Saint-CésaireQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Rouville census division. The town, home to 6,150 people, lies in Quebec.
Is Saint-Césaire a good place to live?
Jobs and pay hold up well (A−). It is easy to get around without a car (A−). The catch is hazard risk (C). Homes were valued at a median $300,000 at the 2021 census, 4.1 times the typical household’s income. All told, that adds up to an A− overall and a rank of #201 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
What makes Saint-Césaire stand out
The 2 things Saint-Césaire does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Césaire grades
Each subject compares Saint-Césaire 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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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Césaire.
Working-age people in Saint-Césaire have jobs more often than in 94% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 23 min. Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Saint-Césaire’s health region
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Montérégie
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Across the region, life runs to 82.5 years on average: women 84.2, men 80.8, in 2022/2024. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Césaire’s is long: 21 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Césaire | 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
Saint-Césaire is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Saint-Césaire’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Precipitation in Saint-Césaire tops that of 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year
The frost-free season runs from 6 May to 8 October, 154 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 122 mm on average. Snow totals 262 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Most of the snow comes in January, about 59 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 154 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Granby)
Saint-Césaire gets a B for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 14.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 55, near Quebec’s towns (56) and lower than Canadian towns (67). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Rouville MRC, Saint-Césaire included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 55 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Saint-Césaire: 11% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Little of the land around Saint-Césaire is protected: 0.4% within 10 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 25 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Césaire and its edges hold 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-VincentIn Saint-CésaireElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Paul-Germain-OstiguyIn Saint-CésaireSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Saint-Césaire in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C
In November, the normal is 92 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Marieville.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 15°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Granby); the forecast is on the Weather page
In 2021, Shefford went by only 5,029 votes, narrower than in 77% of ridings
In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Césaire belongs to Iberville; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 0.8 visits per person served, Saint-Césaire public library is quieter than 95% of Quebec’s town libraries
Saint-Césaire public library counts 6,168 people in its service area.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
29% of Saint-Césaire’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
18% are under 15, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 19% 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
Women make up 49.9% of Saint-Césaire
Here the census found 2,995 men and 2,980 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The registers record 2 historic places in Saint-Césaire
Of the dated places, Moulin à eau de la Grande Barbue is the oldest, from 1829. Before 1961 is when 22% of the homes went up, near Quebec’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Césaire | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 22% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Césaire; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryAbbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth2.4 km outside town, to the west
MuseumFort Chambly22 km west
ZooGranby Zoo23 km east
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe25 km north
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste23 km southwest
FortFort Sainte Thérèse18 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth: Moines de Rougemont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Césaire
Famous people from around Saint-Césaire
One notable person was born in Saint-Césaire; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Saint-Césaire’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | — | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Rougemont | 2,832 | 4.7 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir | 1,862 | 6.7 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Ange-Gardien | 3,100 | 8.9 | B+ | B− | B | A− |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 9.5 | A− | C+ | B | A |
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | 1,540 | 11 | — | B | B− | A |
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | 12 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Césaire
Who are the people of Saint-Césaire?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 1%.
Is Saint-Césaire growing?
It added people: 5,877 in 2016, 5,972 in 2021, 1.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 6,150.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Césaire?
Single-detached houses make up 61% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 32% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
About Saint-Césaire
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Césaire 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
- 6,150 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Rouville
- Census subdivision
- 2455023
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).