Photo: Mathieu Côté · CC BY-SA 4.0Residents who moved in within the year make up 7.3% in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, less than in 88% of Canadian towns
50% of immigrants arrived between 2011 and 2021, against 27% across Canada’s towns. At 21%, the share of residents with no religion is lower than in 85% of Canadian towns. The 2021 Census found 1,275 households in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard; by July 2025 the population was about 3,018. Across Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, just over four in five households live in a single-detached house.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 39% of adults, more than in 99% of Canadian towns, while 28% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
21% of residents speak English and French, a share 75% of Canadian towns don’t reach
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is English is 0.3% in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard and 66% across Canada’s towns. As a yardstick, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 100%, English 0.2%.
−2% since 2016, a pace below 88% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
By July 2025, Statistics Canada’s estimate had barely moved. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard sits above 77% of Canadian towns for children under 15 (19%)
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, nearly one in ten residents are aged 15 to 24 in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard. Census figures put residents aged 65 and over at 19% locally. The median age locally is 42.4, higher than in 52% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
48% women, 52% men
About 109 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 53% of Canadian towns: 2.4 people on average
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Across Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, 7.5% of households are one-parent families. 27% of households are one person living alone, about the same as across Canada’s towns.
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard ranks above 99% of Canadian towns on common-law partners: 39%
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 28%, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard is behind 93% of Canadian towns on that count. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
Renter households: 19%, a lower share than 65% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
A quarter of homes were built in 2001 or later, more than the 18% built before 1961. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
The middle household earns $83,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard’s households had a total income above $83,000 and half below, close to the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Household incomes across Quebec’s towns have a median of $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 25% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
0.7% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
The share of immigrants trails 99% of Canadian towns: 0.7%. Lower than in 98% of Canadian towns: 0.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
79% said they are Christian and 21% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Set against 2.8% across Canada’s towns, 1% of residents have an Indigenous identity in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard. Census figures put visible minority residents at 0.3% locally.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 23% in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, less than in 60% of Canadian towns
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the bottom of the ladder, 11% hold no certificate of any kind, against 9.5% in the typical town. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
65% of adults were employed in May 2021
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 65% is above the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Youngest by rank: 14th of 41 towns of 2,976 to 3,060 people
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Electoral Area C, Strathcona is the oldest at 58.4, Albany the youngest at 29.9. Closest in median age to Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard are Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu (41.6), North Shore (42.4), Kirkendall South (42.9) and Bainbridge (43.3).
The towns around Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard are all older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard | 3,018 | — | 42.4 | 19% | 0.7% |
| Rimouski | 51,756 | 7.3 km | 47.2 | 26% | 2.4% |
| Sainte-Luce | 2,808 | 11.6 km | 48.8 | 24% | 1.4% |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | 1,239 | 18.9 km | 42.8 | 22% | 1.3% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. “Visible minority” is the census’s term from the Employment Equity Act: people, other than Indigenous peoples, who are non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered. The page compares them with other towns and never labels a town by them.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard’s residents
Is Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard good for families?
Under 15: 19% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 7.5%. Schools near Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
The median household in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard took in $83,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard had about 3,018 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 3,019, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
A median age of 42.4, older than 52% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 19%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard bilingual?
21% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 79% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 99%.
How diverse is Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
0.7% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 0.3% belong to a visible minority and 1% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard?
79% are Christian and 21% have no religion; 0.5% follow another religion.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).