Saint-Lazare-de-BellechasseQuebec

1,330 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It lies in Bellechasse.

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Population

1,330

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

56%

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-Lazare-de-Bellechasse a good place to live?

Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). Work and incomes are strong (B+). Its weakest subject is hazard risk (D).

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse 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.

StrongestASafetyWeakestDHazard risk

How Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse grades

Each subject compares Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse 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-Lazare-de-Bellechasse has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Hazard riskAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentAOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carC⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse stand out

The 2 things Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.9 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Hazard risk

Behind 86%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse gets a D for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.092 per $1,000 of building value, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse on the national inventory.

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

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.092	$0.14	$0.030

$0.092

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

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’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$0.092 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: the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region

SafetySafety A

For the force that serves Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, the Crime Severity Index is 40, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

40Crime Severity Index

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Bellechasse MRC

Property crime in the area its police cover: 9 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area recorded 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202335

202442

202542

2023–2025	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	9	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	40	56	67
Violent crime	8.5	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	73	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

55%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety40 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse tops that of 97% of Canadian towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 24 min, below both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk6%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	90%	89%

$69,500

median household income, 2020

19%

worked from home, May 2021

28%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to80 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.

HousingCost of living B⁺

Renting in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse costs 16% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

$200,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 74%.

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

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$645

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$790

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$645 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters74% 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.

HealthHealth B⁺

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

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

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

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 82.8 years, close to Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 28 km from the average resident of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	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

8.2 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 8.2 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

Climate

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse is wetter than 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm of rain and snow a year

25.1°CJuly afternoons

January nights in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse drop to −16.0°C on average. Snow totals 287 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Rain and snow peak in July, at 126 mm. December is the snowiest month, with 75 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.0°C

Spring8.3°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn11.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	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
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

287 cm

of snow a year

174

days with frost a year

158

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,182 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −16.0°C Snow287 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Saint Michel

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

Outdoors

None of the land within 10 km of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse is protected

0%of the land within 10 km protected

National parks are all over 100 km off. 62 km from town is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

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

62 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks62 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse runs from −3°C to 4°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Lévis. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. Precipitation in November averages 81 mm. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November.

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	8°C	−1°C	269 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	358 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°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 (Saint Michel); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse has a council seat for every 190 residents, fewer than four in five municipalities in Quebec

Martin J.

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Member of ParliamentDominique Vien council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s public library is Bibliothèque Biblio-Culture

It sits 0.9 km from the centre of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

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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

Who lives here

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

42.8median age

23% of residents have reached 65. Both official languages: 21% of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

Saint-Lazare-de-BellechasseQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

47.9% of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 640 and men at 695; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse
	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	57%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	59%	56%

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Ages42.8 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households540 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French21% speak both · 79% speak French but not English

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

Schools

In and around Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

4schools within 3 km

Teenagers have 11 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École du TremplinIn Saint-Lazare-de-BellechasseElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire de Saint-DamienNearest secondary school, 2.9 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	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 school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse keeps its older homes: 39% from before 1961

39%built before 1961

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	21%	18%

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Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

15pages on Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 40 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁺68% 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 42.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Musée des Sœurs de Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours and 12 more within 40 km

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

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMusée des Sœurs de Notre-Dame du Perpétuel Secours3.5 km outside town, to the east

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec36 km west · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation35 km west · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel35 km west

WaterfallMontmorency Falls37 km northwest

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral35 km west

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

Famous people from Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

3 notable people were born in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse.

See all 3 →

Herman LaverdièreCanadian politician · 1927–2001

Lili RichardCanadian painter · born 1938

Octave-Georges-Marie Bilodeau1895–1966

About Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

Town in Quebec

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,330 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Bellechasse
Census subdivision: 2419050

Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse’s neighbours

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

Sainte-ClaireSaint-GervaisSaint-Damien-de-BucklandSaint-AnselmeSaint-Charles-de-BellechasseSainte-HénédineSaint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse	1,330	—	—	B⁺	A	B⁺
Sainte-Claire	3,724	7.9	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Gervais	2,235	8.5	—	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Damien-de-Buckland	1,840	12	—	A	A	B
Saint-Anselme	4,534	13	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse	2,739	16	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	16	—	A	A	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse

Do people in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse speak French?

French comes first: 79.2% speak it alone, while 21% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

Who are the people of Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse?

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

What kind of homes are in Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse?

82% 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; 30% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse growing?

Yes: the census counted 1,288 in 2016 and 1,332 in 2021, a rise of 3.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,330.

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).