Bureau de poste de Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Saint-Lambert-de-LauzonQuebec

It belongs to the Québec metropolitan area. Home to 7,551 people, this town lies in Quebec.

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Population

7,551

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

65%

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%

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Is Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon a good place to live?

Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Its best grade is for jobs & income (A). Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Most journeys need a car (C−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D). Homes were valued at a median $280,000 at the 2021 census, 2.9 times the typical household’s income. Put together, the subjects come to an A overall, better than 90% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #104 of 499 in Quebec.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.

StrongestAJobs & income ASafetyWeakestDHazard risk C⁻Walkability

What makes Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon stand out

The 3 things Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 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

4% unemployment

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

70% 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-Lambert-de-Lauzon grades

Each subject compares Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 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 riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carC⁻Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as 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-Lambert-de-Lauzon.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is higher than in 92% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region: radon tests

Radon topped the guideline in 13% of tested homes, higher than both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Also worth knowing: the national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

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

$0.14

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

Low

wildfire band

6.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’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$0.14 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon than in 95% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk2%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	27 min	27 min	26 min

$96,000

median household income, 2020

23%

worked from home, May 2021

27%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to710 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lévis

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 A

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Its police area records 8.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

38Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202334

202448

202531

2023–2025	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	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-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for Nouvelle-Beauce MRC, not by town

HealthHealth B⁺

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

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

For Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon itself the measure is access, and it lags: 16 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.8 years, 84.4 for a girl and 81.3 for a boy (2022/2024).

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	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

16 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

9.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care16 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 9.2 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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Most households in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon own their home: 88%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

$280,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon$280,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	88%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$280,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,100

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters88% own their home Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $280,000, against the median household income Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Québec metro area)

Climate

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is wetter than 93% of Canadian towns: 1,299 mm of rain and snow a year

Expect January lows of around −16.8°C in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon. Some 331 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. The most precipitation falls in July: 133 mm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 22 May to 25 September, 125 days.

25.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.0°C

Spring9.3°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn11.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	331 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,299 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
January night low	−16.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	161	159

331 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

125

frost-free days, 22 May to 25 Sep

154

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,299 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.5°C, January lows −16.8°C Snow331 cm of snow a year Weather station11 km to the station · Beauséjour

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

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

1.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.

40.8median age

Saint-Lambert-de-LauzonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

48.4% of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 3,300 women and 3,515 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	16%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.8 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households2,670 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants2% belong to a visible minority English and French31% speak both · 69% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

None of the land within 10 km of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is protected

Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 52 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-Lambert-de-Lauzon0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

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

52 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

Full pageSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks52 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bernières. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. In November, the normal is 97 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −17°C.

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	−15°C	303 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	293 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	381 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	323 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

97 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 (Beauséjour); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Turnout in Lévis—Lotbinière reached 70% in 2021, above 95% of ridings

In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon belongs to Beauce-Nord; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Full pageSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipality Member of ParliamentJacques Gourde

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s public library is Bibliothèque Edith-Poiré

From the centre of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, it is 1.5 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

No high school in or near Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon: the closest is 11 km off

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École du BacIn Saint-Lambert-de-LauzonElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	11 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

11 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon?”

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

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon has 1 historic place on the registers

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 10% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Maison Magloire-Brochu 1853

1853

oldest construction date on the record

10%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	10%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes10% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 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

Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec and 11 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec25 km north · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation27 km north · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel26 km north

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral27 km north

WaterfallMontmorency Falls36 km north

BattlefieldPlains of Abraham25 km north

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

Photo credits (6)

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
Plains of Abraham: NickHam, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

15pages on Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA70% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

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

Their page →

Gabriel FontaineCanadian politician · born 1940

Alban GaronCanadian judge · 1930–2007

Yanni GourdeCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage · born 1991

Antoine VermetteCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Agapit · born 1982

Émilius GouletCanadian Catholic prelate · born in Saint-Isidore · born 1933

Joseph-Octave SamsonCanadian politician · born in Saint-Isidore · 1862–1945

Photo credits

Antoine Vermette: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Joseph-Octave Samson: Unknown author, Public domain

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon’s neighbours

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

Saint-Narcisse-de-BeaurivageSaint-IsidoreSaint-BernardSaint-GillesScottSaint-AgapitSaint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon	7,551	—	A	B⁺	A	B⁺
Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage	1,303	9.2	—	B	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Isidore	3,550	9.4	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Bernard	2,680	11	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Gilles	3,521	13	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Scott	2,938	14	A⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Saint-Agapit	4,817	17	A	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Do people in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon speak French?

French comes first: 68.7% speak it alone, while 31% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon?

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 2.5 people; 23% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon growing?

It added people: 6,647 in 2016, 6,817 in 2021, 2.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 7,551.

How old are the people of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon?

At 40.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.

About Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon 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: 7,551 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Nouvelle-Beauce
Metro area: Québec
Census subdivision: 2426070

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).