Saint-Éphrem-de-BeauceQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#29 of 2,556

Home to 2,575 people, this town lies in Quebec. It is part of Beauce-Sartigan, a census division.

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Population

2,575

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

46%

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-Éphrem-de-Beauce a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Housing is within reach (A+). Jobs & income is another plus (A). The catch is hazard risk (C−). All told, that adds up to an A+ overall and a rank of #19 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 98% of Canadian towns.

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 AJobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

How Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce grades

Each subject compares Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 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

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →Hazard riskWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce stand out

The 3 things Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

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

67% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.4 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $170,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

$170,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households.

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

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce$170,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	5%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	77%	70%	74%

$472

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$665

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$472 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $170,000, against the median household income Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

8%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk6%

Public transit1%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	20 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$72,000

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

56%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to125 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Georges

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

A flood study covers Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

For earthquakes Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is middling, $0.046 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.046	$0.14	$0.030

$0.046

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

Low

wildfire band

5.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.046 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

SafetySafety B⁺

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce earns a B+ for safety

48Crime Severity Index

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

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.6 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202351

202451

202542

2023–2025	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.6	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	48	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

64%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety48 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce safe?”

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

HealthHealth B⁺

More adults feel healthy around Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce: 59% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 82.8 years on average (2022/2024): 84.4 for women, 81.3 for men. Measured from where Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 20 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	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

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care20 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.5 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

Climate

January in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce bites harder than in 80% of Canadian towns

25.3°CJuly afternoons

In July the thermometer climbs to 25.3°C by day, below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and close to Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 28 May to 19 September, 113 days. Rain and snow peak in July, at 128 mm. December is the snowiest month, with 53 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.0°C

Spring10.0°C

Summer24.3°C

Autumn12.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Days with frost a year	185	161	159
January night low	−16.7°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	202 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

185

days with frost a year

113

frost-free days, 28 May to 19 Sep

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −16.7°C Rain and snow1,054 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station22 km to the station · St Georges

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

Outdoors

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is 9.3 km from Frontenac National Park (Québec)

0%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. There is one protected area within 10 km. Plage du lac Fortin is the one beach within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

9.3 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Frontenac National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks9.3 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, nights around −4°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 73 mm of rain and snow over November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −11°C. November usually brings some 15 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −17°C.

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	−15°C	201 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	237 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	348 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	269 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

73 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 (St Georges); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is led by its mayor, Carl Gilbert

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce is Beauce, and Jason Groleau (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureBeauce-Sud

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce: the closest, Bibliothèque Luc-Lacourcière, is 10 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque La Bouquinerie (East Broughton) (East Broughton), 20 km away.

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Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

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

43.2median age

Children under 15 make up 18%, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or older.

Saint-Éphrem-de-BeauceQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree34%

Postsecondary qualification46%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.9% of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

Here the census found 1,115 women and 1,215 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce
	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	34%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	46%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French17% speak both · 81% speak French but not English Ages43.2 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households985 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants0% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s teenagers travel 22 km to the nearest high school

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Curé-BeaudetIn Saint-Éphrem-de-BeauceElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	22 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

22 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.

History

The registers record 12 historic places in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

12historic places

The earliest construction date, 1840, belongs to Maison Georges-Poulin. Before 1961 is when a third of the homes went up, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings12

Among them

1840

oldest construction date on the record

33%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	33%	21%	18%

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On the registers12 historic places inside the town Older homes33% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 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-Éphrem-de-Beauce

15pages on Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 48 Housing & costA⁺Homes 2.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA67% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.2 History12 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

4 notable people were born in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce.

See all 4 →

Éric BertrandCanadian ice hockey player · born 1975

Hermann Mathieu1936–1998

Marcel MaroisCanadian artist · born 1949

Renaud LongchampsQuebec poet and novelist · born 1952

About Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

Town in Quebec

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce 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: 2,575 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Beauce-Sartigan
Census subdivision: 2429112

Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce’s neighbours

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

La GuadeloupeSaint-VictorAdstockSaint-Benoît-LabreSaint-Honoré-de-ShenleySaint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce	2,575	—	A⁺	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺
La Guadeloupe	1,927	9.6	—	A	B⁺	B⁺
Saint-Victor	2,344	10	—	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻
Adstock	3,203	12	A	A	B	A⁻
Saint-Benoît-Labre	1,655	14	—	A	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley	1,610	14	—	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce

Who are the people of Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce?

3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 0% are immigrants.

Do people in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 81.2% know French alone, and 17% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce?

76% 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 2.3 people; 29% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce growing?

It went from 2,400 people in 2016 to 2,323 in 2021, down 3.2%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,575.

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).