Saint-Denis-de-BromptonQuebec

Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 13%. Population 5,249: a town in Quebec.

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Population

5,249

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

71%

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%

TownGrade

#149 of 2,556

Is Saint-Denis-de-Brompton a good place to live?

Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Where it does best is jobs & income (A). Residents are healthier than most (A). A median home here was worth $376,000 at the census, or 3.8 times what the middle household earns in a year. The catch is walkability (D). Overall, that makes an A, good for #90 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 92% 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 AHealth A⁻SafetyWeakestDWalkability

What makes Saint-Denis-de-Brompton stand out

The 3 things Saint-Denis-de-Brompton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

65% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Denis-de-Brompton grades

Each subject compares Saint-Denis-de-Brompton 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

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

With 0.4 jobs for each resident in work, most of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton commutes out

Commutes averaged 25 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$100,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to910 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sherbrooke

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

For health, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is ahead of 88% of Canadian towns

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 57% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.8, men 81.0, in 2022/2024. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s is long: 14 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Saint-Denis-de-Brompton alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région de l'Estrie.

57%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

3.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Denis-de-Brompton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care14 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.8, men 81.0 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

SafetySafety A⁻

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton gets an A− for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Val-Saint-François MRC

The index for the force that serves it came to 45, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Across its police area, there are 11.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.5 violent incidents are reported each year.

45Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202351

202441

202544

2023–2025	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.1	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	45	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

47%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Denis-de-Brompton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety45 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Denis-de-Brompton safe?”

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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Renting in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton costs 13% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Owners make up 88% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Sherbrooke metro area, Saint-Denis-de-Brompton included.

$376,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton$376,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	88%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%

$1,062

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,100

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Denis-de-Brompton’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,062 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $376,000, against the median household income Owners and renters88% 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

A flood study covers Saint-Denis-de-Brompton: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Ville de Sherbrooke

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.047 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Saint-Denis-de-Brompton: 7.3% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Saint-Denis-de-Brompton doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Estrie health region.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton7.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.047	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.3%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.047

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

Low

wildfire band

17 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.047 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.3% 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 21% of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

17% of residents are 65 or over, below Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Both official languages: 43% of residents, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%).

41.2median age

Saint-Denis-de-BromptonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification71%

Women and men · all residents

48.6% of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s residents are women

Here the census found 2,360 men and 2,230 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton
	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	17%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	71%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Denis-de-Brompton’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages41.2 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households1,835 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants2% belong to a visible minority English and French43% speak both · 56% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −3°C nights

Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −10°C. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 70 mm. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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	−13°C	217 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	235 mm
Summer	25°C	13°C	305 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	258 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

70 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 (Richmond); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Less is spent per resident in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton than in 86% of Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is in Richmond—Arthabaska, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Eric Lefebvre of the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Who runs itMunicipality council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

The nearest public library to Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is Bibliothèque Du Secteur De Saint-Élie, 8.3 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Gisèle-Bergeron (Sherbrooke), 12 km away.

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Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Climate

In Saint-Denis-de-Brompton, July heat, January cold and precipitation all sit near the middle of Canadian towns

Snow totals 269 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Most of the snow comes in December, about 65 cm. A normal August brings 104 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

25.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.0°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer24.6°C

Autumn13.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	269 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	170	161	159
July afternoon high	25.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,015 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

269 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

147

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Denis-de-Brompton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −15.0°C Rain and snow1,015 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow269 cm of snow a year Weather station20 km to the station · Richmond

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

Outdoors

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Sentier de l'Estrie Zone Brompton and Sentier de l'Estrie Zone Brompton, accès. A provincial park, Mont-Orford National Park (Québec), lies 1.3 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. CPCAD lists 19 protected areas within 10 km.

9.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton9.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	9.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	10	4

1.3 km

to Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas19 protected areas within 10 km · Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks1.3 km to a provincial park · Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Sentier de l'Estrie Zone Brompton

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Denis-de-Brompton is 11 km away

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École du Jardin-des-LacsIn Saint-Denis-de-BromptonElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	11 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

11 km

to the nearest secondary school

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

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.

Nearby attractions

Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke and 6 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Denis-de-Brompton; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralCathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke17 km east

MuseumSherbrooke Nature and Science Museum17 km east · 40K visitors a year

Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey36 km south

MuseumLouis S. St. Laurent32 km southeast

National historic siteMoulin à Laine d'Ulverton30 km northwest

National parkNational park · SépaqYamaska National Park39 km southwest

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

Photo credits (5)

Cathedral Basilica of St Michael, Sherbrooke: Libertad-pb, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sherbrooke Nature and Science Museum: Philip Bastarache, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Louis S. St. Laurent: Mario Hains, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin à Laine d'Ulverton: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

15pages on Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 45 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.8 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteA65% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors9.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

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

Their page →

Gaétan ProulxCanadian Catholic bishop · born 1947

GarouCanadian singer · born in Sherbrooke · born 1972

Northrop FryeCanadian literary critic and literary t… · born in Sherbrooke · 1912–1991

Jean Charest29th Premier of Quebec · born in Sherbrooke · born 1958

Joseph-Armand BombardierCanadian inventor and businessman · born in Valcourt · 1907–1964

Kim BoutinCanadian speed skater · born in Sherbrooke · born 1994

Photo credits

Garou: Wojciech Pędzich, CC BY 4.0 · Northrop Frye: Ashoola, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Kim Boutin: Laetitiapp, CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton’s neighbours

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

Saint-François-Xavier-de-BromptonRacineWindsorOrfordSherbrookeValcourtSaint-Denis-de-Brompton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Denis-de-Brompton	5,249	—	A	B⁺	A⁻	A
Saint-François-Xavier-de-Brompton	2,650	9.8	A	B⁺	A⁻	A
Racine	1,441	9.9	—	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Windsor	5,368	15	A	B⁺	A⁻	A⁻
Orford	5,698	15	A	B	A⁻	A
Sherbrooke	184,135	15	B⁺	C⁻	B	A⁺
Valcourt	2,203	18	—	B	A⁻	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

Do people in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 56.4% know French alone, and 43% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Has Saint-Denis-de-Brompton grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 4,054 to 4,594 residents (up 13.3%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 5,249.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Denis-de-Brompton?

Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 23% have just one.

About Saint-Denis-de-Brompton

Town in Quebec

Saint-Denis-de-Brompton 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: 5,249 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Val-Saint-François
Metro area: Sherbrooke
Census subdivision: 2442025

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).