Saint-ArmandQuebec
It is a town of 1,241 residents in Quebec. It lies in Brome-Missisquoi.
Is Saint-Armand a good place to live?
Saint-Armand’s best grade is for health (A−). Where it falls short is cost of living (C). It lags on safety as well (C+). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Saint-Armand has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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.
What makes Saint-Armand stand out
The 2 things Saint-Armand does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Armand grades
Each subject compares Saint-Armand with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Saint-Armand has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Armand.
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are rarer around Saint-Armand (14% against 17% for the typical Canadian town)
By their own account, 57% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, close to Quebec’s towns (56%) and above Canadian towns (52%). Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.8, men 81.0, in 2022/2024. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Armand’s is long: 28 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Région de l'Estrie
Precipitation in Saint-Armand tops that of 94% of Canadian towns: 1,340 mm a year
Snow totals 321 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. A normal July brings 128 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 68 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 321 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,340 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 151 | 161 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Frelighsburg)
More households own their home in Saint-Armand than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 83%
8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $300,000, about level with Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and below Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
A flood study covers Saint-Armand: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.11 per $1,000 of building value, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Saint-Armand: nearly a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.11 | $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
Saint-Armand is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 61% speak both languages
Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 8.2% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
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 49.2% of Saint-Armand
Census 2021 put women at 600 and men at 620; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 56% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 30% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
For safety, Saint-Armand gets a C+
Property crime in the area its police cover: 12.4 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 73 over 2023–25, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 73 | 56 | 67 |
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 Brome-Missisquoi MRC
A normal November in Saint-Armand runs from −2°C to 7°C
By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 112 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 292 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 327 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 14°C | 365 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 357 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Frelighsburg); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Armand’s mayor: Karen Crandall
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Armand has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Léon-Maurice-Côté de Bedford, 11 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Georges-De-Clarenceville (Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville), 13 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Saint-Armand has 5 beaches within 5 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Count 49 protected areas within 10 km of town. Within its own boundary, 7.8% of the town is protected.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint-Armand than in almost any Canadian town
Workers spend 28 min getting to work, on average. 92% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
No high school in or near Saint-Armand: the closest is 10 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-de-LourdesIn Saint-ArmandElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 10 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Before 1961: 48% of the homes in Saint-Armand
| Heritage | Saint-Armand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 48% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Centre d'interprétation du ruisseau McFee and 8 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Armand; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumFort Lennox20 km west
MuseumLacolle Mills Blockhouse24 km west
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste34 km northwest
MuseumFort Saint-Jean34 km northwest
Theme parkParc Safari38 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Fort Lennox: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lacolle Mills Blockhouse: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Victoriaedwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Safari: Eltobito, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Armand
Famous people from Saint-Armand
5 notable people were born in Saint-Armand.
Saint-Armand’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Armand | 1,241 | — | — | C | C+ | A− |
| Venise-en-Québec | 2,252 | 9.5 | — | D | B− | B+ |
| Bedford | 2,845 | 11 | B− | C | C+ | A− |
| Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville | 1,274 | 11 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Henryville | 1,664 | 17 | — | B | B− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Armand
Do people in Saint-Armand speak French?
French comes first: 30.1% speak it alone, while 61% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Saint-Armand?
Mostly 90% 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 36% have just one.
Who are the people of Saint-Armand?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 8% are immigrants.
How old are the people of Saint-Armand?
The typical resident is 55.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 30% of the population and under-15s at 14%.
About Saint-Armand
Town in Quebec
For Saint-Armand, 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
- 1,241 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Brome-Missisquoi
- Census subdivision
- 2446017
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).