Saint-DamaseQuebec
2,390 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It lies in Les Maskoutains.
Is Saint-Damase a good place to live?
Saint-Damase’s strongest is jobs & income (A). Health is a strength (A−). Hazard risk is higher than most (C). Owners valued their homes at a median $300,000 in 2021, which is 3.7 years of the typical household’s pay.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Saint-Damase 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.
What makes Saint-Damase stand out
The 3 things Saint-Damase does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Damase grades
Each subject compares Saint-Damase 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-Damase has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Damase.
Commuters in Saint-Damase have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
88% of commuters drove, about level with both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 90% | 89% |
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.
55% of adults around Saint-Damase rate their health very good or excellent
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Damase’s is long: 12 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Damase | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Montérégie
Saint-Damase’s grade for safety: a B+
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Maskoutains MRC
The violent index for its police area came to 71, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 14 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 71 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Flood mapping exists for Saint-Damase: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Radon is about average around Saint-Damase: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.12 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes radon tests for Saint-Damase alone, so this card uses the figure for the Monteregie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.12 | $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
Renting in Saint-Damase costs 14% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 78%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 70% | 74% |
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.
July highs in Saint-Damase: 25.6°C, against 26.5°C in Quebec’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
Rain and melted snow add up to 1,226 mm a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Between the last spring frost, 6 May, and the first in autumn, 8 October, lie 154 days. The most precipitation falls in July: 122 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 154 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Granby)
What November brings in Saint-Damase: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 92 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saint-Hyacinthe forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −11°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 15°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Granby); the forecast is on the Weather page
Pierre-Luc Barré leads Saint-Damase as mayor
Saint-Damase sends one MP to Ottawa from Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot—Acton, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Simon-Pierre Savard-Tremblay (Bloc Québécois).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Damase has one public library, Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Damase
It sits 1.1 km from the centre of Saint-Damase.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Saint-Damase
32 protected areas lie within 10 km. No national park lies within 100 km. Parks and reserves take up 1.9% of the ground within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
24% of Saint-Damase’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Children under 15 make up 17%, near Quebec’s towns (17%) and higher than Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.
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 49.4% of Saint-Damase
Here the census found 1,240 men and 1,210 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Saint-Damase’s teenagers travel 12 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-DamaseIn Saint-DamaseElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Damase | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Damase; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe13 km north
MuseumFort Chambly23 km southwest
ZooGranby Zoo25 km east
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste31 km southwest
FortFort Sainte Thérèse23 km southwest
MuseumFort Saint-Jean31 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Victoriaedwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Damase
Famous people from Saint-Damase
7 notable people were born in Saint-Damase.
Saint-Damase’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | — | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Pie | 6,085 | 8.4 | A | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 8.6 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Rougemont | 2,832 | 9.1 | A− | B | B | A− |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 9.4 | A | B | A | A− |
| Sainte-Madeleine | 2,387 | 11 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 12 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Damase
Do people in Saint-Damase speak French?
French is the common language here.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Damase?
79% 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 2.4 people; 26% are one person living alone.
Has Saint-Damase grown?
No: the census counted 2,473 in 2016 and 2,447 in 2021, 1.1% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,390.
About Saint-Damase
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Saint-Damase is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,390 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Maskoutains
- Census subdivision
- 2454017
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).