Saint-Gabriel-de-RimouskiQuebec
It is a town of 1,239 residents in Quebec. It is part of La Mitis, a census division.
Is Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski a good place to live?
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s best grade is for cost of living (B+). Health is a strength (B+). Also worth knowing: incomes are on the low side (C). Hazards are a real consideration (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for walkability.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski has subject grades only.
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-Gabriel-de-Rimouski stand out
The 3 things Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski grades
Each subject compares Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski has subject grades only.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski.
Hazard risk in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski is higher than in 87% of Canadian towns
Radon tests for the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region
Seismic risk runs high: $0.085 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.085 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.9°C
Gardeners get 150 frost-free days, from 16 May to 14 October. Some 323 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. October is the wettest month, with 97 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 72 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 323 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 22.9°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 172 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −15.4°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Mont-Joli)
Households in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski have lower incomes than those in 89% of Canadian towns
By car: that was how 83% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 26 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 83% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski is a town of owners: 80% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, about level with Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%). One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s health region reports 60% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s is long: 27 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Lives in the region last 81.7 years on average (2022/2024): 83.1 for women, 80.3 for men. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.7 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
No national park lies within 100 km. For a provincial park, Bic National Park (Québec) lies 31 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −3°C
A normal November brings 74 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −3°C by day and −10°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 31 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Mont-Joli is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −13°C | 220 mm |
| Spring | 6°C | −2°C | 210 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 11°C | 246 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 3°C | 256 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Mont-Joli); the forecast is on the Weather page
Étienne Lévesque heads the council of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski as mayor
Federally, Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski sits in Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s public library is Bibliothèque Le Bouquinier
It stands 0.9 km from the centre of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Violent crime weighs more where Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 133
Shared with the rest of Mitis MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.8 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 13.7 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 133 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 19.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.7 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
15% of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. Children under 15 make up 19%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).
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 48.5% of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
The 2021 census counted 570 women and 605 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
2 schools in and around Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade
From the town centre, high school starts 6.7 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Hauts-Plateaux (Marie-Élisabeth)In Saint-Gabriel-de-RimouskiElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École des Hauts-Plateaux (Source, la)In Saint-Gabriel-de-RimouskiAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.7 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
43% of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 43% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Parc du Mont-Comi and 6 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumSite historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père24 km west · 60K visitors a year
CathedralSaint-Germain Cathedral26 km west
Historic shipHMCS Onondaga24 km west
GardenJardins de Métis24 km north
MuseumMaison Lamontagne24 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père: Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint-Germain Cathedral: JF Lepage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- HMCS Onondaga: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Jardins de Métis: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Lamontagne: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
Famous people from around Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
One notable person was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Julien Desrosiers: Ludovic Macia, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Drouin: Lëa-Kim Châteauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gervais Rioux: Claudineargon18, CC BY-SA 4.0
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski | 1,239 | — | — | B+ | B− | B+ |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Mérici | 1,005 | 14 | — | A | B− | B |
| Sainte-Luce | 2,808 | 18 | A− | A− | B− | B+ |
| Mont-Joli | 6,492 | 19 | B− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard | 3,018 | 19 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
What kind of homes are in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski?
85% 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 2.2 people; 37% are one person living alone.
Do people in Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski speak French?
French comes first: 85.5% speak it alone, while 15% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Has Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,167 in 2016 and 1,177 in 2021, a rise of 0.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,239.
Is Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski a young town or an old one?
At 42.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 19% of the population and seniors 22%.
About Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,239 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Mitis
- Census subdivision
- 2409025
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).