Saint-CalixteQuebec
It is a town of 7,627 residents in Quebec. It is part of Montcalm, a census division.
Is Saint-Calixte a good place to live?
Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−). It also trails on cost of living (C−). Its best grade is for safety (B). The overall grade lands at C−, better than nearly a fifth of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #478 of 499 in Quebec. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for hazard risk.
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-Calixte grades
Each subject compares Saint-Calixte with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Saint-Calixte stand out
The 3 things Saint-Calixte does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Calixte.
Commuters in Saint-Calixte travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 43 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 43 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.
Renting in Saint-Calixte eats 25% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Owners make up 83% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. The median home value was $200,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $200,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 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-Calixte is graded a B for safety
Measured across Montcalm MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Property crime in the area its police cover: 12.4 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 54 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Saint-Calixte faces few natural hazards: little fire nearby, low seismic risk, radon over the guideline in 3.9% of tested homes
Radon tests for the Lanaudiere health region
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.091 for each $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Calixte.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.9% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.091 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
56% of adults around Saint-Calixte rate their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de Lanaudière
14% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.0 years, 83.7 for a girl and 80.3 for a boy (2022/2024). For Saint-Calixte itself the measure is access, and it lags: 21 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.0 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
More rain and snow fall on Saint-Calixte than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average. Snowfall adds up to 218 cm a year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). In January, overnight lows in Saint-Calixte settle at −16.0°C. Snow peaks in January: 56 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)
Expect November days around 5°C in Saint-Calixte, nights around −3°C
November normally sees 93 mm of precipitation. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 17 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Prévost is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page
Michel Jasmin is mayor of Saint-Calixte
Provincially, Saint-Calixte votes in Rousseau; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Calixte public library draws 1.8 visits per person served, behind 76% of Quebec’s town libraries
The population Saint-Calixte public library serves is 7,557.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
32% of Saint-Calixte’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
15% are under 15, below Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. People 65 and over make up a fifth of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.1% of Saint-Calixte’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 3,195 women and 3,595 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 32% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 43% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve begins at the edge of Saint-Calixte
For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 96 km away. Protected areas cover 3.6% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 38 km from town is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.6% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest high school to Saint-Calixte is 10 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire de Saint-Calixte (Louis-Joseph-Martel)In Saint-CalixteElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Calixte | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 10 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Saint-Calixte
Le royaume de Lyrvania and 2 more in and around Saint-Calixte
Sights in Saint-Calixte and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Famous people from around Saint-Calixte
2 notable people were born in Saint-Calixte; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Joseph-Odilon Duval: Unknown author, Public domain · Wilfrid Laurier: William James Topley, Public domain
About Saint-Calixte
Town in Quebec
For Saint-Calixte, 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
- 7,627 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Montcalm
- Census subdivision
- 2463055
Saint-Calixte’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | — | C− | C− | B | B |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 12 | C | C+ | B | B |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 13 | B+ | B− | A | A |
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | 26,673 | 14 | C+ | C | B | B |
| Chertsey | 5,678 | 15 | C− | C | B | B |
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 15 | — | C | B | B |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 15 | B+ | B− | A | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Calixte
Do people in Saint-Calixte speak French?
Almost everyone does. 32% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 67.2% speak French and no English.
Is Saint-Calixte growing?
It grew from 6,046 people in 2016 to 6,792 in 2021, up 12.3%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 7,627.
Who are the people of Saint-Calixte?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Calixte?
93% 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 2.2 people; 35% 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).