Photo: BAnQ · Public domainSaint-André-d'Argenteuil ranks below 96% of Canadian towns on residents who moved in within the year: 6%
Where nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil has 25%. About 3,300 people lived here in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates. Here, 22% of residents said they have no religion. With a median age of 49.2, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil is older than 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil
A bilingual town
Both official languages: 47% of residents speak English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns. Another 51% speak only French and 2.1% only English. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 29% of adults, more than in 92% of Canadian towns, while 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 47% in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, more than in 89% of Canadian towns
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Compared with 66% across Canada’s towns, 7.4% of residents have English as their mother tongue here. Across Canada’s towns, the share of bilingual residents is 7.5%.
+1% since 2016, a pace below 70% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
For comparison, the median is +4% across Canada’s towns and +4% across Quebec’s towns. By July 2025, the estimate had risen a further 8%.
In Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, 8% of residents are aged 15 to 24, fewer than in 91% of Canadian towns
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
The largest age band is 60–64: 9.5% of residents, 1.4 times the share across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, 49.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
Smaller households than 64% of Canadian towns: 2.3 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 Canada’s towns, 27% of households are one person living alone; in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, 29%. The census found that 7.9% of households are one-parent families here.
A larger share of common-law partners than 92% of Canadian towns: 29%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The figure for married residents 15 and over is 32% in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil and 46% across Canada’s towns. Common-law partners make up 11% across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses: 84%, a higher share than 78% of Canadian towns
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. 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
36% of homes were built before 1961 and 19% in 2001 or later. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, households in single-detached houses come to 64%. Renter households: 23% here and 25% across Canada’s towns.
The midpoint household income is $70,000 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil: half had less than $70,000, 19% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits went to 29% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
3.5% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
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
Most immigrants were born in Europe (60%) or in the Americas (25%). Immigrants are rarer here than in 87% of Canadian towns. Where 5.8% of residents are not Canadian citizens across Canada’s towns, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil has 0.7%.
78% said they are Christian and 22% that they have no religion
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.5% of residents belong to a visible minority (Canada’s towns: 15%). Indigenous identity: 1% (2.8%).
Saint-André-d'Argenteuil ranks below 92% of Canadian towns on degree holders aged 25 to 64: 11%
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
No certificate at all: 14%, against 9.5%. The usual figure: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 56% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
56% of residents 15 and over have a job, in line with the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Ranked by age, 14th oldest of 41 towns this size
Similar-sized towns by median age; each dot is a town.
Electoral Area A, Sunshine Coast is the oldest at 61.2, Arviat the youngest at 21.8. In age, Saint-André-d'Argenteuil keeps company with Bulyea Heights (47.2), Point Road (48.9), North Algona Wilberforce (52) and Annapolis County, Subdivision D (52).
Median age: 3 of the 6 towns around Saint-André-d'Argenteuil are older
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | 3,300 | — | 49.2 | 25% | 3.5% |
| Lachute | 15,469 | 9.8 km | 50.4 | 28% | 2.4% |
| East Hawkesbury | 3,787 | 9.8 km | 50.8 | 24% | 6.5% |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 10.5 km | 46.4 | 21% | 7.6% |
| Saint-Placide | 1,751 | 11.6 km | 51.6 | 24% | 5% |
| Brownsburg-Chatham | 8,466 | 13.2 km | 48.4 | 22% | 3.6% |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 14.6 km | 44 | 16% | 6.6% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Two medians frame each figure: one for Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, one for all Canadian towns of that size, with whole cities and First Nations reserves left out. Percentiles rank the town within Canada.
- What these tables don’t give. The Census Profile has no unpaid care, cars or internet access, and no change by age since 2016; ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
Questions about Saint-André-d'Argenteuil’s residents
What religion are people in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil?
Christian: 78%. No religion: 22%. Another religion: 0.8%.
Is Saint-André-d'Argenteuil good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 15%. 55% of households are couple families and 7.9% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-André-d'Argenteuil are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil?
$70,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-André-d'Argenteuil?
Statistics Canada estimates 3,300 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 3,053 in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-André-d'Argenteuil?
49.2 is the median age, older than 83% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 15%. 65 and over: 25%.
Is Saint-André-d'Argenteuil bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 47% are. Another 51% speak only French and 2.1% only English, and French is the first language of 89%.
How diverse is Saint-André-d'Argenteuil?
Immigrants make up 3.5% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.5% are members of a visible minority, and 1% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
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).