Saint-HonoréQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#50 of 2,556

It belongs to the Saguenay metropolitan area. The town, home to 6,984 people, lies in Quebec.

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Photo: Khayman · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

6,984

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

38.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

61%

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-Honoré a good place to live?

One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Prices are modest for what you get (A). It also does well on health (A). Most journeys need a car (C). Put together, the subjects come to an A+ overall, ranking #24 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 98% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestACost of living AHealth A⁻Jobs & income

How Saint-Honoré grades

Each subject compares Saint-Honoré 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

Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁺Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →Hazard riskAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →

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 →

What makes Saint-Honoré stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

The median of Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $224,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

63% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

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

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Saint-Honoré costs 13% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$224,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 83%. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Saguenay metro area, Saint-Honoré included.

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

Saint-Honoré$224,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%

$986

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,070

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$986 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $224,000, against the median household income Owners and renters83% 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.

HealthHealth A

Around Saint-Honoré, 66% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

66%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Residents have 11 km to cover to reach a hospital, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Across the region, life runs to 81.8 years on average: women 83.2, men 80.4, in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Honoré66%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	66%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.8	82.5	81.5

81.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey66% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 80.4 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Household incomes in Saint-Honoré top those of 74% of Canadian towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 25 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk1%

Public transit0%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$89,000

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

19%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment4.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,700 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saguenay

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.

Climate

Saint-Honoré has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.4°C

24.5°CJuly afternoons

A normal December brings 65 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost comes on 188 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 128 days. A July afternoon in Saint-Honoré typically reaches 24.5°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.4°C

Spring7.8°C

Summer23.4°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	302 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−20.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	24.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	188	161	159

302 cm

of snow a year

188

days with frost a year

128

frost-free days, 20 May to 27 Sep

143

days with precipitation a year

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

The yearJuly highs 24.5°C, January lows −20.4°C Rain and snow928 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow302 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · Bagotville

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Bagotville)

SafetySafety B⁺

Saint-Honoré gets a B+ for safety

49Crime Severity Index

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Fjord-du-Saguenay MRC

The index for the force that serves it came to 49, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 11.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 10.2 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202346

202454

202546

2023–2025	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.4	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	49	56	67
Violent crime	10.2	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety49 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Honoré’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Honoré safe?”

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Honoré are under 15, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

38.4median age

Immigrants make up 0.6% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. 17% of residents are 65 or over.

Saint-HonoréQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification61%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.8% of Saint-Honoré

In 2021 there were 3,050 women to 3,325 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Honoré
	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	17%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	61%	59%	56%

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

Ages38.4 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households2,535 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority English and French17% speak both · 82% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Wildfire low, radon 2.8%: how Saint-Honoré stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Little of the land around Saint-Honoré has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.007% a year. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.22 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Saint-Honoré2.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.22	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	2.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.22

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

Low

wildfire band

2.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon2.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.22 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region

Weather

In Saint-Honoré, November normally means 2°C afternoons and −5°C nights

2°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 39 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 66 mm. Across the year, normals run from −20°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saguenay forecast.

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−18°C	171 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	197 mm
Summer	23°C	11°C	301 mm
Autumn	10°C	1°C	260 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

66 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Honoré’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 (Bagotville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Honoré’s council spends less per resident than 81% of Québec’s local municipalities

In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Honoré belongs to Dubuc; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Full pageSaint-Honoré’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentRichard Martel council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

At 1.5 visits per person served, Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Honore-De-Chicoutimi is quieter than 82% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Honore-De-Chicoutimi has one location for the 6,875 people it serves.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Monts-Valin National Park (Québec) is 6.1 km from Saint-Honoré

5.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 5.5%, above both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. 14 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a swim, Plage de la zone portuaire de Chicoutimi is the nearest of 5 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Honoré5.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.5%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	9	10	4

6.1 km

to Monts-Valin National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

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

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · Monts-Valin National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks6.1 km to a provincial park · Monts-Valin National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Saint-Honoré and its edges hold 8 schools: 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

8schools within 3 km

From the town centre, high school starts 9.5 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are.

School	Level	Students	System
École Jean-Fortin--La SourceIn Saint-HonoréElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Charles-Gravel (Charles-Gravel, secondaire)Nearest secondary school, 2.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 8 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Honoré	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	9.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

9.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school8 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language0 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Honoré?”

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Honoré

15pages on Saint-Honoré

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 49 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 81.8 in its region Work & commuteA⁻63% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Saint-François-Xavier Cathedral and 4 more in and around Saint-Honoré

What there is to see in Saint-Honoré and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

CathedralSaint-François-Xavier Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the southeast

ZooZoo de Falardeau3.2 km outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumMusée de la Petite Maison Blanche4.8 km outside town, to the south Art galleryArt galleryBang4.5 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumLe Chevrier Du Nord - Animal Fibre Craft : Mohair Économusée1.3 km outside town, to the east

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

Photo credits (2)

Saint-François-Xavier Cathedral: Chris-13~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Zoo de Falardeau: Khayman, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Honoré

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

Their page →

Antonio FlamandCanadian politician · born 1933

John KricfalusiCanadian animator · born in Saguenay · born 1955

Valérie MaltaisCanadian speed skater · born in Saguenay · born 1990

Georges VézinaIce Hockey Goaltender · born in Saguenay · 1887–1926

Marc GagnonCanadian short track speed skater · born in Saguenay · born 1975

Stan StasiakCanadian professional wrestler · born in Saguenay · 1937–1997

Photo credits

John Kricfalusi: 48states, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Valérie Maltais: Cephas, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Georges Vézina: Unknown author, Public domain · Marc Gagnon: Alex Sirac, CC BY 4.0 · Stan Stasiak: This work is in the public domain in the United States because it was published in the United States between 1931 and 1977, inclusive, without a copyright notice . For further explanation, see Commons, Public domain

About Saint-Honoré

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Honoré, 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: 6,984 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Saguenay-et-son-Fjord
Metro area: Saguenay
Census subdivision: 2494240

Saint-Honoré’s neighbours

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

Saint-David-de-FalardeauSaguenaySaint-FulgenceSaint-AmbroiseSaint-Honoré

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Honoré	6,984	—	A⁺	A	B⁺	A
Saint-David-de-Falardeau	3,128	9.7	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A⁻
Saguenay	151,972	14	A	B	B⁺	A
Saint-Fulgence	2,202	14	—	B	B⁺	A
Saint-Ambroise	4,262	18	A	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Honoré

Has Saint-Honoré grown?

It added people: 5,757 in 2016, 6,376 in 2021, 10.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 6,984.

Who are the people of Saint-Honoré?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 1%, and Indigenous people 5%.

Do people in Saint-Honoré speak French?

French is the common language here. 17% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 82.4% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Honoré?

Single-detached houses make up 80% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments.

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).