Photo: Nicogag · CC BY-SA 3.024% of residents are under 15, more than in 96% of Canadian towns
Set against 11% across Canada’s towns, 4.6% of residents lived at another address a year earlier in Saint-Arsène. Locally, 13% of residents said they have no religion. Higher than in 73% of Canadian towns: 80% of households live in a single-detached house. The town had about 1,269 residents in July 2025, by Statistics Canada’s estimate, and 470 households at the 2021 Census.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Arsène
A town of families
Children under 15 are 24% of residents, more than in 96% of Canadian towns. Households average 2.6 people, and 6.4% are one-parent families. Ages ↓
Common-law couples
35% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 98% of Canadian towns; 33% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
Bilingual residents make up 17% in Saint-Arsène, more than in 71% of Canadian towns
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Who can speak English and French, mother tongue, and the language spoken most at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (0.4%), Saint-Arsène is below 99% of Canadian towns. Bilingual residents: 7.5% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
Saint-Arsène changed by +1% from 2016 to 2021, slower than 70% of Canadian towns
How the population moved between the last two censuses, and since.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 2% higher again.
A median age of 39.6: Saint-Arsène is younger than 66% of Canadian towns
Every five-year age group as a share of residents; ticks mark the typical town.
Across Canada’s towns, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24; in Saint-Arsène, 9.6%. Here, 19% of residents are 65 or over.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Saint-Arsène households average 2.6 people, larger than in 67% of Canadian towns
Private households by type and size.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Where nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns, Saint-Arsène has 6.4%. Locally, nearly a quarter of households are one person living alone.
A larger share of common-law partners than 98% of Canadian towns: 35%
How adults live as couples, or don’t, with common-law unions shown on their own.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
By its share of married residents 15 and over (33%), Saint-Arsène is below 80% of Canadian towns. Common-law partners: 11% across Canada’s towns, for comparison.
25% of households rent their home, fewer than in 51% of Canadian towns
The kinds of homes people live in, who owns and who rents, and how old the homes are. 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
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Older homes outnumber new: 31% predate 1961, 14% date from 2001 or later.
The midpoint household income is $81,000 a year
Census incomes cover 2020, when emergency benefits like CERB lifted many households’ totals. Total household income: the median household, and the spread from low to high.
Households by income · share of households
Saint-Arsène’s median household took in $81,000 before tax, 6% less than the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Quebec’s towns, the household in the middle had $74,000. COVID-19 benefits went to 26% of residents with an income (typical: 28%).
0% of residents are immigrants
Birthplaces and arrival years of immigrants, citizenship and recent moves.
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
Residents without Canadian citizenship are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
87% said they are Christian and 13% that they have no religion
Visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion, as residents answered the census.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Visible minority residents are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64: 12%, a lower share than 90% of Canadian towns
From no certificate to a master’s: residents 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Without any certificate: 6.1% of 25- to 64-year-olds (typical: 9.5%).
An employment rate of 65%
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. Four labour figures from the census. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Nearby, 4 of 5 towns have older populations than Saint-Arsène
The nearest places, coloured by median age; each links to its own page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Arsène | 1,269 | — | 39.6 | 19% | 0% |
| Cacouna | 1,888 | 6.1 km | 46 | 24% | 2.2% |
| L'Isle-Verte | 1,427 | 12.3 km | 50 | 25% | 1.1% |
| Rivière-du-Loup | 20,650 | 13.2 km | 48.4 | 28% | 2% |
| Saint-Modeste | 1,182 | 13.7 km | 37.6 | 15% | 0.9% |
| Saint-Antonin | 4,633 | 17.4 km | 41.2 | 18% | 0.3% |
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. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past 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-Arsène’s residents
How diverse is Saint-Arsène?
Immigrants: 0% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 0%. Indigenous identity: 0%.
What religion are people in Saint-Arsène?
13% said they have no religion and 87% that they are Christian; 0% named another faith.
Is Saint-Arsène good for families?
24% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 67% of households and one-parent families 6.4%. Schools near Saint-Arsène are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Arsène?
Half of Saint-Arsène’s households had more than $81,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Arsène?
About 1,269, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 1,245 people in Saint-Arsène, 1% more than 2016.
What is the average age in Saint-Arsène?
The median age is 39.6. 24% are under 15 and 19% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Arsène bilingual?
17% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 84% speak French only and 0% English only. French is the mother tongue of 99%.
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).