Saint-Janvier-de-JolyQuebec

This town in Quebec has a population of 1,204. It grew by 10% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.

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Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

1,204

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

48%

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-Janvier-de-Joly a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get (A). It is strong on safety as well (A−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D). Walkability is weaker too (C).

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly 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.

StrongestACost of living A⁻SafetyWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Janvier-de-Joly stand out

The 3 things Saint-Janvier-de-Joly does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

How Saint-Janvier-de-Joly grades

Each subject compares Saint-Janvier-de-Joly 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

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁻Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% of household income

Owners make up 83% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$200,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	11%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	5%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%

$460

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$800

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$460 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, 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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns

More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

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

Low

wildfire band

Full pageSaint-Janvier-de-Joly’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$0.13 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

SafetySafety A⁻

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 43

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Lotbinière MRC

Property crime in its police area ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The violent index for its police area came to 73, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).

43Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202442

202540

2023–2025	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.3	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	43	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86
Violent crime	10.3	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Janvier-de-Joly’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety43 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Janvier-de-Joly safe?”

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

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 59% of adults around Saint-Janvier-de-Joly; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Shared with the rest of the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches: health survey and life expectancy

13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). People in the region live to 82.8 on average: 84.4 for women and 81.3 for men in 2022/2024. Measured from where Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 28 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	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

28 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care28 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.0 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Saint-Janvier-de-Joly take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

93% of commuters drove, about level with Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	28 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$74,000

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

15%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to60 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Laurier-Station

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-Janvier-de-Joly is wetter than four in five Canadian towns: 1,138 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal July brings 133 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow totals 253 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly falls to about −16.9°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 59 cm.

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.9°C

Spring9.7°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn12.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	253 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,138 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.9°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	175	161	159

253 cm

of snow a year

175

days with frost a year

141

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,138 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −16.9°C Snow253 cm of snow a year Weather station28 km to the station · Fortierville

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

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, nights around −3°C

ECCC’s forecast for Donnacona is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −11°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. Expect about 82 mm of rain and snow over November.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	250 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	343 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	281 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 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 (Fortierville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 170 residents: Saint-Janvier-de-Joly is more closely represented than 88% of Quebec municipalities

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly has 6 councillors and a mayor, Jean-Philippe René.

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Member of ParliamentLuc Berthold council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s public library is Bibliothèque Adrien-Lambert (Saint-Janvier-De-Joly)

It sits 1.9 km from the centre of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Protected land at Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s edge: Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly

For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 81 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 3.6% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 61 km.

3.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly3.6%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.6%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

81 km

to La Mauricie National Park

61 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly National & provincial parks81 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Who lives here

17% of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

18% are under 15, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.

44median age

Saint-Janvier-de-JolyQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree35%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

49.3% of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 530 women and 545 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly
	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	21%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	35%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	59%	56%

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English and French17% speak both · 83% speak French but not English Ages44 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households470 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

No high school in or near Saint-Janvier-de-Joly: the closest is 15 km off

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de la Caravelle (Caravelle (Joly), de la)In Saint-Janvier-de-JolyElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	15 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

15 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 elementary schools Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly?”

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.

History

34% of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s homes were built before 1961

34%built before 1961

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	21%	18%

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Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Janvier-de-Joly 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

Chemin du Roy and 6 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Janvier-de-Joly; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

AttractionChemin du Roy25 km northwest

WaterfallChaudière Falls40 km northeast

GardenJoly de Lotbinière Estate23 km northwest

National historic siteMoulin du Portage23 km west

MuseumMaison de Pointe-Platon23 km northwest

MuseumMoulin De La Chevrotière28 km west

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

Photo credits (6)

Chemin du Roy: Azumanga1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Joly de Lotbinière Estate: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin du Portage: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison de Pointe-Platon: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin De La Chevrotière: Harfang, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

15pages on Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 43 Housing & costAHomes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteC⁺58% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

2 notable people were born in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Alain BélangerCanadian ice hockey player · born 1956

Odina DesrochersCanadian politician · born 1951

David DesharnaisCanadian ice hockey player · born in Laurier-Station · born 1986

Léopold SimoneauCanadian opera singer · born in Saint-Flavien · 1916–2006

Hélène LeBlancCanadian politician · born in Lyster · born 1958

Michel-Édouard Méthot19th-century Canadian Churchman and rec… · born in Sainte-Croix · 1826–1892

Photo credits

David Desharnais: Lisa Gansky, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Michel-Édouard Méthot: J.E. Livernois, Public domain

Saint-Janvier-de-Joly’s neighbours

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

Laurier-StationSaint-FlavienVal-AlainLysterSainte-CroixSaint-Édouard-de-LotbinièreSaint-Janvier-de-Joly

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Janvier-de-Joly	1,204	—	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Laurier-Station	2,838	7	A	B	A⁻	B
Saint-Flavien	1,682	8.2	—	A⁻	A⁻	B
Val-Alain	1,084	11	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Lyster	1,679	14	—	A	B	B
Sainte-Croix	2,612	14	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière	1,295	15	—	A	A⁻	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Is Saint-Janvier-de-Joly growing?

It added people: 984 in 2016, 1,079 in 2021, 9.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,204.

Do people in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 83.3% know French alone, and 17% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Janvier-de-Joly?

Mostly 85% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 30% have just one.

Is Saint-Janvier-de-Joly a young town or an old one?

At 44, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 21%.

About Saint-Janvier-de-Joly

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, 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: 1,204 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Lotbinière
Census subdivision: 2433065

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).