Saint-CletQuebec
With 1,784 residents, it is a town in Quebec. Its census division is Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Is Saint-Clet a good place to live?
Safety is its strong suit (A). Health is a strength too (A−). Buying in is costly (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C−).
Saint-Clet has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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-Clet grades
Each subject compares Saint-Clet with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Saint-Clet has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Saint-Clet stand out
The 2 things Saint-Clet does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Clet.
The police who cover Saint-Clet record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 39
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.4 per 1,000 a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC
Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Saint-Clet’s health region
Measured across the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy
Residents have 13 km to cover to reach a hospital, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Women in the region live to 84.2 and men to 80.8, 82.5 years taken together (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Clet | 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
Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Saint-Clet stands on hazards
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.18 per $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Saint-Clet is on the national inventory. Saint-Clet shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Clet | 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
More commuters in Saint-Clet drive than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%
Commutes averaged 25 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 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.
Half the owned homes in Saint-Clet are worth more than $300,000, half less
78% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and close to Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, between Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 78% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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-Clet has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
Frosty days number 147 in a normal year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 161 frost-free days, from 28 April to 7 October. Rain and snow peak in October, at 109 mm. A normal January brings 44 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 170 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 147 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,047 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)
More people in Saint-Clet speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%
16% of residents have reached 65. Visible minorities make up 3.2% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The under-15s are 18% of the population here.
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 50.1% of Saint-Clet
Of the 2021 count, 850 were women and 845 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Saint-Clet in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C
November usually brings some 10 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees freezing afternoons and −8°C nights. Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 210 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 5°C | 290 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Clet has a council seat for every 250 residents, fewer than 69% of municipalities in Quebec
Saint-Clet has 6 councillors and a mayor, Mylène Labre.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Clet’s public library is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Clet
The library is 0.9 km from the centre of Saint-Clet.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
13 km from Saint-Clet to Oka National Park (Québec)
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The largest named area nearby is Lac des Deux Montagnes (Hudson) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 865 ha, 9.8 km away. Protected areas cover 2.1% of the land within 10 km, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest high school to Saint-Clet is 10 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Sainte-Marthe - CuillierrierIn Saint-CletElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Clet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 10 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Saint-Clet
Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Clet; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile12 km southeast
ZooEcomuseum Zoo23 km northeast · 144K visitors a year (2017)
FortFort Senneville21 km northeast
MuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges16 km northeast
GardenMorgan Arboretum22 km northeast
Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks27 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Raymond Marcaida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Clet
5 notable people were born in Saint-Clet.
About Saint-Clet
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Clet 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
- 1,784 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Census subdivision
- 2471045
Saint-Clet’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | — | — | C | A | A− |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 6.7 | A− | C+ | A | A |
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | 6.9 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Lazare | 22,895 | 7.5 | A | B | A | A− |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 9.5 | B+ | C | A | A |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 9.8 | A− | B− | A | A− |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 12 | A | B− | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Clet
Do people in Saint-Clet speak French?
French comes first: 48.8% speak it alone, while 48% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Saint-Clet?
At the 2021 census, 3% 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-Clet?
Mostly 70% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 27% have just one.
Is Saint-Clet growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,779 to 1,700 residents (4.4% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,784.
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).