Saint-Ignace-de-LoyolaQuebec

2,170 people live in this town in Quebec. Its census division is D'Autray.

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Population

2,170

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

52.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

55%

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-Ignace-de-Loyola a good place to live?

Residents are healthier than most (A−). Homes were valued at a median $278,000 at the 2021 census, 3.9 times the typical household’s income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, C+ for jobs & income, B for walkability and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 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.

StrongestA⁻Health

How Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola grades

Each subject compares Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola has subject grades only.

HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itBOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workC⁺Open →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB⁻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-Ignace-de-Loyola stand out

The 3 things Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

55% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

29% are 65 or over

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola.

HealthHealth A⁻

56% of adults around Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola rate their health very good or excellent

56%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 82.0 on average: 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men in 2022/2024. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola live 3.7 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de Lanaudière, with Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 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

Outdoors

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

17%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 52 km away. 55 km separate the town from La Mauricie National Park, its nearest national park. Count 92 protected areas within 10 km of town. Within its own boundary, 15% of the town is protected.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola17%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	17%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	23	10	4

55 km

to La Mauricie National Park

52 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas92 protected areas within 10 km · Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks55 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Flood mapping exists for Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon is lower than usual: 3.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs high: $0.11 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Lanaudiere health region.

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

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.14	$0.030

$0.11

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-Ignace-de-Loyola’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$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% 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

Who lives here

23% of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

52.4median age

1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.7% of residents, about level with Canadian towns (2.8%) and above Quebec’s towns (1.5%).

Saint-Ignace-de-LoyolaQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.8% of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

The 2021 census counted 1,000 women and 1,050 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola
	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	13%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	29%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French23% speak both · 77% speak French but not English Ages52.4 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households945 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

26.0°CJuly afternoons

Most of the snow comes in December, about 49 cm. The most precipitation falls in August: 114 mm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 27 September, 136 days. Some 202 cm of snow falls in a typical year, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm).

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.5°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn13.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−14.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

136

frost-free days, 12 May to 27 Sep

145

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −14.8°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · Fleury

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

By car: that was how 93% of commuters travelled at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Public transit2%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$72,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to300 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Berthierville

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.

SafetySafety B

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola gets a B for safety

58Crime Severity Index

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for D'Autray MRC

Property crime in the area its police cover: 14.8 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202466

202554

2023–2025	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	58	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola safe?”

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

Weather

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 90 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −9°C. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Sorel-Tracy.

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

November6°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	227 mm
Spring	10°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	295 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

90 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 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Less is spent per resident in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola than in 98% of Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola has 6 councillors and a mayor, Evelyne Latour.

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Member of ParliamentYves Perron council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Bibliothèque De Saint-Ignace-De-Loyola is Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s public library

The library is 0.5 km from the centre of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola.

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The libraries1 Libraries

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola has just 10% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$278,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Owners make up nearly three quarters of households.

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

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola$278,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$278,000	$300,000	$406,000

$680

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$710

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $278,000, against the median household income Renting$680 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters74% 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.

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is 3.8 km away

4schools within 3 km

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire de l'Île Saint-IgnaceIn Saint-Ignace-de-LoyolaElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest secondary school	3.8 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school4 elementary schools Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Sorel-Tracy Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola?”

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-Ignace-de-Loyola

15pages on Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteC⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors17% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Fort Richelieu and 5 more in and around Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

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

All attractions →

FortFort Richelieu1.6 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumBiophare2 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumGovernors' Cottage3.1 km outside town, to the southeast

National historic siteCuthbert Chapel3.9 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumCentre des arts contemporains du Québec à Sorel-Tracy2 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMusée Gilles Villeneuve4.3 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (4)

Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Biophare: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Governors' Cottage: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

No notable person born in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Marc-André FleuryCanadian professional ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1984

Jacques VilleneuveCanadian racing driver, born 1953 · born in Berthierville

François BeaucheminCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1980

Anthony BeauvillierCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1997

LuFistoCanadian professional wrestler · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1980

Michèle CournoyerCanadian animator · born in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel · born 1943

Photo credits

Marc-André Fleury: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Villeneuve: Veilleux79, CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Beauchemin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anthony Beauvillier: Acsport79, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola 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: 2,170 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: D'Autray
Census subdivision: 2452045

Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola’s neighbours

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

Saint-Joseph-de-SorelSorel-TracyBerthiervilleSainte-Anne-de-SorelSainte-Geneviève-de-BerthierSainte-Victoire-de-SorelSaint-Ignace-de-Loyola

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	2,170	—	—	B⁻	B	A⁻
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel	1,602	2.3	—	C	B	A
Sorel-Tracy	36,537	4.4	B	C⁺	B	A
Berthierville	4,591	4.7	B⁻	C⁻	B	A⁻
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	2,770	6	A	A⁻	B	A
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Berthier	2,298	8.4	—	B	B	B⁺
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel	2,599	11	A⁻	B⁺	B	A

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

Questions about Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola

Do people in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 76.8% know French alone, and 23% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

How old are the people of Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola?

At 52.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 13% of the population and seniors 29%.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola?

83% 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; 29% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola growing?

It lost people: 2,049 in 2016, 2,048 in 2021, 0% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,170.

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).