Saint-Édouard-de-LotbinièreQuebec

It lies in Lotbinière. 1,295 people call this town in Quebec home.

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Population

1,295

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

50%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière a good place to live?

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s best grade is for cost of living (A). Households here earn well (A−). Also worth knowing: the weak point is hazard risk (D).

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 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.

StrongestACost of living A⁻Jobs & income A⁻SafetyWeakestDHazard risk

How Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière grades

Each subject compares Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 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-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Jobs & incomeAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁻Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

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 →

What makes Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière stand out

The 3 things Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

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

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $180,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is higher than in 92% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

Seismic risk runs high: $0.15 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière.

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

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.14	$0.030

$0.15

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

Low

wildfire band

15 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’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$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% 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

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière costs 13% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

$180,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

Owners make up just over four in five households. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière$180,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	81%	70%	74%

$524

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$710

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$524 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $180,000, against the median household income Owners and renters81% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

10%walk, cycle or take transit

88% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk8%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	90%	89%

$68,500

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

39%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment3.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to65 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sainte-Croix

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SafetySafety A⁻

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 43

43Crime Severity Index

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.3 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For violence alone, its police area’s index was 73, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202442

202540

2023–2025	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.3	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	43	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86
Violent crime	10.3	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety43 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers Lotbinière MRC

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 59% of adults around Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière; the typical Canadian town: 52%

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

Homes here are 18 km from a hospital on average, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Life expectancy in the region is 82.8 years (84.4 for women, 81.3 for men, 2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

18 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care18 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 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

Outdoors

Few places match Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière for protected land nearby: more than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

12%of the land within 10 km protected

La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 68 km from town. Count 29 protected areas within 10 km of town. The closest provincial park is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 64 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière12%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	12%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	28	10	4

68 km

to La Mauricie National Park

64 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas29 protected areas within 10 km · Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly National & provincial parks68 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Climate

Precipitation in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,138 mm a year

25.5°CJuly afternoons

In January the thermometer sinks to −16.9°C overnight, below both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 133 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 59 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.9°C

Spring9.7°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn12.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	253 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,138 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.9°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	175	161	159

253 cm

of snow a year

175

days with frost a year

141

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,138 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −16.9°C Snow253 cm of snow a year Weather station20 km to the station · Fortierville

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

Weather

In Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. November normally sees 82 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Donnacona.

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

November5°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	250 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	343 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	281 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 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 (Fortierville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière is led by its mayor, Pierre-Luc Daigle

Provincially, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière votes in Lotbinière-Frontenac; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

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Member of ParliamentLuc Berthold council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière: the closest, Bibliothèque Au Fil Des Pages (Lotbiniere), is 9.1 km away

The next is Bibliothèque Municipale De Cap-Sante (Cap-Santé), 10 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

17% of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

42.8median age

Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over. Children under 15 make up 19%, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).

Saint-Édouard-de-LotbinièreQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

In 2021 there were 600 women to 640 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière
	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	21%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	50%	59%	56%

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English and French17% speak both · 83% speak French but not English Ages42.8 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households520 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

The 3 schools of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

3schools within 3 km

Teenagers have 8 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École du Chêne, de la Berge, de la FalaiseIn Saint-Édouard-de-LotbinièreElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Pamphile-Le MayNearest secondary school, 2.6 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière?”

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

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière keeps its older homes: 47% from before 1961

47%built before 1961

A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.

47%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic place just outside the town

Heritage	Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	47%	21%	18%

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Older homes47% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière 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-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

15pages on Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 43 Housing & costAHomes 2.6 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA⁻65% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Moulin du Portage and 6 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

National historic siteMoulin du Portage4.1 km outside town, to the southwest

AttractionChemin du Roy12 km north

GardenJoly de Lotbinière Estate9.8 km northwest

MuseumMaison de Pointe-Platon9.7 km northwest

MuseumMoulin De La Chevrotière13 km west

National historic siteMoulin Michel38 km southwest

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

Photo credits (6)

Moulin du Portage: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chemin du Roy: Azumanga1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joly de Lotbinière Estate: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison de Pointe-Platon: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin De La Chevrotière: Harfang, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

2 notable people were born in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Alonzo Cinq-Mars1881–1969

Robert BernardCanadian politician · 1900–1962

Denys ArcandCanadian film director · born in Deschambault-Grondines · born 1941

Lynda LemayCanadian singer · born in Portneuf · born 1966

Gabriel ArcandCanadian actor · born in Deschambault-Grondines · born 1949

Lomer GouinCanadian politician · born in Deschambault-Grondines · 1861–1929

Photo credits

Lynda Lemay: Pinpin, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 1,295 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Lotbinière
Census subdivision: 2433080

Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière’s neighbours

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

Sainte-CroixCap-SantéDeschambault-GrondinesDonnaconaSaint-Janvier-de-JolyPortneufSaint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	1,295	—	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Sainte-Croix	2,612	8.6	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Cap-Santé	3,885	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	A
Deschambault-Grondines	2,251	13	—	B	A⁻	A⁺
Donnacona	7,785	13	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	A
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	1,204	15	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Portneuf	3,410	15	A	B	A⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière

Do people in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière speak French?

Almost everyone does. 17% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 83.1% speak French and no English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière?

Single-detached houses make up 83% 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 2.3.

Is Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière growing?

It grew from 1,194 people in 2016 to 1,240 in 2021, up 3.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,295.

How old are the people of Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière?

At 42.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 19% of the population and seniors 21%.

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).