Saint-GabrielQuebec

It grew by 6% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. This town in Quebec has a population of 3,091.

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Population

3,091

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

42%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

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

TownGrade

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Is Saint-Gabriel a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Overall, Saint-Gabriel earns a C: better than 29% of Canadian towns, and #422 of 499 in Quebec. Work and incomes lag (D). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Homes were valued at a median $188,000 at the 2021 census, 4.5 times the typical household’s income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for health and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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⁺WalkabilityWeakestDJobs & income DCost of living

What makes Saint-Gabriel stand out

The 3 things Saint-Gabriel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Against 6% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$42,800 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Households renting

Housing

50% rent their home

Canadian towns centre on 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Gabriel grades

Each subject compares Saint-Gabriel 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

WalkabilityIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gabriel.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Saint-Gabriel are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average

The car took 88% of commuters, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van88%

Walk11%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	88%	90%	89%

$42,800

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

36%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to105 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HousingCost of living D

Renting in Saint-Gabriel eats 24% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 22% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$188,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Saint-Gabriel$188,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	22%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	24%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$188,000	$300,000	$406,000

$572

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$745

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$572 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living4.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $188,000, against the median household income Owners and renters50% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Saint-Gabriel is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Radon is lower than usual: 3.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is rare near Saint-Gabriel: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.001% a year. Saint-Gabriel doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Lanaudiere health region.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Gabriel3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.088	$0.14	$0.030

$0.088

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

Low

wildfire band

11 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.088 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% 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

Who lives here

Saint-Gabriel skews older, with 31% of residents 65 or over, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Both official languages: just over a quarter of residents, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). Under 15: 14% of residents.

53.6median age

Saint-GabrielQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

31%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree34%

Postsecondary qualification42%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.3% of Saint-Gabriel

Of the 2021 count, 1,440 were women and 1,365 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Saint-Gabriel
	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	62%	64%
65+	31%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	34%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	42%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages53.6 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households1,365 households · 1.9 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority English and French26% speak both · 73% speak French but not English

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

HealthHealth B

A hospital trip from Saint-Gabriel means 29 km on average, in a straight line

Measured across the Région de Lanaudière: health survey and life expectancy

In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Smokers make up 14% of the region’s adults, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 82.0 years (83.7 for women, 80.3 for men, 2022/2024).

56%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Gabriel56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

29 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care29 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 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

Nights turn raw in Saint-Gabriel each January, colder than in 75% of Canadian towns

The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 26.6°C in Saint-Gabriel. Snowfall adds up to 213 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 56 cm. Rain and snow peak in July, at 103 mm.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	213 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	948 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

213 cm

of snow a year

128

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow948 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow213 cm of snow a year Weather station54 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

SafetySafety B

Saint-Gabriel’s grade for safety: a B

Across its police area, there are 14.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 58, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

58Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202466

202554

2023–2025	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	58	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Gabriel’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Gabriel safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: D'Autray MRC

Schools

The 4 schools of Saint-Gabriel: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

4schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire des Grands-Vents (Tourbillons, des)In Saint-GabrielElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire BermonNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

1.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Gabriel?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Gabriel runs from −3°C to 5°C

A normal November brings 75 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −16°C.

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	−14°C	195 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	209 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	284 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	260 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

75 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Saint-Gabriel is led by its mayor, Gaétan Gravel

Berthier is the riding Saint-Gabriel 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-Gabriel’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-Gabriel’s public library is Bibliothèque De Saint-Gabriel (Au Fil Des Pages)

It sits 0.4 km from the centre of Saint-Gabriel.

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 45 km from Saint-Gabriel: La Mauricie National Park

For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 37 km off. The largest named area nearby is 06251R021 Biological Refuge, 61 ha, 7.4 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 0.2% has protected status, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town.

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Gabriel0.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	10	4

45 km

to La Mauricie National Park

37 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas06251R021 Biological Refuge National & provincial parks45 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

History

45% of Saint-Gabriel’s homes were built before 1961

45%built before 1961

45%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Gabriel	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	45%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Gabriel’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes45% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Gabriel 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

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral and 6 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Gabriel; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral30 km south

FortFort Richelieu35 km southeast

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe28 km south

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette31 km south

MuseumCanadiana Village35 km southwest

National historic siteCuthbert Chapel28 km southeast

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

Photo credits (6)

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Gabriel

15pages on Saint-Gabriel

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costDHomes 4.5 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteD45% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Gabriel

No notable person born in Saint-Gabriel is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Réjean DucharmePlaywright working in Quebec · born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois · 1941–2017

Raymond GravelCanadian Québécois Roman Catholic pries… · born in Saint-Damien · 1952–2014

Michel VaillancourtCanadian equestrian · born in Saint-Félix-de-Valois · born 1954

Marcel MasseCanadian politician · born in Saint-Jean-de-Matha · 1936–2014

Gordon BertieOlympic wrestler from Canada · born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon · born 1948

Azellus DenisCanadian politician · born in Saint-Norbert · 1907–1991

Photo credits

Raymond Gravel: Louperivois, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marcel Masse: Photographe de la Ville de Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, dans le cadre de sa mission ; scan par Ji-Elle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gordon Bertie: UPI, Public domain

Saint-Gabriel’s neighbours

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

Saint-Gabriel-de-BrandonSaint-NorbertMandevilleSaint-DamienSaint-Jean-de-MathaSaint-Félix-de-ValoisSaint-Gabriel

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Gabriel	3,091	—	C	D	B	B
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon	2,916	3	C⁺	C⁺	B	B
Saint-Norbert	1,143	11	—	C	B	B
Mandeville	2,511	12	C⁻	C	B	B
Saint-Damien	2,569	13	C⁺	B⁺	B	B
Saint-Jean-de-Matha	5,415	14	C⁻	C	B	B
Saint-Félix-de-Valois	7,670	15	B⁻	C	B	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Gabriel

Do people in Saint-Gabriel speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Gabriel?

Mostly 54% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 1.9 people on average, and 46% have just one.

Has Saint-Gabriel grown?

It grew from 2,640 people in 2016 to 2,803 in 2021, up 6.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 3,091.

Is Saint-Gabriel a young town or an old one?

At 53.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 31%.

About Saint-Gabriel

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Gabriel, 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: 3,091 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: D'Autray
Census subdivision: 2452080

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).