Saint-ColombanQuebec

TownGrade

A⁻

#314 of 2,556

Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 11%. Population 19,080: a town in Quebec.

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Population

19,080

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

62%

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-Colomban a good place to live?

One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Saint-Colomban grades A− overall, better than 84% of Canadian towns, and ranks #165 of 499 in Quebec. Residents are healthier than most (A). Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Getting around depends on the car (C−). A median home here was worth $348,000 at the census, or 3.5 times what the middle household earns in a year. Natural hazards weigh more here (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 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.

StrongestAHealth ASafetyWeakestC⁻Walkability C⁻Hazard risk

How Saint-Colomban grades

Each subject compares Saint-Colomban 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

HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →SafetyAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁻Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workBOpen →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →

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 →

What makes Saint-Colomban stand out

The 3 things Saint-Colomban does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 10% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

70% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Colomban.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Saint-Colomban for health: it beats 94% of Canadian towns

60%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.2, women 83.7 and men 80.8 (2022/2024). In the health survey, 60% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Closer to home, a hospital is 9.1 km from the average resident of Saint-Colomban, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Colomban60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.2	82.5	81.5

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région des Laurentides

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Colomban is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38

38Crime Severity Index

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Rivière-du-Nord MRC

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.5 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8.9 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202336

202440

202537

2023–2025	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.5	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	38	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	60	88	86
Violent crime	8.9	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

48%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety38 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Colomban’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Colomban safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Flood mapping exists for Saint-Colomban: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Laurentides health region

More homes than usual carry radon here, 10% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.11 per $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire seldom reaches Saint-Colomban: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year).

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

Saint-Colomban10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.14	$0.030

$0.11

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

Low

wildfire band

1.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon10% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

Climate

Saint-Colomban is wetter than 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year

26.5°CJuly afternoons

Some 218 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 56 cm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 3 October: 143 days without it.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Colomban	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	26.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

218 cm

of snow a year

143

frost-free days, 12 May to 3 Oct

143

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,178 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −14.7°C Snow218 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Lachute

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

Who lives here

23% of the people of Saint-Colomban are children under 15

38median age

2.1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Both official languages: 44% of residents, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%).

Saint-ColombanQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

48.0% of Saint-Colomban’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 8,515 women to 9,225 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Colomban
	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	23%	17%	16%
15 to 64	67%	62%	64%
65+	10%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages38 median age · 10% are 65 or over Households6,635 households · 2.7 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French44% speak both · 56% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Commuters in Saint-Colomban travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 35 min on average

1%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van98%

Public transit1%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	35 min	27 min	26 min

$100,000

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,930 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Jérôme

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living B

More households own their home in Saint-Colomban than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%

$348,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area

Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Saint-Colomban$348,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	87%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,360

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters87% own their home Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Saint-Colomban is Voyageur Provincial Park, 18 km away

1.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km of the town, 1.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. National parks are all over 100 km off. Count 16 protected areas within 10 km of town. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Beach.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Colomban1.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

18 km

to Voyageur Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas16 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks18 km to a provincial park · Voyageur Provincial Park

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

Weather

Saint-Colomban in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −2°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. Precipitation in November averages 93 mm. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	262 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	262 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	327 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	327 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

93 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s 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 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Less is spent per resident in Saint-Colomban than in 99% of Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Colomban sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Argenteuil, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Member of ParliamentTim Watchorn

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Bibliotheque De Saint-Colomban is Saint-Colomban’s public library

A single building, Bibliotheque De Saint-Colomban, serves 18,836 people.

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library2.1 visits per person served Places to belong0.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

In and around Saint-Colomban, 16 schools: 10 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

16schools within 3 km

From the town centre, high school starts 6.4 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
École à l'Orée-des-BoisIn Saint-ColombanElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École polyvalente Saint-JérômeNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 16 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Colomban	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.4 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

6.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Colomban’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school16 schools within 3 km · 10 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 16 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Colomban?”

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).

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Colomban

15pages on Saint-Colomban

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costBHomes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchools16 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteB70% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme and 2 more in and around Saint-Colomban

The best-known places to visit in and around Saint-Colomban come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

CathedralCathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme3.3 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumLaurentides Museum of Contemporary Art3.3 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumEcology Centre4.4 km outside town, to the northwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Colomban

One notable person was born in Saint-Colomban; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Emmett Matthew HallCanadian jurist and civil liberties advocate · 1898–1995

Jonathan HuberdeauCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Jérôme · born 1993

Anouk Leblanc-BoucherShort track speed skater · born in Prévost · born 1984

Julie BaumannCanadian-Swiss hurdler · born in Saint-Jérôme · born 1964

Guillaume Lemay-ThiviergeCanadian actor and film producer · born in Saint-Jérôme · born 1976

Julien CousineauCanadian alpine skier · born in Saint-Jérôme · born 1981

Photo credits

Jonathan Huberdeau: Hugh Lee from Edmonton Alberta, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Julie Baumann: CDC/Dr. Edwin P. Ewing, Jr. The original uploader was Semnoz at French Wikipedia ., Public domain

About Saint-Colomban

Town in Quebec

Saint-Colomban is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 19,080 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Rivière-du-Nord
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2475005

Saint-Colomban’s neighbours

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

Saint-JérômeSainte-Anne-des-LacsGorePrévostMille-IslesMirabelSaint-Colomban

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Colomban	19,080	—	A⁻	B	A	A
Saint-Jérôme	85,160	8.3	C⁻	D	C⁺	A⁺
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs	4,080	13	B⁺	B⁻	B	A
Gore	2,756	13	D	C⁻	C⁺	A
Prévost	14,275	13	A	B⁻	A	A
Mille-Isles	1,886	14	—	C⁻	C⁺	A
Mirabel	68,471	15	B⁺	C	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Saint-Colomban

Do people in Saint-Colomban speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 55.5% know French alone, and 44% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Is Saint-Colomban growing?

Yes: the census counted 16,019 in 2016 and 17,740 in 2021, a rise of 10.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 19,080.

Who are the people of Saint-Colomban?

Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 2%.

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).