Saint-Faustin--Lac-CarréQuebec
It is part of Les Laurentides, a census division. In Quebec, this town has 4,009 residents.
Is Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré a good place to live?
Overall, Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré earns a B, which places it #285 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 62% of Canadian towns. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). What holds it back is cost of living (C). Hazard risk is higher than most (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for jobs & income and C+ for walkability.
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-Faustin--Lac-Carré stand out
The one thing Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré grades
Each subject compares Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré.
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré’s grade for health: an A
Age-standardised, 60% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Life expectancy in the region is 82.2 years (83.7 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024). What sets Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 16 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région des Laurentides, not by town
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré’s grade for safety: a B+
Property crime in its police area ran at 11.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 49 over 2023–25, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from Laurentides MRC.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 49 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Hazards in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 10% of tested homes
Source area for radon tests: the Laurentides health region
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.064 per $1,000 of building value, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Little of the land around Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.064 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
In Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré, just 13% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
The median home value was $276,000, below Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Nearly three quarters of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $276,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Winter nights bite in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré: January lows of −18.3°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Snow peaks in January: 56 cm in a normal year. The thermometer drops below freezing on 196 days a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 28 May, and the first in autumn, 15 September, lie 110 days. Also worth knowing: july afternoons in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré average 25.3°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 196 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −18.3°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Jovite)
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré is a driving town: 94% of commuters go by car, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 24 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
A normal November in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré runs from −5°C to 5°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Mont-Tremblant forecast. Then December: −3°C by day, −13°C at night. About 17 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 93 mm of rain and snow over November.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −16°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −4°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 0°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Jovite); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré spends more per resident than four in five Québec’s local municipalities
Jean Simon Levert is mayor of Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré, with 6 councillors on the council.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré has one public library, Bibliothèque du Lac
It stands 0.5 km from the centre of Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Walk from Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré: 7 mapped routes
National parks are all over 100 km off. For a swim, Plage Municipale is the nearest of 8 beaches within 5 km. The 10 km around town hold 14 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
31% of Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré’s adults live common-law
Visible minorities make up 1.2% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65.
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 49.9% of Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
Women numbered 1,885 and men 1,890 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
Homes from before 1961 make up 18% of the stock, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Mont Blanc and 2 more in and around Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
A first look at Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
Ski hillMont Blancin townAttractionAttractionSentier des cimes Laurentidesin townArt galleryArt galleryMaison des artsin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Mont Blanc: Brigitte Beaulne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
Famous people from around Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
One notable person was born in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Mikaël Kingsbury: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Drouin: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pierre-Luc Dubois: Winnipeg Jets, CC BY 3.0 · Marie-Pier Préfontaine: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | 4,009 | — | B | C | B+ | A |
| Lac-Supérieur | 2,122 | 5.6 | — | C− | B+ | A |
| Mont-Tremblant | 11,879 | 9.1 | B− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Brébeuf | 1,012 | 17 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 17 | B | D | B+ | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
Do people in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 54% know French alone, and 45% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Has Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré grown?
It added people: 3,499 in 2016, 3,780 in 2021, 8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,009.
Who are the people of Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré?
Mostly 78% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 35% have just one.
About Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,009 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Laurentides
- Census subdivision
- 2478047
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).