Sacré-CoeurQuebec

Some 1,679 people live in this town, in Quebec. It shrank by 7% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population

1,679

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

47%

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%

Is Sacré-Coeur a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A+). Hazard risk is higher than most (C+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, B− for health, C+ for jobs & income and B− for walkability.

Sacré-Coeur is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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.

StrongestA⁺Cost of living

What makes Sacré-Coeur stand out

The 3 things Sacré-Coeur does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A+.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

16% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

52% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

How Sacré-Coeur grades

Each subject compares Sacré-Coeur 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

Sacré-Coeur is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA⁺Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁺Open →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sacré-Coeur.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Sacré-Coeur than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

77% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Sacré-Coeur$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	77%	70%	74%

$528

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$665

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$528 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Outdoors

30% of the land within 10 km of Sacré-Coeur is protected

Protected areas take in nearly a quarter of the town itself. National parks are all over 100 km off. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 42, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Within 5 km lie 4 beaches, unnamed on the map.

30%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sacré-Coeur30%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	30%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	42	10	4

At the edge

to Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas45 protected areas within 10 km · Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Fjord-du-Saguenay National Park (Québec)Footpaths & routes4 named routes · Sentier le Fjord

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Sacré-Coeur: July afternoons reach 22.3°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Winter lows average −16.6°C in January, below Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. A normal December brings 66 cm of snow, the most of any month. October is the wettest month, with 124 mm of rain and snow on average.

22.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−6.0°C

Spring6.4°C

Summer21.1°C

Autumn9.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	22.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	281 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,124 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.6°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

281 cm

of snow a year

177

days with frost a year

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.3°C, January lows −16.6°C Rain and snow1,124 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow281 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Grandes-Bergeronnes

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Grandes-Bergeronnes)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Wildfire low, radon 4.7%: how Sacré-Coeur stands on hazards

Little of the land around Sacré-Coeur has burned: 0.4% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.01% a year. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.16 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Sacré-Coeur4.7%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.16	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	4.7%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.16

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

Low

wildfire band

0.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon4.7% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.4% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.16 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 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 radon tests figures: the Cote-Nord health region

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Sacré-Coeur records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

Measured across Haute-Côte-Nord MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, 20.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 73, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 14.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

73Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202470

202592

2023–2025	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.1	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	128	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	14.5	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	73	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

54%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety73 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sacré-Coeur’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sacré-Coeur safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Sacré-Coeur have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

90% of commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk6%

Census 2021	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	90%	89%

$72,500

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment16% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to50 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Tadoussac

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Weather

What November brings in Sacré-Coeur: −3°C at night, 3°C by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Tadoussac forecast. Then December: −4°C by day, −11°C at night. About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 78 mm.

3°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November3°C

December−4°C

January−8°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−6°C	−14°C	217 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	268 mm
Summer	21°C	11°C	326 mm
Autumn	10°C	2°C	312 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

78 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 (Grandes-Bergeronnes); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Sacré-Coeur’s council speaks for just 240 residents, fewer than in 72% of Quebec municipalities

Lise Boulianne leads Sacré-Coeur as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

Full pageSacré-Coeur’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMarilène Gill Provincial legislatureRené-Lévesque

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Bibliothèque De Sacré-Coeur is Sacré-Coeur’s public library

It stands 0.4 km from the centre of Sacré-Coeur.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Around Sacré-Coeur, 61% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Côte-Nord

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 79.4 years, below both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). The region has more smokers than Quebec, 15% of adults to 12%. What sets Sacré-Coeur apart within its region is distance: 32 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 66% of residents.

61%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sacré-Coeur61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.4	82.5	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

79.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

32 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

29 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care32 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 29 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.1, men 77.0 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Who lives here

8.9% of Sacré-Coeur’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.

47.6median age

Sacré-CoeurQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree31%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.2% of Sacré-Coeur

Here the census found 795 women and 890 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sacré-Coeur
	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	24%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	31%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	59%	56%

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English and French9% speak both · 91% speak French but not English Ages47.6 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households745 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

Schools in and around Sacré-Coeur

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).

7schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Dominique-SavioIn Sacré-CoeurElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur (Gymnase de Sacré-Coeur)In Sacré-CoeurAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 7 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school7 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 7 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de l'Estuaire Questions“What schools are there in Sacré-Coeur?”

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.

History

The registers record 1 historic place in Sacré-Coeur

Just over a quarter of its homes were built before 1961, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 3 more stand just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Site du patrimoine de Sacré-Cœur

26%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic places just outside the town

Heritage	Sacré-Coeur	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	26%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes26% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sacré-Coeur 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 Sacré-Coeur

15pages on Sacré-Coeur

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 73 Housing & costA⁺Homes 2 × income Property pricesSchools7 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.4 in its region Work & commuteC⁺52% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors30% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 22°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.6 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Questions about Sacré-Coeur

Who are the people of Sacré-Coeur?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.

Do people in Sacré-Coeur speak French?

French is the common language here. 9% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 91.1% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Sacré-Coeur?

Mostly 70% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 34% have just one.

Has Sacré-Coeur grown?

No: the census counted 1,803 in 2016 and 1,684 in 2021, 6.6% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,679.

About Sacré-Coeur

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Sacré-Coeur as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,679 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Haute-Côte-Nord
Census subdivision: 2495010

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).