Saint-IsidoreQuebec

3,550 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It lies in La Nouvelle-Beauce.

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Population

3,550

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

60%

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%

TownGrade

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Is Saint-Isidore a good place to live?

One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Its strongest is safety (A). Taken together, its subjects give Saint-Isidore an A overall, better than 93% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #81 of 499 in Quebec. Housing is within reach (A−). The catch is walkability (C−). It also trails on hazard risk (D).

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.

StrongestASafety A⁻Cost of living A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestDHazard risk C⁻Walkability

What makes Saint-Isidore stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Canadian towns centre on 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

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

71% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Isidore grades

Each subject compares Saint-Isidore 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

Hazard riskIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Cost of livingIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentA⁻Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsA⁻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 →

The data

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Isidore is higher than in 90% of Canadian towns

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.12 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Saint-Isidore.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Isidore13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030

$0.12

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

Low

wildfire band

15 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

SafetySafety A

The police who cover Saint-Isidore record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 38

Violence across its police area runs at 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Nouvelle-Beauce MRC, Saint-Isidore included.

38Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202334

202448

202531

2023–2025	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	8.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	38	56	67
Violent crime	8.2	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	69	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety38 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Isidore’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Isidore safe?”

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Isidore than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Households that own their home make up 81%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$246,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Isidore$246,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	81%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$246,000	$300,000	$406,000

$645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,000

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$645 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $246,000, against the median household income Owners and renters81% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Saint-Isidore ranks among the Canadian towns where most working-age people have jobs

The average trip to work takes 27 min.

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk2%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	27 min	27 min	26 min

$83,000

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

20%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment4.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to270 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lévis

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth A⁻

Saint-Isidore’s health region reports 59% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

A hospital lies 13 km from the typical home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Lives in the region last 82.8 years on average (2022/2024): 84.4 for women, 81.3 for men.

59%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Isidore59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Isidore	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

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care13 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 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

Climate

July afternoons in Saint-Isidore reach 25.1°C (Quebec towns 26.5°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

Frost comes on 181 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. January nights in Saint-Isidore drop to −16.5°C on average. December is the snowiest month, with 75 cm on average. The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 27 September, 130 days.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring9.3°C

Summer24.0°C

Autumn11.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	287 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,182 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159

287 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

130

frost-free days, 18 May to 27 Sep

158

days with precipitation a year

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

The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow1,182 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow287 cm of snow a year Weather station7.9 km to the station · Scott

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

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Saint-Isidore are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

24% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Over-65s are nearly a fifth of the population.

40.4median age

Saint-IsidoreQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

50.2% of Saint-Isidore’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 1,650 and men at 1,635; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Isidore
	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	59%	56%

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

Ages40.4 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households1,340 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French24% speak both · 76% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Saint-Isidore has no protected land within 10 km

Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 55 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Isidore0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

55 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks55 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

Saint-Isidore in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −3°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 81 mm. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Lévis forecast, on the Weather page.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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	−14°C	266 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	269 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	358 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	289 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

81 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 (Scott); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Cindy Côté leads Saint-Isidore as mayor

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

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

Member of ParliamentJason Groleau Provincial legislatureBeauce-Nord

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Bibliotheque Laurette-Nadeau-Parent is Saint-Isidore’s public library

It sits 1.8 km from the centre of Saint-Isidore.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Saint-Isidore’s teenagers travel 12 km to the nearest high school

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, close to Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

4schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Barabé-DrouinIn Saint-IsidoreElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	12 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3

12 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Isidore’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school4 elementary schools Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Beauce-Etchemin Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Isidore?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Heritage in Saint-Isidore: 1 historic place of the highest rank

Before 1961 is when 28% of the homes went up, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Église Saint-Isidore de Saint-Isidore 1853

1853

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Isidore	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Isidore’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Église Saint-Isidore de Saint-Isidore Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Isidore have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Woodooli Parc and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Isidore; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkWoodooli Parc4.1 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec27 km northwest · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation29 km northwest · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel28 km northwest

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral29 km northwest

WaterfallMontmorency Falls36 km northwest

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

Photo credits (5)

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
Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Isidore

15pages on Saint-Isidore

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA⁻71% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Isidore

6 notable people were born in Saint-Isidore.

See all 6 →

Joseph-Octave SamsonCanadian politician · 1862–1945

Gaston GourdeCanadian politician · born 1950

Samuel BoulangerCanadian politician · 1909–1989

Émilius GouletCanadian Catholic prelate · born 1933

Claude LaroseCanadian politician · born 1951

Édouard BrochuCanadian agronomist and microbiologist · 1910–2007

Photo credits

Joseph-Octave Samson: Unknown author, Public domain · Gaston Gourde: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Samuel Boulanger: House of Commons, Public domain

Saint-Isidore’s neighbours

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

ScottSaint-BernardSaint-Lambert-de-LauzonSainte-HénédineSaint-AnselmeSaint-Narcisse-de-BeaurivageSaint-Isidore

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Isidore	3,550	—	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Scott	2,938	7.7	A⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Saint-Bernard	2,680	8.6	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	7,551	9.4	A	B⁺	A	B⁺
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	10	—	A	A	A⁻
Saint-Anselme	4,534	12	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage	1,303	14	—	B	A⁻	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Isidore

Is Saint-Isidore growing?

It added people: 2,880 in 2016, 3,286 in 2021, 14.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 3,550.

Do people in Saint-Isidore speak French?

French comes first: 76% speak it alone, while 24% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Saint-Isidore?

84% 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 2.4 people; 27% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Isidore a young town or an old one?

40.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 19% of residents are 65 or over and 20% under 15.

About Saint-Isidore

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Saint-Isidore covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.

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

Population: 3,550 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivision: 2426063

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).