Saint-Cyrille-de-WendoverQuebec

TownGrade

A⁻

#299 of 2,556

Statistics Canada counts it in the Drummondville metro area. Some 5,242 people live in this town, in Quebec.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

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Population

5,242

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

38.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

56%

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-Cyrille-de-Wendover a good place to live?

A strong record with one exception. Its strongest subject is jobs & income (A). It is hard to get around without a car (C). Owners valued their homes at a median $240,000 in 2021, which is 2.9 years of the typical household’s pay. Overall, that makes an A−, good for #161 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 84% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Health

How Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover grades

Each subject compares Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 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 & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁺Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺Open →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover stand out

The 3 things Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

69% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Working-age people in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover have jobs more often than in 95% of Canadian towns

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 24 min, below both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min

$81,000

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment4.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,260 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Drummondville

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HealthHealth A⁻

Around Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, 61% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

61%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 6.2 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.6	82.5	81.5

81.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

6.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.9 Conditions and habits14% 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⁺

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover: 9% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$240,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Drummondville metro area

79% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Rent took 15% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover$240,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	79%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$240,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,044

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,050

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $240,000, against the median household income Renting$1,044 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters79% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

For hazard risk, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover gets a B+

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.12 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover on the national inventory.

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

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	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

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% 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

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

38.4median age

Over-65s are 16% of the population. 0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Saint-Cyrille-de-WendoverQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.8% of Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

Here the census found 2,520 men and 2,400 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover
	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	24%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	16%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages38.4 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households1,875 households · 2.6 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 C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 125

72Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 18 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 19.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover alone, so this card uses the figure for Drummond MRC.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202375

202469

202572

2023–2025	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	125	88	86
Violent crime	18	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	19.5	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	72	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover safe?”

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

Climate

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover is wetter than 79% of Canadian towns: 1,070 mm of rain and snow a year

26.0°CJuly afternoons

July is the wettest month, with 109 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal winter brings 229 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 60 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.3°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn13.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	229 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,070 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	26.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	153	161	159

229 cm

of snow a year

153

days with frost a year

136

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,070 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −14.2°C Snow229 cm of snow a year Weather station5.2 km to the station · Drummondville

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

Outdoors

From Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, Yamaska National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (50 km)

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. A drive of 78 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park. Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover0.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

78 km

to La Mauricie National Park

50 km

to Yamaska National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks78 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, nights around −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

In November, the normal is 80 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. Expect around 14 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	250 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	236 mm
Summer	25°C	15°C	310 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	274 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

80 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 (Drummondville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

77% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

For federal votes, Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover belongs to Drummond, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Martin Champoux (Bloc Québécois) holds it.

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipality Provincial legislatureDrummond--Bois-Francs

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover: the closest, Bibliothèque Publique De Drummondville, is 5.4 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque De Saint-Germain-De-Grantham (Le Signet) (Saint-Germain-de-Grantham), 14 km away.

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Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Around Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover, 10 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade: 15 schools in all

15schools within 3 km

Teenagers have 4.9 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary school is 2.8 km away at the nearest, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École CarrouselIn Saint-Cyrille-de-WendoverElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Collège Saint-Bernard IndependentNearest secondary school, 1.8 kmAll grades	All grades	–	Independent

See all 15 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public14

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	4.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	2.8 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

4.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

2.8 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school15 schools within 3 km · 10 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 15 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

The registers record 5 historic places in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

5historic places

The earliest construction date, 1893, belongs to Presbytère de Saint-Cyrille. Homes from before 1961 make up just over a fifth of the stock, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings5

Among them

1893

oldest construction date on the record

22%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	22%	21%	18%

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On the registers5 historic places inside the town Older homes22% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 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-Cyrille-de-Wendover

15pages on Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 72 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools15 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteA69% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.4 History5 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Village Québécois d'Antan and 4 more in and around Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

A first look at Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan1.8 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumNational Museum of Photography2.1 km outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt galleryAxart2.2 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumMusée Populaire De La Photographie2.2 km outside town, to the southwest Art galleryArt galleryTableau Déco2.8 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (1)

Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

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

Their page →

Yvon L'HeureuxCanadian politician · 1914–1984

Karine VanasseCanadian actress · born in Drummondville · born 1983

Marcel DionneCanadian ice hockey player · born in Drummondville · born 1951

Jessica DubéCanadian pair skater · born in Drummondville · born 1987

Yvan CournoyerCanadian ice hockey player · born in Drummondville · born 1943

Lester PatrickCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Drummondville · 1883–1960

Photo credits

Karine Vanasse: Gaelle Leroyer, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Marcel Dionne: New York Rangers / NHL, Public domain · Jessica Dubé: David W. Carmichael, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Yvan Cournoyer: Horge, CC BY 3.0 · Lester Patrick: Unknown author, Public domain

About Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover 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: 5,242 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Drummond
Metro area: Drummondville
Census subdivision: 2449070

Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover’s neighbours

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

DrummondvilleSaint-LucienNotre-Dame-du-Bon-ConseilSaint-Majorique-de-GranthamSaint-Germain-de-GranthamWickhamSaint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover	5,242	—	A⁻	B⁺	C⁺	A⁻
Drummondville	85,560	6	B	C⁻	C⁺	A
Saint-Lucien	1,941	8.3	—	B	C⁺	A⁻
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil	1,950	12	—	B	C⁺	B⁺
Saint-Majorique-de-Grantham	1,373	12	—	A	C⁺	A⁻
Saint-Germain-de-Grantham	5,054	14	A⁻	B	C⁺	A⁻
Wickham	2,745	18	A⁻	B⁺	C⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover

Do people in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover?

81% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.6 people; 24% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover growing?

Yes: the census counted 4,723 in 2016 and 4,920 in 2021, a rise of 4.2%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 5,242.

Is Saint-Cyrille-de-Wendover a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 38.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 24% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.

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).