Saint-GervaisQuebec
A town in Quebec, home to 2,235 people. It is part of Bellechasse, a census division.
Is Saint-Gervais a good place to live?
Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Households here earn well (A). Its weakest subject is hazard risk (D).
Saint-Gervais is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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-Gervais stand out
The 3 things Saint-Gervais does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Gervais grades
Each subject compares Saint-Gervais with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Saint-Gervais is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Gervais.
Commuters in Saint-Gervais have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
86% of commuters drove, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 90% | 89% |
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-Gervais faces more hazards than 86% of Canadian towns
Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs high: $0.090 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Gervais. Saint-Gervais doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.090 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The police who cover Saint-Gervais record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 40
Property crime in the area its police cover: 9 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 40 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 8.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 73 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Bellechasse MRC
Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Gervais than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 74%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 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.
59% of adults around Saint-Gervais call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Measured across the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches: health survey and life expectancy
On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than Quebec’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.8 years, 84.4 for a girl and 81.3 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is 25 km from the average resident of Saint-Gervais, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 59% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.8 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Precipitation in Saint-Gervais tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: 1,216 mm a year
The most precipitation falls in July: 129 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 299 cm of snow, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. July afternoons in Saint-Gervais average 25.1°C. Snow peaks in December: 77 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,216 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saint Michel)
No protected area lies within 10 km of Saint-Gervais
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. A provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), lies 54 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Gervais | 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
What November brings in Saint-Gervais: −3°C at night, 4°C by day
About 24 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Québec forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 261 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −1°C | 270 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 366 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 319 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saint Michel); the forecast is on the Weather page
67% of electors voted in Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis in 2021, more than in 79% of Canada’s ridings
The mayor of Saint-Gervais is Dominic Larochelle, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Saint-Gervais: the closest, Bibliothèque Jacques-Labrie, is 7.8 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Biblio-Culture (Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse), 9.3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A town of families: 19% of people in Saint-Gervais are under 15, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
18% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.3% of Saint-Gervais’ residents are women
The 2021 census counted 1,055 women and 1,085 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 19% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The nearest high school to Saint-Gervais is 8 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la Nouvelle-CadieIn Saint-GervaisElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Heritage in Saint-Gervais: 1 historic place of the highest rank
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Gervais | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 30% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Gervais; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec28 km west · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation27 km west · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel27 km west
WaterfallMontmorency Falls28 km northwest
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral27 km west
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral27 km westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Gervais
Famous people from Saint-Gervais
8 notable people were born in Saint-Gervais.
Saint-Gervais’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Gervais | 2,235 | — | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse | 2,739 | 7.2 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | 1,330 | 8.5 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Anselme | 4,534 | 11 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | 13 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Raphaël | 2,488 | 14 | — | A | A | B+ |
| Saint-Henri | 6,048 | 14 | A | B− | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Gervais
Do people in Saint-Gervais speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 81.7% know French alone, and 18% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Gervais?
Mostly 79% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 30% have just one.
Has Saint-Gervais grown?
It lost people: 2,153 in 2016, 2,138 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,235.
Is Saint-Gervais a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 41.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 20% of the population and under-15s at 19%.
About Saint-Gervais
Town in Quebec
For Saint-Gervais, 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
- 2,235 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Bellechasse
- Census subdivision
- 2419075
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).