Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonQuebec

The town has 2,062 residents and lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Maskinongé census division.

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Population

2,062

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

54.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

58%

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-Élie-de-Caxton a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living (A−). It is a safe place by the numbers (A−). Work and incomes lag (C−). Hazard risk is lower than in most Canadian towns (A−).

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton 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.

StrongestA⁻Cost of living A⁻Safety A⁻Hazard riskWeakestC⁻Jobs & income C⁻Walkability

What makes Saint-Élie-de-Caxton stand out

The 3 things Saint-Élie-de-Caxton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.4 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Élie-de-Caxton grades

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

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the weakest comparedC⁻Open →Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁻Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁻Open →Hazard riskAhead of most towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Commuters in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min

$63,200

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

10%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to140 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Trois-Rivières

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.

HousingCost of living A⁻

Most households in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton own their home: 88%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	88%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$604

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$600

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters88% own their home Cost of living2.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$604 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

SafetySafety A⁻

Violent crime weighs less where Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 61

Shared with the rest of Maskinongé MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 44, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 12.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

44Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202337

202451

202545

2023–2025	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.6	16.6	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	61	88	86
Crime Severity Index	44	56	67
Violent crime	9.3	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety44 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Élie-de-Caxton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton safe?”

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

For hazard risk, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton gets an A−

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.076 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). Fire seldom reaches Saint-Élie-de-Caxton: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year). No flood study for Saint-Élie-de-Caxton is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.076	$0.14	$0.030

$0.076

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

Low

wildfire band

6.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.076 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region

HealthHealth B⁺

61% of adults around Saint-Élie-de-Caxton call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

A baby born in the region can expect 81.6 years, 83.3 for a girl and 79.9 for a boy (2022/2024). On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 16 km from the average resident of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, further than the usual 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Saint-Élie-de-Caxton included.

61%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	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

16 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care16 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.3 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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Saint-Élie-de-Caxton: 28% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.9% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

54.4median age

Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.6% of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

Women numbered 940 and men 995 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton
	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	28%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages54.4 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households925 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French28% speak both · 72% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, more than in 90% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 125 mm. Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 25.1°C, below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and close to Canadian towns (25.5°C).

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.8°C

Spring9.1°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn12.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	274 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,101 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	145	161	159

274 cm

of snow a year

145

days with frost a year

132

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Snow274 cm of snow a year The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −14.1°C Rain and snow1,101 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station36 km to the station · Trois-Rivières

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)

Weather

In Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Shawinigan forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −9°C. A normal November brings 88 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−12°C	244 mm
Spring	9°C	0°C	247 mm
Summer	24°C	15°C	325 mm
Autumn	12°C	5°C	285 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

88 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 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

In 2021, Berthier—Maskinongé went by only 937 votes, narrower than in 96% of ridings

Maskinongé is the riding Saint-Élie-de-Caxton votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentYves Perron council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton has one public library, Bibliothèque De Saint-Elie-De-Caxton

From the centre of Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, it is 1.5 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 6.1 km from Saint-Élie-de-Caxton: La Mauricie National Park

14 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 62 km off. 4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage municipal.

2.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton2.9%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.9%	4.9%	2.3%

6.1 km

to La Mauricie National Park

62 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · La Mauricie National Park National & provincial parks6.1 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Schools

No high school in or near Saint-Élie-de-Caxton: the closest is 15 km off

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de la Petite-Rivière - Villa-de-la-JeunesseIn Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	15 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

15 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Élie-de-Caxton’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

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

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

1 historic place on the heritage registers in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

19% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) yet higher than Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Site du calvaire

Heritage	Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	19%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes19% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Élie-de-Caxton have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Garage de la Culture and 8 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumGarage de la Culturein town

National park · Parks CanadaLa Mauricie National Park34 km north

MuseumMokotakan19 km north

MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie16 km northeast

CathedralAssumption Cathedral35 km east

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet38 km southeast

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

Photo credits (5)

La Mauricie National Park: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mokotakan: Anne Ecuyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

15pages on Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 44 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.4 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteC⁻52% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

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

Their page →

Fred PellerinQuebecois writer · born 1976

Paul PhilibertCanadian politician · born 1944

Aline ChrétienCanadian political spouse · born in Saint-Boniface · 1936–2020

Emma GendronFrench-Canadian screenwriter, playwrigh… · born in Saint-Barnabé · 1897–1952

Marcel J. MélançonCanadian philosopher · born in Saint-Barnabé · 1938–2026

Jean-Paul DiamondCanadian politician · born in Charette · 1940–2025

Photo credits

Aline Chrétien: Jean_and_Aline_Chretien.jpg : Presidential Press and Information Office derivative work: Jbarta, CC BY 3.0

Saint-Élie-de-Caxton’s neighbours

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

CharetteSaint-PaulinSaint-BonifaceSaint-BarnabéSaint-Étienne-des-GrèsSaint-Mathieu-du-ParcSaint-Élie-de-Caxton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	2,062	—	—	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Charette	1,178	4.5	—	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Paulin	1,659	8.7	—	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Boniface	5,405	9.2	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁻
Saint-Barnabé	1,234	14	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès	4,675	14	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁻
Saint-Mathieu-du-Parc	1,598	14	—	A	A⁻	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

Do people in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 72.4% of residents speak only French and 28% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton?

Single-detached houses make up 94% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 35% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.

Is Saint-Élie-de-Caxton growing?

Yes: the census counted 1,836 in 2016 and 1,934 in 2021, a rise of 5.3%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,062.

About Saint-Élie-de-Caxton

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Élie-de-Caxton, 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: 2,062 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Maskinongé
Census subdivision: 2451075

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).