Saint-Louis-de-GonzagueQuebec
It is a town of 2,536 residents in Quebec. It lies in Beauharnois-Salaberry.
Is Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Residents are healthier than most (A). The trade-off is hazard risk (C−). Homes were valued at a median $300,000 at the 2021 census, 3.5 times the typical household’s income. Overall, that makes a B, good for #291 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 61% of Canadian towns.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague grades
Each subject compares Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague stand out
The 3 things Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague scores better for health than 88% of Canadian towns
Age-standardised, 55% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, lower than Quebec’s towns (56%) yet higher than Canadian towns (52%). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. What sets Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 8.3 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de la Montérégie)
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague tops that of 88% of Canadian towns
93% of commuters drove, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 25 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Wildfire is rare near Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. Its survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.19 for each $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.19 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Monteregie health region
A town of families: 24% of people in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Both official languages: two in five residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.1% of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
995 men and 960 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Violent crime weighs more where Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 130
Measured across Beauharnois-Salaberry MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Where it is policed, 23.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 75 over 2023–25, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 16.7 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.9 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 130 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 75 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
In Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, just 11% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
69% of households own their home, near Quebec’s towns (70%) and lower than Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 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.
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
The year’s precipitation totals 1,047 mm, about level with Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). Snow peaks in January: 44 cm in a normal year. October is the wettest month, with 109 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 161 frost-free days, from 28 April to 7 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 170 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 147 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,047 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague touches Canal de Beauharnois (Centre Du) Water Fowl Gathering Area
National parks are all over 100 km off. Protected areas cover 5.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Biggest among them: lac Saint-Louis (Rivière des Outaouais) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,980 ha, 7.1 km off. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 23 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C
July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C. December follows at freezing by day and −8°C by night. Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. Snowfall in a normal November: 10 cm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 210 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 5°C | 290 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page
Yves Daoust leads Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague as mayor
Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Louis-De-Gonzague is Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague’s public library
It sits 3 km from the centre of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague is 6.9 km away
The closest elementary school is 3.2 km away, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Omer-SéguinIn Saint-Louis-de-GonzagueElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.2 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
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.
Everything we know about Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Battle of the Châteauguay and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumBattle of the Châteauguay1.5 km outside town, to the east
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile9.2 km west
ZooEcomuseum Zoo25 km north · 144K visitors a year (2017)
FortFort Senneville25 km north
GardenMorgan Arboretum26 km north
MuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges21 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Battle of the Châteauguay: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Raymond Marcaida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
One notable person was born in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Delpha Sauvé: Unknown author, Public domain · Jean-Luc Brassard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mélodie Daoust: Courtney from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Paul-Émile Léger: BAnQ Québec - Fonds L'Action catholique, Public domain · Pierre Cossette: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0
About Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague 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
- 2,536 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Beauharnois-Salaberry
- Census subdivision
- 2470035
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague | 2,536 | — | B | C+ | C+ | A |
| Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka | 2,162 | 7.7 | — | B | C+ | A |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | 8.3 | C+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois | 1,151 | 11 | — | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Ormstown | 4,259 | 12 | C− | C | D | A |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 13 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Pointe-des-Cascades | 1,867 | 14 | — | C | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague
Do people in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague speak French?
French comes first: 59.5% speak it alone, while 40% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,481 to 1,950 residents (up 31.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,536.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague?
Mostly 80% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 22% have just one.
How old are the people of Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague?
Its median age is 36, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 24% of residents; over-65s, 14%.
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).