Saint-Barnabé-SudQuebec

It is part of Les Maskoutains, a census division. With 1,053 residents, it is a town in Quebec.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Gordalmighty · Public domain

Population

1,053

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

53%

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-Barnabé-Sud a good place to live?

Saint-Barnabé-Sud’s strongest subject is health (A). It is strong on safety as well (B+). Getting around depends on the car (D−). Hazard risk is weaker too (C).

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Barnabé-Sud 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestD⁻Walkability

How Saint-Barnabé-Sud grades

Each subject compares Saint-Barnabé-Sud 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-Barnabé-Sud has its subject grades alone.

WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁺Open →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Barnabé-Sud stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $270,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+12% more people than in 2016

The median of Canadian towns: 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

The data

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

HealthHealth A

Health in Saint-Barnabé-Sud beats 85% of Canadian towns

55%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.5, women 84.2 and men 80.8 (2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Barnabé-Sud55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.5	82.5	81.5

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

10 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 10 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Montérégie

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

A flood study covers Saint-Barnabé-Sud: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.15 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). About as many homes carry radon around Saint-Barnabé-Sud as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Saint-Barnabé-Sud8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.15

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

Low

wildfire band

24 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% 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 · Radon tests published for the Monteregie health region, not by town

SafetySafety B⁺

Saint-Barnabé-Sud’s grade for safety: a B+

50Crime Severity Index

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

The index for the force that serves it came to 50, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.7 per 1,000 people a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 14 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202349

202455

202546

2023–2025	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	50	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	71	88	86
Violent crime	9.7	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety50 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Barnabé-Sud’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Barnabé-Sud safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

The car carries 99% of commuters in Saint-Barnabé-Sud, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns

0%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 25 min, below Quebec’s towns (27 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van99%

Census 2021	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	99%	90%	89%
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$81,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

23%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to135 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Hyacinthe

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Barnabé-Sud than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

26.0°CJuly afternoons

Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 27 September: 136 days without it. Rain and snow peak in August, at 114 mm. Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). December is the snowiest month, with 49 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.5°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn13.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−14.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

136

frost-free days, 12 May to 27 Sep

145

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −14.8°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station11 km to the station · Fleury

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

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Saint-Barnabé-Sud, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

40.4median age

Both official languages: 24% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.

Saint-Barnabé-SudQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.7% of Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Census 2021 put women at 475 and men at 480; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Barnabé-Sud
	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	59%	56%

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

Ages40.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households370 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority English and French24% speak both · 76% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 30 km away, is the closest provincial park to Saint-Barnabé-Sud

0.4%of the land within 10 km protected

A drive of 95 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 4 protected areas. Within 10 km of the town, 0.4% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Barnabé-Sud0.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

95 km

to La Mauricie National Park

30 km

to Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks95 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Weather

Saint-Barnabé-Sud in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 90 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Saint-Hyacinthe forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November6°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	227 mm
Spring	10°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	295 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

90 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Saint-Barnabé-Sud is led by its mayor, Nathalie Leblanc

From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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

Member of ParliamentSimon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay Provincial legislatureSaint-Hyacinthe

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Barnabé-Sud has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Municipale Lise-Bourque-St-Pierre (Saint-Simon), 5.3 km away

The next is Bibliotheque Sainte-Rosalie (Saint-Hyacinthe), 8.5 km away.

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Barnabé-Sud is 8.5 km away

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École aux Quatre-VentsIn Saint-Barnabé-SudElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

8.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Barnabé-Sud?”

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.

HousingCost of living B⁻

Saint-Barnabé-Sud is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$270,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

Saint-Barnabé-Sud$270,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	85%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%

$850

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$850

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters85% own their home Cost of living3.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $270,000, against the median household income Renting$850 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

History

Saint-Barnabé-Sud keeps its older homes: 39% from before 1961

39%built before 1961

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Barnabé-Sud	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Barnabé-Sud’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Barnabé-Sud 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-Barnabé-Sud

15pages on Saint-Barnabé-Sud

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 50 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.3 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁺59% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Chouette à voir! and 6 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Barnabé-Sud; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

ZooZooChouette à voir!4.1 km outside town, to the northwest

CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe10 km south

ZooGranby Zoo38 km southeast

FortFort Richelieu40 km northwest

MuseumGovernors' Cottage38 km northwest

National historic siteMoulin à vent Grenier38 km west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Governors' Cottage: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin à vent Grenier: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Barnabé-Sud

2 notable people were born in Saint-Barnabé-Sud; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Gérard CôtéCanadian distance runner · 1913–1993

Charles-Émile GadboisCanadian musician and catholic priest · 1906–1981

David SavardCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Hyacinthe · born 1990

Felix HebertAmerican politician · born in Saint-Hyacinthe · 1874–1969

Gérald FauteuxCanadian judge (1900–1980); 13th Chief … · born in Saint-Hyacinthe

Alphonse RoyAmerican politician · born in Saint-Simon · 1897–1967

Photo credits

David Savard: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Felix Hebert: Library of Congress, Public domain · Gérald Fauteux: Gar Lunney, Public domain

About Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Barnabé-Sud, 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: 1,053 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Maskoutains
Census subdivision: 2454105

Saint-Barnabé-Sud’s neighbours

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

Saint-SimonSaint-JudeSaint-HuguesSaint-HyacintheLa PrésentationSaint-LiboireSaint-Barnabé-Sud

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Barnabé-Sud	1,053	—	—	B⁻	B⁺	A
Saint-Simon	1,474	7.4	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Jude	1,402	7.5	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Hugues	1,414	10	—	B⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Hyacinthe	60,874	10	B⁺	D	B⁺	A
La Présentation	2,696	11	A⁻	B⁻	B⁺	A
Saint-Liboire	3,123	16	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Barnabé-Sud

Is Saint-Barnabé-Sud growing?

It grew from 861 people in 2016 to 962 in 2021, up 11.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,053.

Do people in Saint-Barnabé-Sud speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Barnabé-Sud?

84% 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; 22% are one person living alone.

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).