Photo: Richard Coté · CC BY-SA 4.0Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce sits below 99% of Canadian towns for residents with no religion (8%)
87% of households live in a single-detached house, against 64% across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 5.1% of residents lived at another address a year earlier. More residents aged 65 and over than in 68% of Canadian towns: 22%. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 2,136 residents; the 2021 Census found 915 households.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
Fewer people than before
Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce went from 2,205 people in 2016 to 2,093 in 2021, −5%: slower growth than in 96% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 27% of adults, more than in 90% of Canadian towns, while 36% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
13% of residents speak English and French, a share 67% of Canadian towns don’t reach
The figures are the 2021 Census’s, except where another date is given. English, French and the other languages people grew up with or speak at home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: French 97%, English 0.2%. Against that, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than in 99% of Canadian towns: 0.5%.
−5% since 2016: slower than 96% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 2%. Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Fewer residents aged 15 to 24 than 81% of Canadian towns: 8.9%
Share of residents in each five-year band; the tick is the typical town.
Half of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce’s residents are over 44.8, older than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 105 men for every 100 women.
2.3 people per household, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Set against 27% across Canada’s towns, 30% of households are one person living alone in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce. The share of one-parent families stands at 7.7%.
More common-law partners than 90% of Canadian towns: 27%
Marital status of residents 15 and over, with common-law couples counted apart.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
With married residents 15 and over at 36%, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce is behind three quarters of Canadian towns on that count. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of renter households than 68% of Canadian towns, at 18%
Houses and apartments, owners and renters, older and newer homes. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
34% of homes were built before 1961 and 11% in 2001 or later. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns.
Median household income here: $70,500 a year
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Income per household, before tax, with the groups it falls into.
Households by income · share of households
Half of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce’s households had a total income below $70,500, 18% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The provincial yardstick is $74,000, the median across Quebec’s towns. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 36% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
0% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants by continent of birth and when they arrived, citizenship, and who moved in recently.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Immigrants are rarer here than in 99% of Canadian towns. Residents without Canadian citizenship: 2.6% of the total.
92% said they are Christian and 8% that they have no religion
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Indigenous residents are rarer here than in 98% of Canadian towns. Locally, 3.1% of residents belong to a visible minority.
Fewer degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 99% of Canadian towns: 4.1%
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 35%, beside a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
Employment: 62% of residents 15 and over had a job
The census counted work in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so read these rates as a pandemic snapshot. The census’s work rates at a glance. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 62%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
1 in 3 nearby towns have a higher median age than Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce | 2,136 | — | 44.8 | 22% | 0% |
| Saint-Ludger | 1,091 | 12.2 km | 53.2 | 32% | 0% |
| Saint-Martin | 2,687 | 12.4 km | 42.8 | 20% | 0.4% |
| Saint-Honoré-de-Shenley | 1,610 | 19.3 km | 41.2 | 19% | 1% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. For origins the charts stop at visible minority and Indigenous identity, and the Census Profile has nothing on unpaid care, cars or the internet, or on change by age since 2016.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. The middle of Quebec’s towns of 2,500 or more comes first, the middle of all Canadian towns second; cities as a whole and First Nations reserves stay out, and percentiles are within Canada.
Questions about Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce?
44.8 is the median age. Under 15: 17%. 65 and over: 22%.
Is Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 13% are. Another 85% speak only French and 0% only English, and French is the first language of 96%.
How diverse is Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce?
Immigrants make up 0% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 3.1% are members of a visible minority, and 0% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce?
Christian: 92%. No religion: 8%. Another religion: 0%.
Is Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 17%. 58% of households are couple families and 7.7% one-parent families. Schools near Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce?
$70,500 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce?
Statistics Canada estimates 2,136 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 2,093 in Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, 5% fewer than 2016.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).