Saint-NazaireQuebec

2,167 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It is part of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est, a census division.

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Population

2,167

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

59%

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-Nazaire a good place to live?

Saint-Nazaire’s strongest is cost of living (A). Most journeys need a car (D).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Nazaire has subject grades only.

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.

StrongestACost of living AHealthWeakestDWalkability

What makes Saint-Nazaire stand out

The 3 things Saint-Nazaire does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $188,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Saint-Nazaire grades

Each subject compares Saint-Nazaire 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Nazaire has subject grades only.

Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →Hazard riskClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Nazaire.

HousingCost of living A

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

Four in five households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$188,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Saint-Nazaire$188,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%

$612

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$960

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Nazaire’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$612 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $188,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% 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 A

Health in Saint-Nazaire beats 91% of Canadian towns

Residents have 9.2 km to cover to reach a hospital, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 12% for Quebec. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 66% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.8 years at birth, 83.2 for women and 80.4 for men. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Saint-Nazaire alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean.

66%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Nazaire66%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	66%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.8	82.5	81.5

81.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey66% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 80.4 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Saint-Nazaire tops that of 87% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$80,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to400 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Alma

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

Saint-Nazaire has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.4°C

July afternoons in Saint-Nazaire average 24.5°C. There are 188 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 20 May and returns around 27 September: 128 days without it. Snow peaks in December: 65 cm in a normal year.

24.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.4°C

Spring7.8°C

Summer23.4°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	302 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−20.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	24.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	188	161	159

302 cm

of snow a year

188

days with frost a year

128

frost-free days, 20 May to 27 Sep

143

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.5°C, January lows −20.4°C Rain and snow928 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow302 cm of snow a year Weather station50 km to the station · Bagotville

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

SafetySafety B⁺

For safety, Saint-Nazaire gets a B+

Shared with the rest of Lac-Saint-Jean-Est MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 50 over 2023–25, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 11.6 per 1,000 people a year.

50Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202352

202454

202543

2023–2025	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.6	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	50	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

59%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Nazaire’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety50 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Nazaire’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Nazaire safe?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 21% of Saint-Nazaire, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

4.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.

40.4median age

Saint-NazaireQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

21%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.8% of Saint-Nazaire

Census 2021 put women at 990 and men at 1,040; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Nazaire
	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	21%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Nazaire’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households835 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French14% speak both · 86% speak French but not English

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Saint-Nazaire’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 2.8% of area homes over the radon guideline

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.21 for each $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Saint-Nazaire.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Nazaire2.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.21	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	2.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.21

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

Low

wildfire band

15 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Nazaire’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon2.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.21 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 · Data for radon tests covers the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region

Weather

What November brings in Saint-Nazaire: −5°C at night, 2°C by day

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Alma forecast, on the Weather page. November normally sees 66 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 39 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −20°C by night.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−18°C	171 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	197 mm
Summer	23°C	11°C	301 mm
Autumn	10°C	1°C	260 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

66 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 (Bagotville); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Saint-Nazaire is led by its mayor, Johanne Lavoie

Saint-Nazaire is in Jonquière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Mario Simard of the Bloc Québécois.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureLac-Saint-Jean

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Saint-Nazaire has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque De Delisle, 4.6 km away

The next is Bibliotheque D'Alma (Alma), 7.1 km away.

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Places to belong0.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), is 9.7 km from Saint-Nazaire

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Nazaire0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	10	4

9.7 km

to Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks9.7 km to a provincial park · Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

8 schools in and around Saint-Nazaire: 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

The nearest secondary school is 7.8 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do.

8schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Notre-Dame-de-LoretteIn Saint-NazaireElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Pavillon Wilbrod-DufourNearest secondary school, 2.8 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 8 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Nazaire	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.8 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

7.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school8 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language0 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Nazaire?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Nazaire

15pages on Saint-Nazaire

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 50 Housing & costAHomes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 81.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁺64% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Nazaire

2 notable people were born in Saint-Nazaire; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Danielle GoyetteCanadian ice hockey player · born 1966

Roger PiloteCanadian politician · 1934–2023

François-Louis TremblayShort track speed skater · born in Alma · born 1980

Lucien BouchardBloc Québécois Canadian politician · born in Alma · born 1938

Mélanie TurgeonCanadian alpine skier · born in Alma · born 1976

Michel CôtéCanadian actor · born in Alma · 1950–2023

Photo credits

Lucien Bouchard: Lionel_jospin_UdeM.jpg : Antoine Taveneaux derivative work: — Riba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mélanie Turgeon: Hans Bezard, CC BY-SA 4.0

Saint-Nazaire’s neighbours

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

AlmaLabrecqueSaint-BrunoL'Ascension-de-Notre-SeigneurLaroucheSaint-GédéonSaint-Nazaire

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Nazaire	2,167	—	—	A	B⁺	A
Alma	30,659	6.7	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺	A
Labrecque	1,375	11	—	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Saint-Bruno	2,935	13	A⁺	A	B⁺	A
L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur	2,291	15	—	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻
Larouche	1,734	16	—	A	B⁺	A
Saint-Gédéon	2,349	16	—	A	B⁺	A

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

Questions about Saint-Nazaire

Do people in Saint-Nazaire speak French?

French is the common language here. 14% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 85.7% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Nazaire?

77% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 1% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 25% are one person living alone.

Is Saint-Nazaire growing?

No: the census counted 2,073 in 2016 and 2,029 in 2021, 2.1% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,167.

About Saint-Nazaire

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Nazaire, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 2,167 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
Census subdivision: 2493045

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).