Saint-Jacques-le-MineurQuebec
Population 1,907: a town in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Les Jardins-de-Napierville census division.
Is Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur a good place to live?
Health is a strength (A−). Households here earn well (A−). Safety is its weak spot (C−). At $324,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.6 times local household income. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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-Jacques-le-Mineur stand out
The 3 things Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur grades
Each subject compares Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur 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-Jacques-le-Mineur has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur.
The police who cover Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 116
For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.8 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 80, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Jardins de Napierville MRC, Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 116 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Around Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.5, women 84.2 and men 80.8 (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 12% for Quebec. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 14 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Montérégie
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur than in 92% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 28 min, above both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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-Jacques-le-Mineur is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by municipalité de Saint-Philippe
In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.19 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.19 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Renting in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur costs 15% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 86% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
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.
In Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, 38% of adults live common-law
43% speak both English and French, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.6% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.7% of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 860 women and 905 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur is wetter than 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Midsummer afternoons in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur peak at about 26.6°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur has 0.2% protected land within 10 km
24 km from town is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 6°C in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, nights around −2°C
Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −14°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s mayor: Marie-Eve Boutin
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur is Châteauguay—Les Jardins-de-Napierville, and Nathalie Provost (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Jacques-Le-Mineur is Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s public library
From the centre of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur, it is 1.2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
5 schools in and around Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The nearest secondary school is 8.5 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Schooling here is split between 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-JacquesIn Saint-Jacques-le-MineurElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Louis-CyrNearest secondary school, 2.2 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Heritage in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur: 1 historic place of the highest rank
Before 1961 is when 26% of the homes went up, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 26% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur; these are the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts29 km northwest · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal30 km northwest · 2M visitors a year
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum17 km northwest · 47K visitors a year
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral29 km northwest
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal30 km northwest · 54K visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium35 km northwest · 350K visitors a year (2011)Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur
Famous people from around Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur
2 notable people were born in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Pierre-Adolphe Pinsoneault: Fauteux, Aegidius, Public domain · Wilfrid Derome: Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | 1,907 | — | — | B | C− | A− |
| Napierville | 4,187 | 8.4 | B− | B− | C− | A− |
| Saint-Édouard | 1,438 | 9.3 | — | C+ | C− | A− |
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | 9.7 | A− | C | A− | A |
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 11 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Cyprien-de-Napierville | 1,786 | 11 | — | C | C− | A− |
| Saint-Blaise-sur-Richelieu | 2,165 | 12 | — | C+ | B− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur
Do people in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur speak French?
French comes first: 56.1% speak it alone, while 43% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur?
4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 5% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
Is Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 37.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 18% of residents; over-65s, 13%.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur?
Single-detached houses make up 79% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
About Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,907 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Jardins-de-Napierville
- Census subdivision
- 2468040
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).