Saint-CuthbertQuebec

Its census division is D'Autray. The town has 1,865 residents and lies in Quebec.

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Population

1,865

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

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-Cuthbert a good place to live?

People here tend to be in good health (B). Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (C−). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B for hazard risk.

Saint-Cuthbert 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.

WeakestC⁻Jobs & income

How Saint-Cuthbert grades

Each subject compares Saint-Cuthbert 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

Saint-Cuthbert has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carCOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →Cost of livingBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Cuthbert stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$63,200 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Saint-Cuthbert has lower household incomes than four in five Canadian towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

The car took 94% of commuters, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). The commute to work averages 29 min.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	29 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	90%	89%

$63,200

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

23%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to150 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Berthierville

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HealthHealth B

56% of adults around Saint-Cuthbert rate their health very good or excellent

56%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

14% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.0 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 18 km from the average resident of Saint-Cuthbert, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Cuthbert56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Cuthbert	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

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

14 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care18 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 14 km away on average 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de Lanaudière, not by town

HousingCost of living C⁺

Saint-Cuthbert households put 20% of their income into housing and transport, less than the 29% typical across Canada

$200,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 78% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

Saint-Cuthbert$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	78%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	20%	18%	20%

$705

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$592

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Renting$705 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters78% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Climate

Wet weather: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Saint-Cuthbert, more than on 82% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

A normal December brings 49 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to August: 114 mm on average. Summer highs average 26.6°C in July, about level with Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Saint-Cuthbert sees January nights of −16.0°C on average.

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-Cuthbert	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-Cuthbert’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 station42 km to the station · L'Assomption

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

Outdoors

La Mauricie National Park is 47 km from Saint-Cuthbert

7%of the land within 10 km protected

54 protected areas lie within 10 km. The largest named area nearby is Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area, 4,676 ha, 4.6 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. A provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), lies 46 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Cuthbert7%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	7%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	15	10	4

47 km

to La Mauricie National Park

46 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

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

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas54 protected areas within 10 km · Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks47 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

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

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.12 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.9% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Saint-Cuthbert3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030

$0.12

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

Low

wildfire band

8.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Lanaudiere health region)

Who lives here

Saint-Cuthbert skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

50median age

24% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Children are 14% of the town.

Saint-CuthbertQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree31%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

47.9% of Saint-Cuthbert’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 875 women to 950 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Cuthbert
	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	25%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	31%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	59%	56%

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

Ages50 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households840 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French24% speak both · 76% speak French but not English

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

SafetySafety B

Saint-Cuthbert gets a B for safety

58Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over D'Autray MRC

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14.8 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202466

202554

2023–2025	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	58	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

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

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

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Cuthbert runs from −3°C to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Berthierville forecast, on the Weather page. About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. A normal November brings 90 mm of rain and snow.

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

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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

Berthier—Maskinongé was won by 937 votes in 2021, a tighter race than 96% of ridings

Saint-Cuthbert’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Richard Belhumeur, the mayor.

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

Member of ParliamentYves Perron council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Bibliothèque Adélard-Lambert is Saint-Cuthbert’s public library

The library is 3.4 km from the centre of Saint-Cuthbert.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Cuthbert is 11 km away

2schools within 3 km

An elementary school stands 3.4 km from the centre, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire Sainte-Anne (Sainte-Anne (Saint-Cuthbert))In Saint-CuthbertElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	11 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.4 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

11 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

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

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Cuthbert?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

In Saint-Cuthbert, 43% of homes go back before 1961

1historic place

Its 1 historic place is of the highest rank.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Presbytère de Saint-Cuthbert 1874

1874

oldest construction date on the record

43%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Cuthbert	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	43%	21%	18%

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

Older homes43% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Presbytère de Saint-Cuthbert Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Cuthbert 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-Cuthbert

15pages on Saint-Cuthbert

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteC⁻53% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Cuthbert Chapel and 7 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

National historic siteCuthbert Chapel2.4 km outside town, to the southeast

FortFort Richelieu17 km southeast

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral21 km southwest

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe21 km southwest

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette21 km southwest

MuseumCanadiana Village37 km southwest

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

Photo credits (6)

Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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
Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Saint-Cuthbert

9 notable people were born in Saint-Cuthbert.

See all 9 →

Charles Jérémie CoulombeCanadian politician · 1846–1938

François-Marie-Thomas Chevalier de LorimierCanadian revolutionary · 1803–1839

Victor AllardCanadian politician · 1860–1931

Anselme-Homère PâquetCanadian politician · 1830–1891

Jean-Baptiste Romuald FisetCanadian politician · 1843–1917

Lise LavalléeCanadian politician · born 1957

About Saint-Cuthbert

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Saint-Cuthbert as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population: 1,865 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: D'Autray
Census subdivision: 2452062

Saint-Cuthbert’s neighbours

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

Saint-NorbertSaint-BarthélemySainte-Geneviève-de-BerthierBerthiervilleSainte-ÉlisabethSaint-Félix-de-ValoisSaint-Cuthbert

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Cuthbert	1,865	—	—	C⁺	B	B
Saint-Norbert	1,143	6.8	—	C	B	B
Saint-Barthélemy	2,115	9	—	B⁻	B	B
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier	2,298	9.8	—	B	B	B⁺
Berthierville	4,591	11	B⁻	C⁻	B	A⁻
Sainte-Élisabeth	1,473	11	—	B	B	B⁺
Saint-Félix-de-Valois	7,670	14	B⁻	C	B	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Cuthbert

Do people in Saint-Cuthbert speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 76.4% know French alone, and 24% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Cuthbert?

Single-detached houses make up 86% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Has Saint-Cuthbert grown?

It went from 1,862 people in 2016 to 1,821 in 2021, down 2.2%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,865.

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).