Saint-Jean-de-DieuQuebec

A town in Quebec, home to 1,697 people. It is part of Les Basques, a census division.

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Population

1,697

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

52.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

42%

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-Jean-de-Dieu a good place to live?

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s best grade is for cost of living (A). It also does well on health (B+). The weak point is hazard risk (D). Jobs & income is weaker too (C).

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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 livingWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Jean-de-Dieu stand out

The 3 things Saint-Jean-de-Dieu does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

1.9 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $105,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$54,400 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Saint-Jean-de-Dieu grades

Each subject compares Saint-Jean-de-Dieu 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-Jean-de-Dieu is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesBOpen →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu.

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers three quarters of households.

$105,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu$105,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$484

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$620

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$484 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living1.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $105,000, against the median household income Owners and renters75% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is higher than in 90% of Canadian towns

Radon tests for the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 14% of homes, above both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs high: $0.11 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Jean-de-Dieu on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu14%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	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

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’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$0.11 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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

Climate

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.5°C

December is the snowiest month, with 66 cm on average. Some 281 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in October, at 124 mm.

22.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.7°C

Spring6.5°C

Summer21.3°C

Autumn9.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	22.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	281 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,124 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	176	161	159

281 cm

of snow a year

176

days with frost a year

137

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.5°C, January lows −15.5°C Rain and snow1,124 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow281 cm of snow a year Weather station43 km to the station · Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin)

HealthHealth B⁺

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s health region reports 60% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 15 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Life expectancy in the region is 81.7 years (83.1 for women, 80.3 for men, 2022/2024).

60%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.7	82.5	81.5

81.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 13 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Saint-Jean-de-Dieu are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average

The car took 89% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

7%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$54,400

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

44%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to95 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Trois-Pistoles

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety B⁺

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s grade for safety: a B+

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Basques MRC

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.7 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. The violent index for its police area came to 97, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

52Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202347

202455

202555

2023–2025	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.7	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	52	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

44%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety52 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Jean-de-Dieu safe?”

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

Who lives here

8.2% of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.6% 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 1.3% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

52.8median age

Saint-Jean-de-DieuQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification42%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.0% of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

855 men and 790 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu
	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	53%	62%	64%
65+	30%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	42%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French8% speak both · 91% speak French but not English Ages52.8 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households700 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants0% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

In and around Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (April)In Saint-Jean-de-DieuElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de Saint-Jean-de-Dieu (Sainte-Marie)In Saint-Jean-de-DieuAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Weather

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu in November: highs near 3°C, lows near −3°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Trois-Pistoles forecast. Then December: −4°C by day, −10°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 78 mm.

3°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November3°C

December−4°C

January−7°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−6°C	−13°C	217 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	268 mm
Summer	21°C	11°C	326 mm
Autumn	10°C	2°C	312 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

78 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’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 (Rivière-du-Loup/St-Antonin); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 240 residents: Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is more closely represented than 71% of Quebec municipalities

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipality Member of ParliamentMaxime Blanchette-Joncas

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Bibliothèque De Saint-Jean-De-Dieu and Bibliothèque De Saint-Médard are Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s two public libraries

No library board reports for Saint-Jean-de-Dieu alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Little of the land around Saint-Jean-de-Dieu is protected: 0.6% within 10 km

The closest provincial park is Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec), 16 km from the edge of town. The largest named area nearby is Sector of Basques Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 13,319 ha, 9.2 km away. Walkers have 2 mapped routes close by, starting with the Tronçon Sénescoupé and Tronçon Rivière Trois-Pistoles. No national park lies within 100 km.

0.6%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu0.6%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.6%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

16 km

to Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Sector of Basques Territorial reserve for protected area purposes National & provincial parks16 km to a provincial park · Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec)Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Tronçon Sénescoupé

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

History

Older housing stands out in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu: 55% predates 1961

55%built before 1961

55%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	55%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Jean-de-Dieu’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes55% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Jean-de-Dieu 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

Fort Ingall and 3 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

FortFort Ingall37 km southeast

MuseumLouis Bertrand House22 km west

MuseumL'Isle-Verte Court House22 km west

National parkNational park · SépaqLac-Témiscouata National Park39 km southeast

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

Photo credits (3)

Fort Ingall: Nicolas Gagnon, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Louis Bertrand House: Nicogag, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
L'Isle-Verte Court House: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

15pages on Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 52 Housing & costAHomes 1.9 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.7 in its region Work & commuteC53% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

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

Their page →

Philippe GagnonCanadian politician · 1909–2001

Alain GagnonCanadian composer · born in Trois-Pistoles · 1938–2017

Pauline MartinCanadian actress · born in Trois-Pistoles · born 1952

Louis-Philippe PelletierCanadian politician · born in Trois-Pistoles · 1857–1921

Robert LebelCanadian Catholic prelate · born in Trois-Pistoles · 1924–2015

Joseph RousseauCanadian politician · born in Trois-Pistoles · 1877–1964

Photo credits

Louis-Philippe Pelletier: Unknown author, Public domain

Saint-Jean-de-Dieu’s neighbours

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

Saint-CyprienNotre-Dame-des-NeigesTrois-PistolesSaint-Jean-de-Dieu

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Jean-de-Dieu	1,697	—	—	A	B⁺	B⁺
Saint-Cyprien	1,090	13	—	A⁺	B⁺	B⁺
Notre-Dame-des-Neiges	1,146	15	—	B⁺	B⁺	A
Trois-Pistoles	3,123	16	A⁻	B	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Who are the people of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu?

At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 1% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

How old are the people of Saint-Jean-de-Dieu?

52.8 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 30% of residents are 65 or over and 17% under 15.

Do people in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu speak French?

French is the common language here. 8% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 91.2% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Jean-de-Dieu?

79% 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; 32% are one person living alone.

About Saint-Jean-de-Dieu

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Saint-Jean-de-Dieu 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: 1,697 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Basques
Census subdivision: 2411010

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).