Saint-Bruno-de-GuiguesQuebec

1,197 people call this town in Quebec home. Its census division is Témiscamingue.

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Population

1,197

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

44.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

57%

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-Bruno-de-Guigues a good place to live?

Cost of living is its strong suit (A). Its lowest grade is for safety (C). Most journeys need a car (C). Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A−).

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues 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.

StrongestACost of living AJobs & income A⁻Hazard risk

What makes Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues stand out

The 3 things Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

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

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

62% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Cost of living

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

How Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues grades

Each subject compares Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues 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-Bruno-de-Guigues has its subject grades alone.

Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostA⁻Open →SafetyBehind most towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →HealthAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues costs 12% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners make up just over four in five households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

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

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%

$564

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$710

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$564 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters82% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Trips to work from Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 21 min on average

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

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	90%	89%

$78,000

median household income, 2020

23%

worked from home, May 2021

24%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to175 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ville-Marie

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 4.3% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ area

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.034 per $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire seldom reaches Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues4.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4.3%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.034	$0.14	$0.030

$0.034

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

Low

wildfire band

5.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon4.3% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.034 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C

The force covering Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 131

Violent incidents in its police area came to 20.3 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 19.7 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

83Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202378

202479

202592

2023–2025	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.3	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	131	88	86
Crime Severity Index	83	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	19.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety83 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (Témiscamingue MRC)

Climate

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −21.4°C

Rain and snow peak in September, at 88 mm. Frosty days number 195 in a normal year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Frost usually lifts by 27 May and returns around 20 September: 115 days without it. Expect July highs of around 24.8°C in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues.

24.8°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.4°C

Spring8.4°C

Summer23.6°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−21.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	195	161	159
Precipitation a year	740 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.8°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

195

days with frost a year

115

frost-free days, 27 May to 20 Sep

117

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.8°C, January lows −21.4°C Rain and snow740 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station38 km to the station · Earlton

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

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues runs from −6°C to 2°C

Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −15°C. November normally sees 57 mm of precipitation. Normal highs peak at 25°C in July; nights bottom out at −21°C in January. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Temiskaming Shores forecast, on the Weather page.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−19°C	116 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	167 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	234 mm
Autumn	10°C	0°C	222 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

57 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ 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 (Earlton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Each seat on Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ council speaks for just 170 residents, fewer than in 88% of Quebec municipalities

For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentSébastien Lemire council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

No public library stands in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues: the closest, Bibliothèque De Laverlochere, is 13 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque de Notre-Dame-du-Nord (Notre-Dame-du-Nord), 14 km away.

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Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’s teenagers travel 14 km to the nearest high school

The closest elementary school is 2.9 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Marie-AssomptionIn Saint-Bruno-de-GuiguesElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	14 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	2.9 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

14 km

to the nearest secondary school

2.9 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ 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-Bruno-de-Guigues?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Outdoors

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues touches rivière la Loutre et Baie Paulson Water Fowl Gathering Area

0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Biggest among them: Blanche River Conservation Reserve, 5,561 ha, 8.5 km off. The nearest provincial park, W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park, is 20 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park.

0.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues0.3%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.3%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	10	4

20 km

to W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · Blanche River Conservation Reserve National & provincial parks20 km to a provincial park · W.J.B. Greenwood Provincial Park

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

Who lives here

33% of Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15. 6.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.

44.8median age

Saint-Bruno-de-GuiguesQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

595 men and 590 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

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

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French33% speak both · 65% speak French but not English Ages44.8 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households495 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority

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

HealthHealth B⁻

Life expectancy around Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues is 79.5 years, 2.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ is long: 14 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 57% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec.

57%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.5	82.5	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

79.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care14 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 13 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 77.6 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

History

The registers record 1 historic place in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

Homes from before 1961 make up 34% of the stock, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Domaine Breen 1906

1906

oldest construction date on the record

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Haileybury Heritage Museum and 3 more in and around Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

A first look at Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumHaileybury Heritage Museum4.3 km outside town, to the west Ski hillSki hillTri Town Ski and Snowboard Village4.2 km outside town, to the south ViewpointViewpointDevil's Rock1.4 km outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt galleryTemiskaming Art Gallery3.3 km outside town, to the west

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

15pages on Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 83 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.5 in its region Work & commuteA62% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

No notable person born in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Corey PerryCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1985

Roy DupuisCanadian actor · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1963

Gus MortsonCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Temiskaming Shores · 1925–2015

Kent DouglasCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · 1936–2009

Erin FlemingCanadian actress (1941-2003), best know… · born in Temiskaming Shores

Marc LamotheCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1974

Photo credits

Corey Perry: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gus Mortson: Unknown author, Public domain · Kent Douglas: Ralston-Purina Company, Public domain · Marc Lamothe: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues’ neighbours

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

Notre-Dame-du-NordTemiskaming ShoresVille-MarieLorrainvilleSaint-Bruno-de-Guigues

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	1,197	—	—	A	C	B⁻
Notre-Dame-du-Nord	1,081	14	—	C⁺	C	B⁻
Temiskaming Shores Ontario	10,144	14	C	C	C	C⁺
Ville-Marie	2,421	15	—	B⁻	C	B⁺
Lorrainville	1,277	15	—	A⁻	C	B

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

Questions about Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

Do people in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 65.4% know French alone, and 33% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues?

Mostly 78% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 30% have just one.

Has Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,154 to 1,185 residents (up 2.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,197.

About Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues, 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: 1,197 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Témiscamingue
Census subdivision: 2485045

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).