 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux
	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	67%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	59%	56%

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English and French32% speak both · 68% speak French but not English Ages42 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households6,955 households

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −12°C. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vanier.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	261 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	270 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	366 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	319 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lauzon); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

At 8.5 visits per person served, Québec public library is busier than nine in ten Quebec’s town libraries

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux is served by Québec public library, the library of all of Québec, so the figures here are the city’s, for 594,443 people.

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Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

Swimmers have 8 beaches within 5 km, Plage du Lac John the nearest. The largest is Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area: 455 ha, 9.2 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 22 protected areas. No national park lies within 100 km.

4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	4%	4.9%	2.3%

18 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks18 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

SafetySafety B⁻

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux earns a B− for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Québec service area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 15.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

63Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202362

202463

202563

2023–2025	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	22.1	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	15.1	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

37%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety63 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Schools

Around Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux, 22 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools: 27 schools in all

No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are. The nearest secondary school is 3.9 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

27schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de la FarandoleIn Sainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de la CourvilloiseNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 27 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public25

Independent2

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	3.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school27 schools within 3 km · 22 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Language0 of 27 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux keeps a building from 1760: Maison Chalifour

Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 5.6% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Maison Chalifour 1760

1760

oldest construction date on the record

5.6%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	5.6%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Chalifour Older homes5.6% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

15pages on Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 63 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools27 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteA68% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

No notable person born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Roger BlaisCanadian actor · born in Vieux-Moulin · 1917–2012

Romuald Montézuma GendronCanadian politician · born in Chutes-Montmorency · 1865–1946

Gérard DuquetCanadian politician · born in Chutes-Montmorency · 1909–1986

Denys Néronborn in Chutes-Montmorency · born 1951

Jacques MathieuHistorian and university professor · born in Chutes-Montmorency · born 1940

Jules HuotGolf · born in Boischatel · 1908–1999

Photo credits

Roger Blais: Cinémathèque québécoise, 2007.0071.PH.02, Public domain · Romuald Montézuma Gendron: TheLeaf94, CC BY-SA 3.0

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-MichelBourg-RoyalChutes-MontmorencyBoischatelVieux-BourgVieux-MoulinSainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	17,558	—	A⁺	A⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Saint-Michel	17,303	2.2	A⁺	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Bourg-Royal	14,430	4.2	A⁻	C⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Chutes-Montmorency	16,273	4.4	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Boischatel	9,250	4.5	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁺
Vieux-Bourg	14,774	4.7	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Vieux-Moulin	15,935	5.6	B⁻	D	B⁻	A⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

Do people in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux speak French?

Almost everyone does. 32% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 68.2% speak French and no English.

How old are the people of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux?

The median resident is 42 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 19% are under 15 and 15% are 65 or over.

About Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux

Neighbourhood in Québec

TownRatings splits Québec into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux 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: 17,558 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Québec
Census subdivision: 2423027

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).