Saint-MathieuQuebec
It is a town of 2,642 residents in Quebec. Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area.
Is Saint-Mathieu a good place to live?
Health is a strength (A). It is a safe place by the numbers (A−). What counts against it is cost of living (C). Natural hazards weigh more here (C−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #182 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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-Mathieu grades
Each subject compares Saint-Mathieu 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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What makes Saint-Mathieu stand out
The 3 things Saint-Mathieu does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Mathieu.
Saint-Mathieu’s grade for health: an A
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Montérégie
On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Mathieu | 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
Saint-Mathieu has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
The force covering Saint-Mathieu records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 60
The index for the force that serves it came to 42, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 13.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. What’s more, violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.7 per 1,000 people a year. Saint-Mathieu doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Roussillon Region service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 42 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 60 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
A flood study covers Saint-Mathieu: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from municipalité de Saint-Philippe
Radon is about average around Saint-Mathieu: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.18 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.18 | $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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Most households in Saint-Mathieu own their home: 89%, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $348,000, higher than Quebec’s towns ($300,000) yet lower than Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 89% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Saint-Mathieu is wetter than three in four Canadian towns: 1,041 mm of rain and snow a year
A July afternoon in Saint-Mathieu typically reaches 26.6°C. Frost comes on 149 days a year, below both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
Children make up 20% of Saint-Mathieu, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town. 46% speak both English and French, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Saint-Mathieu’s residents are women
Women numbered 1,165 and men 1,175 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Saint-Mathieu runs from −2°C to 6°C
Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −9°C. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Mathieu’s mayor: Jean-Luc Dulude
From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Mathieu is Saint-Mathieu’s public library
The library is 0.5 km from the centre of Saint-Mathieu.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Mathieu is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 25 km away
Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest named area nearby is Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 7.8 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 8 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Saint-Mathieu and its edges hold 6 schools: 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools
Teenagers have 7 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Jacques-BarclayIn Saint-MathieuElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Jacques-Leber (Jacques-Leber - Édifice Leber)Nearest secondary school, 2.8 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 7 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 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.
Saint-Mathieu’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Before 1961 is when 11% of the homes went up, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Saint-Mathieu | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 11% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Saint-Mathieu
Canadian Railway Museum and 4 more in and around Saint-Mathieu
Sights in Saint-Mathieu and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
MuseumCanadian Railway Museum3.4 km outside town, to the northwest · 47K visitors a yearMuseumMuseumBarrington Station3.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumGare de la Montée des Bouleaux3.6 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumHays Station3.4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumTrain miniature3.5 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Mathieu
4 notable people were born in Saint-Mathieu.
About Saint-Mathieu
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Saint-Mathieu 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
- 2,642 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Roussillon
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2467005
Saint-Mathieu’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Mathieu | 2,642 | — | A− | C | A− | A |
| Saint-Philippe | 8,674 | 5.8 | A | B− | A− | A |
| Candiac | 24,920 | 7.7 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Delson | 8,802 | 7.9 | A | C | A− | A |
| Saint-Constant | 32,124 | 8.7 | A+ | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Michel | 3,672 | 9.5 | B | B+ | C− | A− |
| Saint-Jacques-le-Mineur | 1,907 | 9.7 | — | B | C− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Mathieu
Do people in Saint-Mathieu speak French?
Almost everyone does. 46% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 53.3% speak French and no English.
Is Saint-Mathieu growing?
Yes: the census counted 2,156 in 2016 and 2,339 in 2021, a rise of 8.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,642.
Who are the people of Saint-Mathieu?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 5% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Mathieu?
57% 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; 25% are one person living alone.
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).