Saint-AlbanQuebec

A town in Quebec, home to 1,264 people. Its census division is Portneuf.

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Population

1,264

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

51%

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 Saint-Alban a good place to live?

Saint-Alban’s strongest is health (A+). Getting around depends on the car (C). Natural hazards weigh more here (C).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Saint-Alban gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

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⁺Health A⁻Cost of living A⁻Safety

What makes Saint-Alban stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.9 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $174,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Saint-Alban grades

Each subject compares Saint-Alban 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Saint-Alban gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA⁻Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsA⁻Open →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesCOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁺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 →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Alban.

HealthHealth A⁺

Saint-Alban scores better for health than almost every Canadian town

In the health survey, 62% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Lives in the region last 82.9 years on average (2022/2024): 84.7 for women, 81.1 for men. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 9.6% of adults to 12%. Measured from where Saint-Alban’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 7.0 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Région de la Capitale-Nationale as a whole, not for Saint-Alban alone.

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Alban62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Alban	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

7.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 7.0 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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Renting in Saint-Alban costs 14% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

83% of households own their home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$174,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Alban$174,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$632

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $174,000, against the median household income Owners and renters83% 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.

SafetySafety A⁻

For safety, Saint-Alban gets an A−

The index for the force that serves it came to 45, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.9 property crimes are reported each year. Where it is policed, 9.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

45Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202341

202448

202544

2023–2025	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.9	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	45	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	72	88	86
Violent crime	9.8	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

54%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety45 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Alban’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Alban safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Portneuf MRC

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Wildfire low, radon 8.8%: how Saint-Alban stands on hazards

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.11 for each $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Saint-Alban is on the national inventory. Saint-Alban shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Capitale-Nationale health region.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Alban8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.11

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

Low

wildfire band

6.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon8.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.11 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

Climate

Precipitation in Saint-Alban tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year

For the wettest month, look to July: 133 mm on average. Snow totals 253 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Midwinter nights in Saint-Alban bottom out at −16.9°C on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 59 cm.

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.9°C

Spring9.7°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn12.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	253 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,138 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.9°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	175	161	159

253 cm

of snow a year

175

days with frost a year

141

days with precipitation a year

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

Rain and snow1,138 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −16.9°C Snow253 cm of snow a year Weather station30 km to the station · Fortierville

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

Who lives here

An older town: 28% of people in Saint-Alban are 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.

53.2median age

Saint-AlbanQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree28%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

48.3% of Saint-Alban’s residents are women

575 women and 615 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Alban
	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	28%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	28%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	59%	56%

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

Ages53.2 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households580 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants0% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French22% speak both · 77% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Saint-Alban are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min

$61,600

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment8.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to120 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Marc-des-Carrières

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

In Saint-Alban, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Donnacona. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 82 mm.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	250 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	343 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	281 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Alban’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 (Fortierville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier reached 69% in 2021, above 89% of ridings

For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Alban votes in Portneuf; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.

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Member of ParliamentJoël Godin council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

The nearest public library to Saint-Alban is Bibliothèque Jean-Charles-Magnan, 11 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Guy-Laviolette (Saint-Ubalde), 13 km away.

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

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The 3 schools of Saint-Alban: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

Secondary school means a trip of 7.7 km at the nearest, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Young children have 3.9 km to the nearest elementary school, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Sainte-Marie-et-du-Goéland (Goéland, du)In Saint-AlbanElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire de Saint-MarcNearest secondary school, 0.8 kmAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.7 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.9 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

7.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.9 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageSaint-Alban’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

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

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Outdoors

Walk from Saint-Alban: 11 mapped routes

5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 43 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 7.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. 29% of the town lies within a protected area.

7.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Alban7.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	7.5%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

43 km

to La Mauricie National Park

62 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

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

Footpaths & routes11 named routes · Sept Merveilleux Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas8 protected areas within 10 km · Long-Montauban White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parks43 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

History

42% of Saint-Alban’s homes were built before 1961

On the registers, the town counts 1 historic place.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Centrale hydroélectrique de Saint-Alban 1925

1925

oldest construction date on the record

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Alban	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Alban’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Alban have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Chemin du Roy and 5 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

AttractionChemin du Roy23 km east

GardenJoly de Lotbinière Estate22 km east

National historic siteMoulin du Portage24 km southeast

MuseumMoulin De La Chevrotière16 km southeast

MuseumMaison de Pointe-Platon22 km east

National historic siteMoulin Michel39 km south

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

Photo credits (6)

Chemin du Roy: Azumanga1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joly de Lotbinière Estate: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin du Portage: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin De La Chevrotière: Harfang, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison de Pointe-Platon: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Alban

15pages on Saint-Alban

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 45 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors7.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Alban

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

Their page →

Bona DussaultCanadian politician · 1882–1953

Michel MatteCanadian politician · born 1949

Denys ArcandCanadian film director · born in Deschambault-Grondines · born 1941

Lynda LemayCanadian singer · born in Portneuf · born 1966

Chantal PetitclercCanadian para athletics competitor · born in Saint-Marc-des-Carrières · born 1969

Alain GrandboisCanadian writer · born in Saint-Casimir · 1900–1975

Photo credits

Lynda Lemay: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chantal Petitclerc: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Alban’s neighbours

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

Saint-Marc-des-CarrièresSaint-CasimirSaint-UbaldeDeschambault-GrondinesPortneufSaint-Alban

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Alban	1,264	—	—	A⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Saint-Marc-des-Carrières	2,961	8.6	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Saint-Casimir	1,506	9.6	—	B⁺	A⁻	A⁺
Saint-Ubalde	1,565	11	—	A⁻	A⁻	A
Deschambault-Grondines	2,251	16	—	B	A⁻	A⁺
Portneuf	3,410	17	A	B	A⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Alban

Do people in Saint-Alban speak French?

Almost everyone does. 22% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 77.4% speak French and no English.

Who are the people of Saint-Alban?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 0% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Alban?

86% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.1 people; 37% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Alban growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,198 to 1,196 residents (0.2% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,264.

About Saint-Alban

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Alban, 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: 1,264 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Portneuf
Census subdivision: 2434097

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).