Saint-AgapitQuebec

4,817 people call this town in Quebec home. It grew by 6% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.

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Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

4,817

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

37.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

58%

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

#141 of 2,556

Is Saint-Agapit a good place to live?

Safety is its strong suit (A−). At A overall, Saint-Agapit ranks #85 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 92% of Canadian towns. What counts against it is hazard risk (D).

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⁻Safety A⁻Cost of livingWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Agapit stand out

The 3 things Saint-Agapit does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Against 6% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

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

67% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

How Saint-Agapit grades

Each subject compares Saint-Agapit 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

Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA⁻Open →WalkabilityAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as 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 Saint-Agapit.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Agapit is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns

Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: a study by Gouvernement du Québec.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Agapit13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

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

Low

wildfire band

12 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.13 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% 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 · Data for radon tests covers the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

SafetySafety A⁻

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Agapit is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 43

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Lotbinière MRC

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.3 per 1,000 a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 73, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).

43Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202442

202540

2023–2025	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.3	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	43	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86
Violent crime	10.3	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety43 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Agapit’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Agapit safe?”

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Renting in Saint-Agapit costs 16% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over three quarters of households.

$200,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Agapit$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%

$725

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,040

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$725 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters76% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

More of Saint-Agapit’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 93% of Canadian towns

Just over nine in ten commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 26 min on average.

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk6%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	91%	90%	89%
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$76,500

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

28%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to455 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lévis

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

Climate

Precipitation in Saint-Agapit tops that of 93% of Canadian towns: 1,299 mm a year

January nights fall to −16.8°C on average, below Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. The most precipitation falls in July: 133 mm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: most of the snow comes in December, about 89 cm. Gardeners get 125 frost-free days, from 22 May to 25 September.

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.0°C

Spring9.3°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn11.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	331 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,299 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	161	159

331 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

125

frost-free days, 22 May to 25 Sep

154

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,299 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −16.8°C Snow331 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Beauséjour

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

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Saint-Agapit, 59% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Lives here run to 82.8 years on average, near Quebec’s towns (82.5) and higher than Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 23 km from the average resident of Saint-Agapit, further than the usual 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.1 km away on average (1.0 within 3 km). Saint-Agapit doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches.

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Agapit59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

23 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care23 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 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

Children make up 21% of Saint-Agapit, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 0.9% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 17% of residents are 65 or older.

37.2median age

Saint-AgapitQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.3% of Saint-Agapit

By the 2021 count the town had 2,230 women and 2,295 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Agapit
	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	17%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages37.2 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households1,915 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French26% speak both · 74% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Saint-Agapit is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 57 km away

La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 98 km from town. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Agapit0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Agapit	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

98 km

to La Mauricie National Park

57 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks98 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Schools

Around Saint-Agapit, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 3 schools in all

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de l'Épervière (Épervière (Pavillon des Prés), l')In Saint-AgapitElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire BeaurivageIn Saint-AgapitSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Agapit?”

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.

Weather

What November brings in Saint-Agapit: −4°C at night, 4°C by day

The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −11°C nights. Expect about 97 mm of rain and snow over November. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C). ECCC’s forecast for Bernières is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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	303 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	293 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	381 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	323 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

97 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Beauséjour); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 70%, 2021 turnout in Lévis—Lotbinière beat 95% of the country’s ridings

The mayor of Saint-Agapit is Yves Gingras, who sits with 6 councillors.

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentJacques Gourde Provincial legislatureLotbinière-Frontenac

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Saint-Agapit: the closest, Bibliothèque Le Signet (Saint-Gilles), is 8.2 km away

The next is Bibliotheque Au Jardin Des Livres (Saint-Apollinaire), 8.3 km away.

Full pageSaint-Agapit’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Nearby attractions

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Agapit; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec32 km north · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation34 km north · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel33 km north

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral34 km north

BattlefieldPlains of Abraham31 km north

WaterfallChaudière Falls21 km north

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

Photo credits (6)

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Agapit

15pages on Saint-Agapit

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 43 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.6 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁺67% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 37.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Agapit

2 notable people were born in Saint-Agapit; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Antoine VermetteCanadian ice hockey player · born 1982

Eugène PaquetCanadian politician · 1867–1951

David DesharnaisCanadian ice hockey player · born in Laurier-Station · born 1986

Philippe BoucherCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Apollinaire · born 1973

Léopold SimoneauCanadian opera singer · born in Saint-Flavien · 1916–2006

Louis-José HoudeFrench-Canadian comedian · born in Saint-Apollinaire · born 1977

Photo credits

Antoine Vermette: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · David Desharnais: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Philippe Boucher: phoch98, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Louis-José Houde: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Saint-Agapit’s neighbours

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

Saint-ApollinaireSaint-GillesSaint-FlavienLaurier-StationSaint-Antoine-de-TillySaint-Lambert-de-LauzonSaint-Agapit

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Agapit	4,817	—	A	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Apollinaire	9,218	7.1	A⁻	B	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Gilles	3,521	9.2	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Flavien	1,682	12	—	A⁻	A⁻	B
Laurier-Station	2,838	15	A	B	A⁻	B
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly	1,747	15	—	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	7,551	17	A	B⁺	A	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Agapit

Do people in Saint-Agapit speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 74.3% of residents speak only French and 26% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Saint-Agapit?

Mostly 57% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 30% have just one.

Has Saint-Agapit grown?

Yes: the census counted 4,280 in 2016 and 4,526 in 2021, a rise of 5.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,817.

Is Saint-Agapit a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 37.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About Saint-Agapit

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Agapit, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 4,817 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Lotbinière
Census subdivision: 2433045

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).