Saint-AnicetQuebec
2,854 people call this town in Quebec home. Its census division is Le Haut-Saint-Laurent.
Is Saint-Anicet a good place to live?
More weak spots than strong ones. Saint-Anicet grades D overall, better than 14% of Canadian towns, and ranks #498 of 499 in Quebec. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D). It lags on safety as well (D). At $300,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.5 times local household income. Its best grade is for health (B+).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.
How Saint-Anicet grades
Each subject compares Saint-Anicet with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Saint-Anicet stand out
The 3 things Saint-Anicet does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Anicet.
Commuters in Saint-Anicet travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average
94% of commuters drove, above both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
For the force that serves Saint-Anicet, the Crime Severity Index is 120, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Measured across Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Its police area recorded 18.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The force’s area logs 13.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 120 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 141 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 18.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Saint-Anicet stands on hazards
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.19 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Saint-Anicet.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.19 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Around Saint-Anicet, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Montérégie
Just over one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.5, with women at 84.2 and men at 80.8. For Saint-Anicet itself the measure is access, and it lags: 23 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Saint-Anicet is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51% speak both languages
Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 3.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.5% of Saint-Anicet
Here the census found 1,335 women and 1,420 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 24% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
July in Saint-Anicet runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Frosty days number 147 in a normal year, below both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 28 April, and the first in autumn, 7 October, lie 161 days. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in October, at 109 mm. Snow peaks in January: 44 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 170 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 147 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,047 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)
More households own their home in Saint-Anicet than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 16% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
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.
What November brings in Saint-Anicet: −1°C at night, 7°C by day
About 10 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −8°C. Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 210 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 5°C | 290 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Anicet’s mayor: Sylvie Tourangeau
44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Anicet is Saint-Anicet’s public library
The library is 1.5 km from the centre of Saint-Anicet.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area begins at the edge of Saint-Anicet
For a swim, Plage de Saint-Anicet is the beach within 5 km. Biggest among them: Lake Saint-François National Wildlife Area, 1,316 ha, 1.1 km off. 6.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
No high school in or near Saint-Anicet: the closest is 16 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Jeunes-RiverainsIn Saint-AnicetElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 16 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Saint-Anicet: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
Homes from before 1961 make up 35% of the stock, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Anicet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Saint-Anicet
Centre d'interprétation du site archéologique Droulers-Tsiionhiakwhata and 5 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Saint-Anicet; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile24 km northeast
MuseumBattle of the Châteauguay36 km east
MuseumPointe-du-Buisson39 km northeast
National historic siteInverarden House26 km southwestHistoric siteHistoric siteGlengarry Cairn4.8 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Battle of the Châteauguay: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-du-Buisson: Pointedubuisson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Inverarden House: Yoho2001, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Anicet
3 notable people were born in Saint-Anicet.
Photo credits
Aristide Beaugrand-Champagne: crédit: inconnu, Public domain
About Saint-Anicet
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Saint-Anicet is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,854 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
- Census subdivision
- 2469070
Saint-Anicet’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Anicet | 2,854 | — | D | C+ | D | B+ |
| Rivière-Beaudette | 2,806 | 12 | B+ | C+ | A | A− |
| Sainte-Barbe | 1,993 | 12 | — | C− | D | A− |
| Godmanchester | 1,590 | 14 | — | C | D | A− |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 15 | A− | C | A | A |
| Huntingdon | 3,001 | 17 | D | C− | D | A− |
| South Glengarry Ontario | 14,355 | 17 | B | B | A | C+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Anicet
Do people in Saint-Anicet speak French?
French comes first: 42.1% speak it alone, while 51% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Saint-Anicet?
Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 4%.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Anicet?
Mostly 95% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 32% have just one.
How old are the people of Saint-Anicet?
The typical resident is 55.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 30% of the population and under-15s at 11%.
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).