Saint-NorbertQuebec
1,143 people call this town in Quebec home. It grew by 6% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.
Is Saint-Norbert a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health (B). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). Homes are dear (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety, B for walkability and B for hazard risk.
Saint-Norbert is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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-Norbert grades
Each subject compares Saint-Norbert with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Saint-Norbert is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Norbert stand out
The one thing Saint-Norbert does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Norbert.
Commuters in Saint-Norbert travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
92% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
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.
Between the home and getting around, Saint-Norbert’s households spend 18% of income, below the 29% of the typical Canadian town
Nearly four in five households are owner-occupiers. The median home value was $250,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 79% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
56% of adults around Saint-Norbert rate their health very good or excellent
Lives in the region last 82.0 years on average (2022/2024): 83.7 for women, 80.3 for men. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Saint-Norbert, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Norbert | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de Lanaudière
Saint-Norbert’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 3.9% of area homes over the radon guideline
Little of the land around Saint-Norbert has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Norbert on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Lanaudiere health region, with Saint-Norbert one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.9% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.11 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Precipitation in Saint-Norbert tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
July afternoons reach 26.6°C on average, close to Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal August brings 114 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 49 cm. Saint-Norbert sees January nights of −16.0°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)
Saint-Norbert earns a B for safety
Shared with the rest of D'Autray MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14.8 per 1,000 a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 58 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The nearest high school to Saint-Norbert is 9.9 km away
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 4.2 km off, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire Sainte-Anne (Sainte-Anne (Saint-Norbert))In Saint-NorbertElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 9.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 4.2 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
In Saint-Norbert, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights
Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. Then December: −2°C by day, −10°C at night. A typical November adds 12 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Berthierville forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page
Berthier—Maskinongé was won by 937 votes in 2021, a tighter race than 96% of ridings
Saint-Norbert has 6 councillors and a mayor, Sonia Desjardins.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Norbert’s public library is Bibliothèque Ubaldine-Dauphin
It sits 4.5 km from the centre of Saint-Norbert.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Saint-Norbert is 49 km from La Mauricie National Park
The largest is zone 5, Ouest du lac Saint-Pierre Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,049 ha, 8.4 km from the edge of town. Of the country within 10 km, 1.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 10 km are 9 protected areas. 43 km from town is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
25% of Saint-Norbert’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
18% are under 15, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Over-65s are 18% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.2% of Saint-Norbert’s residents are women
560 men and 500 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 32% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Before 1961: 34% of the homes in Saint-Norbert
| Heritage | Saint-Norbert | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 34% | 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-Norbert
St Charles Borromeo Cathedral and 6 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Norbert; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral22 km south
FortFort Richelieu24 km southeast
GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe21 km south
MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette22 km south
MuseumCanadiana Village34 km southwest
National historic siteCuthbert Chapel17 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Norbert
4 notable people were born in Saint-Norbert.
About Saint-Norbert
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Saint-Norbert as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,143 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- D'Autray
- Census subdivision
- 2452070
Saint-Norbert’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Norbert | 1,143 | — | — | C | B | B |
| Saint-Cuthbert | 1,865 | 6.8 | — | C+ | B | B |
| Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon | 2,916 | 8 | C+ | C+ | B | B |
| Saint-Félix-de-Valois | 7,670 | 10 | B− | C | B | B+ |
| Saint-Gabriel | 3,091 | 11 | C | D | B | B |
| Sainte-Élisabeth | 1,473 | 12 | — | B | B | B+ |
| Saint-Barthélemy | 2,115 | 13 | — | B− | B | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Norbert
Do people in Saint-Norbert speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 75% know French alone, and 25% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Who are the people of Saint-Norbert?
At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Norbert?
Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 26% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Has Saint-Norbert grown?
It grew from 1,003 people in 2016 to 1,060 in 2021, up 5.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,143.
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).