Saint-Basile-le-GrandQuebec
17,146 people live in this town in Quebec. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.
Is Saint-Basile-le-Grand a good place to live?
Saint-Basile-le-Grand’s grades pull in different directions. It does especially well on safety (A). Overall, Saint-Basile-le-Grand earns an A+: better than almost every Canadian town, and #17 of 499 in Quebec. Jobs and pay hold up well (A). Owners valued their homes at a median $400,000 in 2021, which is 3.7 years of the typical household’s pay. Hazard risk is higher than most (C−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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-Basile-le-Grand grades
Each subject compares Saint-Basile-le-Grand 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Basile-le-Grand stand out
The 3 things Saint-Basile-le-Grand does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Basile-le-Grand.
Crime runs lighter where Saint-Basile-le-Grand is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 37
Its police area recorded 8.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Saint-Basile-le-Grand doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Richelieu Saint-Laurent service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 37 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 58 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.6 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Saint-Basile-le-Grand travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average
86% of commuters drove, lower than Quebec’s towns (90%) and near Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 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.
Around Saint-Basile-le-Grand, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Basile-le-Grand’s is long: 13 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 11% of adults to 12%. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 82.5 on average: 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de la Montérégie
A flood study covers Saint-Basile-le-Grand: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
In Health Canada’s survey, 8.2% of homes tested in Saint-Basile-le-Grand’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.18 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Little of the land around Saint-Basile-le-Grand has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.18 | $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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Monteregie health region)
More households own their home in Saint-Basile-le-Grand than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area
A year’s rent came to 15% of the median household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Saint-Basile-le-Grand is wetter than three in four Canadian towns: 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
Frosty days number 149 in a normal year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year. A July afternoon in Saint-Basile-le-Grand typically reaches 26.6°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
Expect November days around 6°C in Saint-Basile-le-Grand, nights around −2°C
Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kim Méthot is mayor of Saint-Basile-le-Grand
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Basile-le-Grand’s public library is Bibliothèque Roland-Leblanc
A single building, Bibliothèque Roland-Leblanc, serves 17,309 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Saint-Basile-le-Grand is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55% speak both languages
20% are under 15, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 15% of the population.
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 50.9% of Saint-Basile-le-Grand
By the 2021 count the town had 8,675 women and 8,380 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 67% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) reaches the edge of Saint-Basile-le-Grand
The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 1, below Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within 10 km of the town, 4.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 school boards share Saint-Basile-le-Grand
In or within 3 km of Saint-Basile-le-Grand: 16 elementary schools and 9 secondary schools. 2 of the 25 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la ChanterelleIn Saint-Basile-le-GrandElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Collège Trinité IndependentNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
| École Mount Bruno EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Basile-le-Grand | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Everything we know about Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Fort Chambly and 9 more in and around Saint-Basile-le-Grand
What there is to see in Saint-Basile-le-Grand and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumFort Chambly3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
Historic house · Parks CanadaSuperintendent's Residence3.8 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumThe Museum of Fine Arts, Mont-Saint-Hilaire4.8 km outside town, to the northeastNational parkNational park · SépaqMont-Saint-Bruno National Park3.1 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillSki Mont Saint-Bruno3.2 km outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionLa Maison amérindienne3.7 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Superintendent's Residence: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Saint-Basile-le-Grand
One notable person was born in Saint-Basile-le-Grand; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Gabriella Laberge: Mara Lafontan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Louis-Philippe Brodeur: Castonguay, J. Alex (Jules-Alexandre) (1877-1972), Public domain · Catherine Fournier (Canadian politician): Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Serge Dupire: Gagouou, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Béatrice La Palme: The original uploader was Richard Arthur Norton (1958- ) at English Wikipedia ., Public domain
About Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Basile-le-Grand 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
- 17,146 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Vallée-du-Richelieu
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2457020
Saint-Basile-le-Grand’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | 17,146 | — | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | 26,786 | 3.9 | A | B | B | A |
| McMasterville | 6,114 | 5.2 | A− | C | A | A− |
| Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu | 4,598 | 5.6 | B− | C | B | A− |
| Otterburn Park | 9,460 | 6.9 | A | B | A | A− |
| Sainte-Julie | 30,981 | 8.2 | A+ | B | A | A− |
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 8.3 | A | C | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Do people in Saint-Basile-le-Grand speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 43.8% of residents speak only French and 55% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Who are the people of Saint-Basile-le-Grand?
At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 6% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Basile-le-Grand?
Mostly 69% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 22% have just one.
Has Saint-Basile-le-Grand grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 17,059 to 17,053 residents (0% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 17,146.
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).