Saint-CômeQuebec

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The population grew 18% between 2016 and 2021. The town has 2,810 residents and lies in Quebec.

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Population

2,810

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

57.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

47%

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-Côme a good place to live?

Saint-Côme’s weakest subject is jobs & income (D−). Getting around depends on the car (C−). At $224,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.9 times local household income. Floods and other hazards weigh less here (B+). The overall grade lands at C, #410 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than nearly a third of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for health.

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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

WeakestD⁻Jobs & income C⁻Walkability

How Saint-Côme grades

Each subject compares Saint-Côme 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

Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedD⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺Open →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnBOpen →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Côme stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Against 6% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Jobs & income

Behind 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D−.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D⁻

Commuters in Saint-Côme travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	34 min	27 min	26 min

$56,800

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

31%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to65 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Joliette

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 B⁺

Hazards in Saint-Côme are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 3.9% of area homes above the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.046 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below Quebec’s towns ($0.14). Fire seldom reaches Saint-Côme: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

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

Saint-Côme3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.046	$0.14	$0.030

$0.046

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

Low

wildfire band

9.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon3.9% 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$0.046 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Lanaudiere health region

Who lives here

An older town: 30% of people in Saint-Côme are 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

57.6median age

Children under 15 make up 12%, below Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Both official languages: 29% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

Saint-CômeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.4% of Saint-Côme

1,275 women and 1,305 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Côme
	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	12%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	30%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	59%	56%

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

Ages57.6 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households1,320 households · 1.9 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French29% speak both · 71% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

The Sentier National runs by Saint-Côme

9.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 9.2% of the land within 10 km, higher than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), is 5.8 km away. A drive of 65 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Côme9.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	9.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	10	4

65 km

to La Mauricie National Park

5.8 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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

Footpaths & routes1 named route · Sentier National Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas24 protected areas within 10 km · Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks65 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Côme than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Saint-Côme sees January nights of −16.0°C on average. A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in August, at 114 mm. Snow totals 202 cm over the year, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm).

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 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

202 cm

of snow a year

145

days with precipitation a year

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

Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station59 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

SafetySafety B

Saint-Côme is graded a B for safety

58Crime Severity Index

Across its police area, there are 14.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area recorded 10.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202457

202554

2023–2025	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.7	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	10.8	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

43%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Côme’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Côme safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for Matawinie MRC, not by town

HealthHealth B

Saint-Côme sits a long way from hospital care: 37 km for the average resident

56%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Measured across the Région de Lanaudière: health survey and life expectancy

Smokers make up 14% of the region’s adults, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 56% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.0 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Côme56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Côme	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

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

37 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Getting care37 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.8 km away on average Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 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

HousingCost of living B

Renting in Saint-Côme costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

$224,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Owners make up 82% of households, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%).

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

Saint-Côme$224,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$224,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$675

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $224,000, 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.

Weather

In Saint-Côme, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 12 cm over the month. November normally sees 90 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Saint-Lin-Laurentides forecast, on the Weather page.

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	−14°C	227 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	295 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

90 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Côme’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 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Simon Beaudry heads the council of Saint-Côme as mayor

Across Quebec, 44 of the 78 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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

Member of ParliamentGabriel Ste-Marie Provincial legislatureBerthier

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Côme has one public library, Bibliothèque De Saint-Côme

It sits 1.5 km from the centre of Saint-Côme.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Côme is 25 km away

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire de Saint-CômeIn Saint-CômeElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	25 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

25 km

to the nearest secondary school

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

Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Côme?”

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).

History

The registers record 2 historic places in Saint-Côme

2historic places

Go back to 1886 and you reach Church of St. Cosmas, the oldest of them. Before 1961 is when a fifth of the homes went up, close to Quebec’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

Church of St. Cosmas 1886
Presbytère de Saint-Côme 1887

1886

oldest construction date on the record

Heritage	Saint-Côme	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	20%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Côme’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Older homes20% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Côme have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Côme

15pages on Saint-Côme

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costBHomes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteD⁻39% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors9.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.6 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Val Saint-Come tourist resort and 6 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Saint-Côme; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Ski hillVal Saint-Come tourist resortin town

MuseumCanadiana Village23 km southeast

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral39 km southeast

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe35 km southeast

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette39 km southeast Ski hillSki hillCentre d’excellence acrobatique de Val Saint-Cômein town

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

Photo credits (5)

Val Saint-Come tourist resort: Maxlegros, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Côme

2 notable people were born in Saint-Côme; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Guy ChevretteCanadian politician · born 1940

Guy RicardCanadian politician · born 1942

Raymond GravelCanadian Québécois Roman Catholic pries… · born in Saint-Damien · 1952–2014

Marcel MasseCanadian politician · born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha · 1936–2014

Caroline ProulxQuébec politician · born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha · born 1966

Gus DugasMajor League Baseball player · born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha · 1907–1997

Photo credits

Guy Chevrette: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Raymond Gravel: Louperivois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marcel Masse: Photographe de la Ville de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, dans le cadre de sa mission ; scan par Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Caroline Proulx: TVA Nouvelles, CC BY 3.0

About Saint-Côme

Town in Quebec

Saint-Côme 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: 2,810 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Matawinie
Census subdivision: 2462065

Saint-Côme’s neighbours

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

Sainte-Émélie-de-l'ÉnergieSaint-Alphonse-RodriguezSainte-BéatrixSaint-Jean-de-MathaSaint-DamienSaint-Côme

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Côme	2,810	—	C	B	B	B
Sainte-Émélie-de-l'Énergie	1,856	12	—	B⁻	B	B
Saint-Alphonse-Rodriguez	3,639	13	D	C	B	B
Sainte-Béatrix	2,388	16	—	C⁺	B	B
Saint-Jean-de-Matha	5,415	18	C⁻	C	B	B
Saint-Damien	2,569	19	C⁺	B⁺	B	B

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

Questions about Saint-Côme

Has Saint-Côme grown?

Yes: the census counted 2,193 in 2016 and 2,583 in 2021, a rise of 17.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,810.

Do people in Saint-Côme speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 70.7% know French alone, and 29% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Côme?

Single-detached houses make up 86% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 38% of households are one person, and the average is 1.9.

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).