Saint-Étienne-des-GrèsQuebec

More households own their home in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 85%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 14% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

More adults feel healthy around Saint-Étienne-des-Grès: 61% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec

Smokers make up 13% of the region’s adults, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Life expectancy in the region is 81.6 years (83.3 for women, 79.9 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’ is long: 11 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

The force covering Saint-Étienne-des-Grès records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61

Measured across Maskinongé MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 44 over 2023–25, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.3 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 12.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Saint-Étienne-des-Grès gets a B+ for hazard risk

Shared with the rest of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region: radon tests

Seismic risk runs high: $0.11 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Little of the land around Saint-Étienne-des-Grès has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Saint-Étienne-des-Grès is on the national inventory.

Most of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès works elsewhere: the town has 0.5 jobs for each resident in work

Commutes averaged 25 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, more than in 90% of Canadian towns

Expect July highs of around 25.1°C in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès. Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. There are 145 days of frost in a typical year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. July is the wettest month, with 125 mm of rain and snow on average.

A normal November in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès runs from −1°C to 5°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Shawinigan forecast. Then December: −2°C by day, −9°C at night. A normal November brings 88 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month.

Just 937 votes decided Berthier—Maskinongé in 2021, closer than 96% of Canada’s ridings

The mayor of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès is Jocelyn Isabelle, who sits with 6 councillors.

Bibliothèque de Saint-Etienne-des-Grès is Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’s public library

From the centre of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, it is 1.6 km away.

Children make up 21% of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Both official languages: 26% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.

The 7 schools of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 11 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).

La Mauricie National Park lies 17 km beyond Saint-Étienne-des-Grès’ edge

Pointe du Lac -Rivière Yamachiche Water Fowl Gathering Area (1,125 ha) is the biggest, 7.1 km from town. Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 80 km. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.