Saint-Lin--LaurentidesQuebec
The town has 26,673 residents and lies in Quebec. It is part of the Montréal metro area.
Is Saint-Lin--Laurentides a good place to live?
Where it falls short is jobs & income (C−). Saint-Lin--Laurentides grades C+ overall and ranks #388 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 39% of Canadian towns. Homes are dear (C). Police record less crime here than in most towns (B). The rest of its grades are middling: B for health, B− for walkability and B− for hazard risk.
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-Lin--Laurentides stand out
The 3 things Saint-Lin--Laurentides does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Lin--Laurentides grades
Each subject compares Saint-Lin--Laurentides with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Lin--Laurentides.
Trips to work from Saint-Lin--Laurentides take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Home values sit low against pay in Saint-Lin--Laurentides: 3.6 times household income, where the typical Canadian town is at 4.7
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 71% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $280,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 18% | 20% |
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.
30% of Saint-Lin--Laurentides’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
3.5% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) but below Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 4% of the population, higher than Quebec’s towns (3.5%) yet lower than Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.0% of Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ residents are women
Women numbered 11,780 and men 12,250 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 49% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Saint-Lin--Laurentides is graded a B for safety
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Montcalm MRC
Property crime in its police area ran at 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 54, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Very good or excellent health for 56% of adults in Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de Lanaudière
The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.0, with women at 83.7 and men at 80.3. Smoking takes in 14% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ is long: 20 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 14% | 12% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.0 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Saint-Lin--Laurentides has colder winter nights than three in four Canadian towns
Saint-Lin--Laurentides sees July afternoons of 26.6°C on average. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)
Little of the land around Saint-Lin--Laurentides is protected: 0.3% within 10 km
OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. The 10 km around town hold 6 protected areas. 26 km from town is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 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 5°C in Saint-Lin--Laurentides, nights around −3°C
Across the year, normals run from −16°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sainte-Anne-Des-Plaines forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Saint-Lin--Laurentides spends less than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Isabelle Auger leads Saint-Lin--Laurentides as mayor, alongside 8 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Lin-Laurentides public library draws 1.5 visits per person served, behind 82% of Quebec’s town libraries
Saint-Lin-Laurentides public library serves 26,476 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 3.9% of area homes over the radon guideline
Measured across the Lanaudiere health region: radon tests
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.16 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Lin--Laurentides on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.9% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Saint-Lin--Laurentides’s schools come under 3 different boards
Taken together, Saint-Lin--Laurentides and its 3 km edge hold 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. One of the 11 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Teenagers have 2.2 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire de l'AubierIn Saint-Lin--LaurentidesElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire de l'Évolution (Évolution, de l')In Saint-Lin--LaurentidesSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Héritage EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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.
2 historic places in Saint-Lin--Laurentides, one of them a top designation
Go back to 1870 and you reach Sir Wilfrid Laurier, the oldest of them. The record has a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. 7.3% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier 1870
- Wilfrid Laurier House 1870
| Heritage | Saint-Lin--Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 7.3% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Sir Wilfrid Laurier and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Lin--Laurentides; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Historic house · Parks CanadaSir Wilfrid Laurierin town
MuseumMontréal Insectarium35 km southeast · 350K visitors a year (2011)
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden35 km southeast
MuseumCosmodome31 km south · 71K visitors a year
CathedralCathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme21 km southwest
AttractionSaint-Leonard Cavern31 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Sir Wilfrid Laurier: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cosmodome: abdallahh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint-Leonard Cavern: Alain Beaudoin, Nathalie Vachon (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Saint-Lin--Laurentides
Famous people from Saint-Lin--Laurentides
9 notable people were born in Saint-Lin--Laurentides.
Photo credits
Wilfrid Laurier: William James Topley, Public domain · Élise Guilbault: FriseIntense, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gabrielle Destroismaisons: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Joseph Gauthier: Unknown author, Public domain
Saint-Lin--Laurentides’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Lin--Laurentides | 26,673 | — | C+ | C | B | B |
| Saint-Esprit | 2,313 | 9.4 | — | C | B | B |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines | 15,904 | 9.8 | B | C | B+ | A |
| Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan | 5,675 | 12 | C+ | C | B | B+ |
| Saint-Calixte | 7,627 | 14 | C− | C− | B | B |
| Sainte-Sophie | 19,467 | 14 | B+ | B− | A | A+ |
| Sainte-Julienne | 12,990 | 15 | C | C+ | B | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Lin--Laurentides
Do people in Saint-Lin--Laurentides speak French?
French comes first: 69.2% speak it alone, while 30% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Saint-Lin--Laurentides growing?
It added people: 20,786 in 2016, 24,030 in 2021, 15.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 26,673.
Is Saint-Lin--Laurentides a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 34.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 23%, people 65 and over 12%.
Who are the people of Saint-Lin--Laurentides?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 4% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
About Saint-Lin--Laurentides
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Saint-Lin--Laurentides as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 26,673 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Montcalm
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2463048
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).