Saint-Gabriel-de-ValcartierQuebec

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#180 of 2,556

It is part of the Québec metro area. Population 3,400: a town in Quebec.

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Population

3,400

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

32.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

62%

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-Gabriel-de-Valcartier a good place to live?

A solid town with one catch. Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s overall A puts it #105 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than 90% of Canadian towns. Recorded crime is low (A+). People here tend to be in good health (A+). What counts against it is walkability (D). The typical owner put their home at $348,000 in 2021: 3.2 years of the median household’s income. Hazard risk is weaker too (C).

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

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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⁺Safety A⁺Health A⁻Cost of livingWeakestDWalkability

How Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier grades

Each subject compares Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier 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

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁺Open →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA⁻Open →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 9% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

The data

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

SafetySafety A⁺

For the force that serves Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, the Crime Severity Index is 28, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

28Crime Severity Index

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

Where it is policed, 6.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The violent index for its police area came to 47, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 8.8 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202329

202429

202527

2023–2025	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Crime Severity Index	28	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	8.8	16.6	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	47	88	86
Violent crime	6.8	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

48%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety28 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier safe?”

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

HealthHealth A⁺

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier scores better for health than 95% of Canadian towns

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Lives here run to 82.9 years on average, close to Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, one in ten adults to 12%. Across the region, 62% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. What sets Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 17 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	62%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	9.6%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

9.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 9.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 81.1 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Capitale-Nationale

HousingCost of living A⁻

Renting in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier costs 14% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$348,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Québec metro area

Owners make up 80% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier$348,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,350

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% 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.

Who lives here

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier is younger than 96% of Canadian towns: a median age of 32.8

32.8median age

Both official languages: 44% of residents, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%). Visible minorities make up 1.6% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Saint-Gabriel-de-ValcartierQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 43.3% of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Here the census found 1,830 men and 1,395 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier
	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	22%	17%	16%
15 to 64	70%	62%	64%
65+	8.9%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	59%	56%

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

Ages32.8 median age · 9% are 65 or over Households1,065 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority English and French44% speak both · 55% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

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

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Capitale-Nationale health region

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.087 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier: 8.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

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

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.087	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.087

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

Low

wildfire band

2.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSaint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’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$0.087 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.8% 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

Climate

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 25.0°C

25.0°CJuly afternoons

Snowfall adds up to 299 cm a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The coldest nights come in January, when Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier averages a low of −16.7°C. A normal December brings 77 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to July: 119 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.1°C

Spring8.7°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn11.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	299 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,173 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.7°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

299 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

148

frost-free days, 10 May to 5 Oct

135

days with precipitation a year

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

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −16.7°C Rain and snow1,173 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow299 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Household incomes in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier are higher than in 92% of Canadian towns

1%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 27 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	27 min	27 min	26 min

$108,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

32%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment6.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to510 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Québec

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

Weather

Expect November days around 4°C in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, nights around −4°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. November normally sees 91 mm of precipitation. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vanier.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	249 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	342 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	318 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

91 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 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 69%, 2021 turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier beat 89% of the country’s ridings

Brent Montgomery is mayor of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, with 6 councillors on the council.

Full pageSaint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentJoël Godin council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier public library and Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Gabriel-De-Valcartier are Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s two public libraries

No library board reports for Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

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

The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong2.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Around Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, 2 schools of 6 teach in English

6schools within 3 km

In or within 3 km of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier: 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade.

School	Level	Students	System
École du Joli-BoisIn Saint-Gabriel-de-ValcartierElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Mont-Saint-Sacrement IndependentIn Saint-Gabriel-de-ValcartierSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
École primaire de Valcartier EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public3

English public2

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	6 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	2	2	3

6 km

to the nearest elementary school

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

Language2 of 6 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school6 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Capitale Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier?”

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.

Outdoors

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier touches Tantaré Ecological Reserve

1.8%of the land within 10 km protected

For a provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) lies 11 km off. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 79 km from town. Of the land within 10 km, 1.8% has protected status, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). OpenStreetMap shows 12 unnamed beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier1.8%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.8%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	10	4

79 km

to La Mauricie National Park

11 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · Tantaré Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks79 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Sentier du Hibou Sud

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

History

The registers record 1 historic place in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 8.9% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Valcartier Forestry Research Station Administration Building 1936

1936

oldest construction date on the record

8.9%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	8.9%	21%	18%

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

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes8.9% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier 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-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

15pages on Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 28 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchools6 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁺70% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 32.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Ice Hotel and 6 more in and around Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

From museums to parks and historic sites: Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionIce Hotelin town

Ski hillStoneham Mountain Resort4.7 km outside town, to the northeast Theme parkTheme parkVillage Vacances Valcartierin town Water parkWater parkBora Parcin town AttractionAttractionLes Glissades Tewkesbury4.8 km outside town, to the north Water parkWater parkParc d'eau1.4 km outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (1)

Stoneham Mountain Resort: Gabriel Picard, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

One notable person was born in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Marc-André BédardCanadian biathlete · born 1986

Marie LevasseurCanadian association football player · born in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · born 1997

Mikaël GrenierCanadian racing driver · born in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · born 1992

Owen MurphyCanadian private banker, insurance agen… · born in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · 1827–1895

Jean-Simon RoyCanadian football player · born in Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury · born 1993

Pascal Normandborn in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides · born 1979

Photo credits

Marc-André Bédard: Mef.ellingen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Mikaël Grenier: SmackJam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Owen Murphy: The photographer is not mentioned in this source. Another source credits J. L. Jones [1] ., Public domain · Jean-Simon Roy: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pascal Normand: Pascal Normand, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 3,400 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Jacques-Cartier
Metro area: Québec
Census subdivision: 2422025

Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier’s neighbours

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

ShannonStoneham-et-TewkesburyLac-Saint-CharlesFossambault-sur-le-LacVal-BélairNotre-Dame-des-LaurentidesSaint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier	3,400	—	A	A⁻	A⁺	A⁺
Shannon	7,088	11	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁺
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury	10,147	13	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A
Lac-Saint-Charles	9,985	15	A	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac	2,505	15	A	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Val-Bélair	30,003	17	A	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides	16,222	18	A	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier

Do people in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier speak French?

French comes first: 54.9% speak it alone, while 44% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

Who are the people of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier?

At 32.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 22% of the population and seniors 9%.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier?

Mostly 82% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 22% have just one.

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).