Saint-ArsèneQuebec

It sits within the Rivière-du-Loup census metropolitan area. Some 1,269 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Population

1,269

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

39.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

65%

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-Arsène a good place to live?

Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+). Housing is within reach (A). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Arsène has its subject grades alone.

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.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income ACost of living A⁻HealthWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Arsène stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Jobs & income

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

Hazard risk

Behind 94%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

How Saint-Arsène grades

Each subject compares Saint-Arsène 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

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Arsène has its subject grades alone.

Jobs & incomeIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the 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 →

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Trips to work from Saint-Arsène are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

The car took 88% of commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk7%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	18 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	90%	89%

$81,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

25%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment6.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to255 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Rivière-du-Loup

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Saint-Arsène’s grade for hazard risk: a D

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.19 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is rare near Saint-Arsène: 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.005% a year.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Arsène14%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.19	$0.14	$0.030

$0.19

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

5.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Arsène’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.19 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Saint-Arsène costs 13% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Owners make up 76% of households, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and above Quebec’s towns (70%).

$200,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Saint-Arsène$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	0%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%

$857

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$810

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$857 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters76% own their home

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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Rivière-du-Loup metro area, not by town

Climate

Saint-Arsène has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.5°C

Winter lows average −15.5°C in January, below both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal October brings 124 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 66 cm.

22.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.7°C

Spring6.5°C

Summer21.3°C

Autumn9.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	22.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	281 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,124 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	176	161	159

281 cm

of snow a year

176

days with frost a year

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Arsène’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.5°C, January lows −15.5°C Rain and snow1,124 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow281 cm of snow a year Weather station16 km to the station · Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin)

HealthHealth A⁻

Very good or excellent health for 60% of adults around Saint-Arsène; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent

Residents have 13 km to cover to reach a hospital, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.7, with women at 83.1 and men at 80.3.

60%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Arsène60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.7	82.5	81.5

81.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 12 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, men 80.3 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

SafetySafety B⁺

Saint-Arsène’s grade for safety: a B+

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 14.3 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 72, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). On top of that, the force’s area logs 10.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

48Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202349

202451

202545

2023–2025	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.3	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	48	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	72	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

56%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety48 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Arsène’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Arsène safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Rivière-du-Loup MRC

Outdoors

Around Saint-Arsène, 25% of the land is set aside for nature

Count 27 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a provincial park, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park lies 9.8 km off. The largest named area nearby is Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 174,227 ha, 2.7 km away.

25%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Arsène25%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	25%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	21	10	4

9.8 km

to Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Arsène’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes National & provincial parks9.8 km to a provincial park · Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park

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

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Saint-Arsène, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Both official languages: 17% of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.

39.6median age

Saint-ArsèneQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.6% of Saint-Arsène

By the 2021 count the town had 630 women and 615 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Arsène
	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	24%	17%	16%
15 to 64	57%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	59%	56%

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

Ages39.6 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households470 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority English and French17% speak both · 84% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 3°C in Saint-Arsène, nights around −3°C

ECCC’s forecast for Rivière-du-Loup is on the Weather page, hour by hour. November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. December follows at −4°C by day and −10°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 78 mm.

3°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November3°C

December−4°C

January−7°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−6°C	−13°C	217 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	268 mm
Summer	21°C	11°C	326 mm
Autumn	10°C	2°C	312 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

78 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 (Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Arsène’s mayor: Mario Lebel

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

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

Member of ParliamentBernard Généreux Provincial legislatureRivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Saint-Arsène’s public library is Bibliothèque De Saint-Arsene

It sits 1.4 km from the centre of Saint-Arsène.

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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

Saint-Arsène’s teenagers travel 14 km to the nearest high school

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Moisson-d'Arts, La Chanterelle, Notre-Dame-du-Sourire et RiouIn Saint-ArsèneElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Arsène	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	14 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

14 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 elementary schools Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Arsène?”

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Arsène

15pages on Saint-Arsène

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 48 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.7 in its region Work & commuteA⁺65% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors25% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Arsène

5 notable people were born in Saint-Arsène.

See all 5 →

Georges DionneCanadian professor of finance · born 1950

Léon DionCanadian political scientist · 1922–1997

Onésiphore Ernest TalbotCanadian politician · 1854–1934

Elzéar DufourCanadian Catholic priest · 1862–1911

Georges GagnonCanadian catholic priest · 1858–1936

Saint-Arsène’s neighbours

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

CacounaL'Isle-VerteRivière-du-LoupSaint-ModesteSaint-AntoninSaint-Arsène

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Arsène	1,269	—	—	A	B⁺	A⁻
Cacouna	1,888	6.1	—	A	B⁺	A⁻
L'Isle-Verte	1,427	12	—	B	B⁺	B⁺
Rivière-du-Loup	20,650	13	A	B⁻	B⁺	A
Saint-Modeste	1,182	14	—	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Antonin	4,633	17	A⁺	A	B⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Arsène

Who are the people of Saint-Arsène?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 0%.

Do people in Saint-Arsène speak French?

Almost everyone does. 17% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 83.5% speak French and no English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Arsène?

80% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 23% are one person living alone.

Has Saint-Arsène grown?

It grew from 1,230 people in 2016 to 1,245 in 2021, up 1.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,269.

About Saint-Arsène

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Saint-Arsène is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 1,269 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Rivière-du-Loup
Metro area: Rivière-du-Loup
Census subdivision: 2412065

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).