Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-LouisQuebec

It shrank by 8% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. With 1,031 residents, it is a town in Quebec.

Photo: Julesmim · Public domain

Population

1,031

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

56.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

42%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+). Jobs & income is its weak spot (D). Residents’ health trails most towns (C).

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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.

StrongestA⁺Cost of living A⁻WalkabilityWeakestDJobs & income DHazard risk

How Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis grades

Each subject compares Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →WalkabilityAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesCOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis stand out

The 3 things Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

1.9 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $100,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

$100,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

81% of households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis$100,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	81%	70%	74%

$400

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$432

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$400 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living1.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $100,000, against the median household income Owners and renters81% 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.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

10%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk10%

Census 2021	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$53,200

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

71%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment18% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to25 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

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.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis: July afternoons reach 20.3°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

20.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 80 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snow totals 385 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 130 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.4°C

Spring5.3°C

Summer19.0°C

Autumn9.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	20.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	385 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,161 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	167	161	159

385 cm

of snow a year

167

days with frost a year

123

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 20.3°C, January lows −13.4°C Rain and snow1,161 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow385 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Cap-Madeleine

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cap-Madeleine)

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Around Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, 25% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region: radon tests

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.038 for each $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below Quebec’s towns ($0.14). No flood study for Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis is on the national inventory.

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

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis25%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.038	$0.14	$0.030

$0.038

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

Low

wildfire band

7.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon25% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.038 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth C

Smoking runs high around Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis: 18% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

56%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.9, with women at 81.6 and men at 78.2. By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, near Quebec’s towns (56%) and higher than Canadian towns (52%). Measured from where Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’ residents live, a hospital is 31 km away on average and 39% of them are over 30 km out.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	18%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

31 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care31 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 78.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Outdoors

More of the land around Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

11%of the land within 10 km protected

The SIA, 3-Haute Gaspésie is the one mapped walking route close by. For a provincial park, Gaspésie National Park (Québec) lies 12 km off. Within 10 km are 26 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Corridor Mont-Saint-Pierre Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 3,800 ha, 0.3 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis11%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	11%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	26	10	4

76 km

to Forillon National Park

12 km

to Gaspésie National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas26 protected areas within 10 km · Corridor Mont-Saint-Pierre Territorial reserve for protected area purposes National & provincial parks76 km to a national park · Forillon National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · SIA, 3-Haute Gaspésie

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

Who lives here

12% of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

56.8median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.5% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-LouisQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

34%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree35%

Postsecondary qualification42%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

Of the 2021 count, 520 were women and 525 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis
	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	11%	17%	16%
15 to 64	55%	62%	64%
65+	34%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	35%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	42%	59%	56%

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English and French12% speak both · 88% speak French but not English Ages56.8 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households500 households · 2 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

3 schools in and around Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade

3schools within 3 km

Elementary school is 8.2 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Saint-AntoineIn Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-LouisElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École des ProspecteursIn Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-LouisAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	8.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	8.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

8.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

8.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis?”

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.

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

70Crime Severity Index

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 22.7 violent incidents are reported each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 70, higher than Quebec’s towns (56) and near Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 16.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202365

202470

202574

2023–2025	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	22.7	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	128	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	16.5	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	70	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

62%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety70 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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 Haute-Gaspésie MRC, not by town

Weather

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −2°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Grande-Vallée is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Snowfall in a normal November: 32 cm. In November, the normal is 105 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −2°C by day and −8°C by night.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−11°C	281 mm
Spring	5°C	−2°C	284 mm
Summer	19°C	12°C	270 mm
Autumn	10°C	3°C	326 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

105 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 (Cap-Madeleine); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis has a council seat for every 150 residents, fewer than 98% of municipalities in Quebec

Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Annie Bélanger, the mayor.

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Member of ParliamentAlexis Deschênes council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Bibliothèque Liratou and Bibliothèque De Gros-Morne (Saint-Maxime-Du-Mont-Louis) are Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis’s two public libraries

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

History

In Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis, 42% of homes go back before 1961

42%built before 1961

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	21%	18%

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Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

15pages on Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costA⁺Homes 1.9 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteD35% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors11% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

About Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis 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: 1,031 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Haute-Gaspésie
Census subdivision: 2404010

Questions about Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis

Who are the people of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 3%.

How old are the people of Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis?

The median resident is 56.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 11% are under 15 and 34% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis?

86% 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 people; 37% are one person living alone.

Do people in Saint-Maxime-du-Mont-Louis speak French?

Almost everyone does. 12% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 87.6% speak French and no English.

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).