Saint-ÉdouardQuebec
Home to 1,438 people, this town lies in Quebec. It lies in Les Jardins-de-Napierville.
Is Saint-Édouard a good place to live?
Jobs & income is its strong suit (A−). Safety lags (C−). It also trails on hazard risk (C−). At $348,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.9 times local household income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Saint-Édouard is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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-Édouard stand out
The one thing Saint-Édouard does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Édouard grades
Each subject compares Saint-Édouard 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-Édouard is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Édouard.
Crime runs heavier where Saint-Édouard is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 116
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Jardins de Napierville MRC
Property crime in its police area ran at 11.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The violent index for its police area came to 80, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 116 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Trips to work from Saint-Édouard take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
94% of commuters drove, above both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Saint-Édouard is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by MRC Roussillon
Seismic risk runs high: $0.20 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is about average around Saint-Édouard: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.20 | $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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Around Saint-Édouard, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Closer to home, a hospital is 18 km from the average resident of Saint-Édouard, further than the usual 3.7 km. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Saint-Édouard doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Montérégie.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Édouard | 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
Saint-Édouard is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Quebec’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Saint-Édouard is wetter than 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 26.6°C in Saint-Édouard.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Édouard are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
30% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
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 48.0% of Saint-Édouard
The 2021 census counted 655 women and 710 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
No protected area lies within 10 km of Saint-Édouard
The closest provincial park is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 30 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Saint-Édouard, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
A small constituency per seat: 210 residents in Saint-Édouard, fewer than in 79% of Quebec municipalities
For the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Édouard votes in Huntingdon; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Édouard has one public library, Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Édouard
It sits 2 km from the centre of Saint-Édouard.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Saint-Édouard: the closest is 8.8 km off
The closest elementary school is 2.2 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-ÉdouardIn Saint-ÉdouardElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Édouard | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.8 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.2 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
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.
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Édouard; these are the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts32 km northwest · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal32 km northwest · 2M visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum18 km northwest · 47K visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral32 km northwest
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal32 km northwest · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium38 km north · 350K visitors a year (2011)Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Édouard
Famous people from Saint-Édouard
4 notable people were born in Saint-Édouard.
Saint-Édouard’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Édouard | 1,438 | — | — | C+ | C− | A− |
| Saint-Michel | 3,672 | 5.1 | B | B+ | C− | A− |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Sherrington | 1,996 | 5.5 | — | B− | C− | B+ |
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | 1,907 | 9.3 | — | B | C− | A− |
| Saint-Rémi | 9,557 | 9.4 | C− | C− | C− | A− |
| Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville | 1,786 | 9.7 | — | C | C− | A− |
| Napierville | 4,187 | 9.8 | B− | B− | C− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Édouard
Do people in Saint-Édouard speak French?
French is the common language here. 30% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 69.2% speak French but not English.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Édouard?
Single-detached houses make up 90% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 23% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
Is Saint-Édouard growing?
It added people: 1,321 in 2016, 1,365 in 2021, 3.3% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,438.
How old are the people of Saint-Édouard?
Half its people are older than 40.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 21%, people 65 and over 18%.
About Saint-Édouard
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Édouard 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
- 1,438 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Jardins-de-Napierville
- Census subdivision
- 2468045
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).