Saint-BarnabéQuebec
Home to 1,234 people, this town lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Maskinongé census division.
Is Saint-Barnabé a good place to live?
Cost of living is its strong suit (A). Add safety to its strengths (A−). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Work and incomes lag (C).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Barnabé has its subject grades alone.
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.
How Saint-Barnabé grades
Each subject compares Saint-Barnabé with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Barnabé has its subject grades alone.
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What makes Saint-Barnabé stand out
The 3 things Saint-Barnabé does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Barnabé.
Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Barnabé than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 84%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 70% | 74% |
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.
The force covering Saint-Barnabé records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61
The index for the force that serves it came to 44, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 12.6 property crimes are reported each year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.3 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 61 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 44 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9.3 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers Maskinongé MRC
Saint-Barnabé’s health region reports 61% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Barnabé’s is long: 16 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.6 | 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 published for the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, not by town
Saint-Barnabé has 0.3 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
Commutes averaged 26 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Saint-Barnabé earns a B+ for hazard risk
Shared with the rest of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region: radon tests
Wildfire is rare near Saint-Barnabé: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Barnabé on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Barnabé, more than in 90% of Canadian towns
Summer highs average 25.1°C in July, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. A normal July brings 125 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 274 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,101 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)
Saint-Barnabé is 21 km from La Mauricie National Park
One protected area is close by. The largest is Pointe du Lac -Rivière Yamachiche Water Fowl Gathering Area: 1,125 ha, 9.6 km from the edge of town. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The closest provincial park is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 73 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Saint-Barnabé, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights
ECCC’s forecast for Louiseville is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −2°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect around 24 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 88 mm of precipitation.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −12°C | 244 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 15°C | 325 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page
Berthier—Maskinongé came down to 937 votes in 2021, closer than 96% of the country’s ridings
Federally, Saint-Barnabé sits in Berthier—Maskinongé, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Yves Perron of the Bloc Québécois.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Barnabé has one public library, Bibliothèque De Saint-Barnabe
From the centre of Saint-Barnabé, it is 3.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Saint-Barnabé: the closest is 17 km off
The closest elementary school is 3.7 km away, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Vallons - Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie - Notre-Dame-des- NeigesIn Saint-BarnabéElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 17 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.7 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 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.
Children make up 19% of Saint-Barnabé, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
22% of residents are 65 or over, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 50.2% of Saint-Barnabé
The 2021 census counted 595 women and 590 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Saint-Barnabé, 40% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Saint-Barnabé | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 40% | 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-Barnabé
Assumption Cathedral and 6 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Barnabé; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralAssumption Cathedral23 km east
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet24 km southeast
MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie19 km north
MuseumMokotakan32 km northwest
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison24 km east
MuseumMoulin seigneurial de Pointe-du-Lac15 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mokotakan: Anne Ecuyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin seigneurial de Pointe-du-Lac: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Barnabé
4 notable people were born in Saint-Barnabé.
About Saint-Barnabé
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Barnabé is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,234 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Maskinongé
- Census subdivision
- 2451025
Saint-Barnabé’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Barnabé | 1,234 | — | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 7.3 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Charette | 1,178 | 9.3 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Yamachiche | 2,801 | 10 | A | B− | A− | A− |
| Saint-Boniface | 5,405 | 13 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
| Saint-Élie-de-Caxton | 2,062 | 14 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Paulin | 1,659 | 15 | — | B+ | A− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Barnabé
Do people in Saint-Barnabé speak French?
French is the common language here. 22% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 77.6% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Barnabé?
Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 31% have just one.
Has Saint-Barnabé grown?
It went from 1,196 people in 2016 to 1,186 in 2021, down 0.8%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,234.
How old are the people of Saint-Barnabé?
Its median age is 48, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).