Saint-AnselmeQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#26 of 2,556

Some 4,534 people live in this town, in Quebec. It lies in Bellechasse.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Bernard Gagnon · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

4,534

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

59%

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-Anselme a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Safety is where it shines (A). It is strong on cost of living as well (A−). The catch is hazard risk (D). All told, that adds up to an A+ overall and a rank of #18 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than almost every Canadian town.

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.

StrongestAJobs & income ASafety A⁻Cost of livingWeakestDHazard risk

How Saint-Anselme grades

Each subject compares Saint-Anselme 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 riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesA⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Anselme stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

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

66% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $224,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Hazard risk

Behind 90%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

The data

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Saint-Anselme is graded a D for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. One flood study covers the town, by Gouvernement du Québec. 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.

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

Saint-Anselme13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Anselme	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-Anselme’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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Working-age people in Saint-Anselme have jobs more often than in 92% of Canadian towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

The commute to work averages 23 min. By car: that was how just over nine in ten commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk7%

Public transit1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$79,500

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

40%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment4.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to320 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lévis

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Anselme is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 40

40Crime Severity Index

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

Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 9 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202335

202442

202542

2023–2025	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	9	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	40	56	67
Violent crime	8.5	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

55%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety40 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Anselme’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Anselme safe?”

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Anselme than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

$224,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 73%.

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

Saint-Anselme$224,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%

$650

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$930

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$650 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $224,000, against the median household income Owners and renters73% 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.

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 59% of adults around Saint-Anselme; the typical Canadian town: 52%

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.8, with women at 84.4 and men at 81.3. Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. For Saint-Anselme itself the measure is access, and it lags: 19 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Anselme59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Anselme	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

19 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care19 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.8 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

Climate

Wet weather: 1,299 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Saint-Anselme, more than on 93% of Canadian towns

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Snowfall adds up to 331 cm a year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. A normal July brings 133 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. December is the snowiest month, with 89 cm on average. January nights in Saint-Anselme drop to −16.8°C on average.

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-Anselme	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-Anselme’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 station16 km to the station · Beauséjour

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

Outdoors

Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Saint-Anselme

0%of the land within 10 km protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 56 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Anselme0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

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

56 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks56 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

22% of Saint-Anselme’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

41.2median age

Children under 15 make up 18%, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. A fifth of residents are 65 or over.

Saint-AnselmeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.3% of Saint-Anselme

2,090 men and 1,955 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Anselme
	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	20%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	59%	56%

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

English and French22% speak both · 77% speak French but not English Ages41.2 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households1,700 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority

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

Weather

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

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Snowfall in a normal November: 25 cm. December follows at −3°C by day and −11°C by night. A normal November brings 97 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C).

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

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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

Turnout in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis reached 67% in 2021, above 79% of ridings

The mayor of Saint-Anselme is Dominic Blais, who sits with 6 councillors.

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

Who runs itMunicipality Member of ParliamentDominique Vien

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Anselme’s public library is Bibliothèque Laurent-Caron

It sits 0.3 km from the centre of Saint-Anselme.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

In and around Saint-Anselme, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École ProvencherIn Saint-AnselmeElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire de Saint-AnselmeIn Saint-AnselmeAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

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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 The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Côte-du-Sud Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Anselme?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Saint-Anselme

1historic place

At the 2021 census, 23% of homes dated from before 1961, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Croix de la Montagne 1930

1930

oldest construction date on the record

23%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Anselme	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	23%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes23% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Anselme have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Anselme

15pages on Saint-Anselme

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 40 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA66% 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 41.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

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-Anselme; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec27 km northwest · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation27 km northwest · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel27 km northwest

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral27 km northwest

WaterfallMontmorency Falls32 km northwest

BattlefieldPlains of Abraham27 km northwest

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
Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Saint-Anselme

8 notable people were born in Saint-Anselme.

See all 8 →

Joseph-Clovis-Kemner LaflammeCanadian academic administrator · 1849–1910

Michel-Thomas LabrecqueCatholic bishop · 1849–1932

Jean-Pierre MorinCanadian sculptor · born 1951

Louis-Napoléon LarochelleCanadian politician · 1834–1890

Jean-Pierre BlaisCanadian Catholic prelate · born 1949

Cyrille VaillancourtCanadian politician · 1892–1969

Photo credits

Joseph-Clovis-Kemner Laflamme: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain · Michel-Thomas Labrecque: J.E. Livernois, Public domain · Jean-Pierre Morin: Gilbert Bochenek, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louis-Napoléon Larochelle: J.E. Livernois, Public domain

About Saint-Anselme

Town in Quebec

Saint-Anselme is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 4,534 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Bellechasse
Census subdivision: 2419062

Saint-Anselme’s neighbours

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

Sainte-HénédineSainte-ClaireSaint-HenriSaint-GervaisSaint-IsidoreSaint-Lazare-de-BellechasseSaint-Anselme

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Anselme	4,534	—	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	7.4	—	A	A	A⁻
Sainte-Claire	3,724	8.6	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Henri	6,048	11	A	B⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Gervais	2,235	11	—	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Isidore	3,550	12	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	1,330	13	—	B⁺	A	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Anselme

Do people in Saint-Anselme speak French?

Almost everyone does. 22% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 77.1% speak French and no English.

Who are the people of Saint-Anselme?

At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 6% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 0% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Has Saint-Anselme grown?

Yes: the census counted 3,938 in 2016 and 4,047 in 2021, a rise of 2.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,534.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Anselme?

Single-detached houses make up 67% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 30% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

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).