Saint-Norbert-d'ArthabaskaQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the Arthabaska census division. Home to 1,291 people, this town lies in Quebec.

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Population

1,291

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

54%

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-Norbert-d'Arthabaska a good place to live?

Jobs and pay hold up well (A). Health is a strength too (A−). It is hard to get around without a car (C). At $234,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.2 times local household income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Health A⁻Hazard risk

How Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska grades

Each subject compares Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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-Norbert-d'Arthabaska has subject grades only.

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA⁻Open →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska stand out

The 3 things Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

2% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

65% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	19 min	27 min	26 min

$76,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment2.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to245 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Victoriaville

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.

HealthHealth A⁻

61% of adults around Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

61%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

What sets Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 81.6 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men in 2022/2024. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.6	82.5	81.5

81.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.9 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

For hazard risk, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska gets an A−

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

For earthquakes Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is middling, $0.059 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region.

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

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.059	$0.14	$0.030

$0.059

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

Low

wildfire band

8.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.059 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

$234,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over four in five households.

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

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska$234,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	6%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$234,000	$300,000	$406,000

$620

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$600

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$620 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $234,000, against the median household income Owners and renters82% 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.

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska than on 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year

25.1°CJuly afternoons

A normal July day peaks at 25.1°C, about level with Canadian towns (25.5°C) and below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C). For the wettest month, look to July: 131 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 50 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.0°C

Spring9.8°C

Summer24.1°C

Autumn12.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,150 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	220 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	169	161	159

220 cm

of snow a year

169

days with frost a year

148

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,150 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −15.3°C Snow220 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Arthabaska

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

SafetySafety B

For safety, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska gets a B

55Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 14.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 16.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202459

202552

2023–2025	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.3	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.7	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

50%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Arthabaska MRC

Who lives here

A town of families: 22% of people in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

40.4median age

0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

Saint-Norbert-d'ArthabaskaQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

47.2% of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s residents are women

In 2021 there were 590 women to 660 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska
	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	22%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	59%	56%

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.4 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households480 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French22% speak both · 78% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

From Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (35 km)

0%of the land within 10 km protected

OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 95 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

95 km

to La Mauricie National Park

35 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks95 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska runs from −3°C to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. A normal November brings 82 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Victoriaville is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	233 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	255 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	356 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	307 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 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 (Arthabaska); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Per resident, Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska spends less than 85% of Québec’s local municipalities

Marc Bussières is mayor of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, with 6 councillors on the council.

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Member of ParliamentEric Lefebvre council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska has one public library, Bibliothèque De Norbertville

From the centre of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska, it is 0.3 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The 8 schools of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska: 4 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools

8schools within 3 km

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 7.5 km off, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, one in ten schools are.

School	Level	Students	System
École Notre-DameIn Saint-Norbert-d'ArthabaskaElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Nationale du meuble et de l'ébénisterieNearest secondary school, 2.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	Other

See all 8 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public7

Other1

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

7.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school8 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Language0 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?”

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.

History

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska keeps its older homes: 39% from before 1961

39%built before 1961

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	21%	18%

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Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska 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-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

15pages on Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 55 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteA65% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻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

Nearby attractions

Musée Laurier and 4 more in and around Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

Sights in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMusée Laurier3.2 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMaison recyclée des Artisans du rebut global2.4 km outside town, to the south Water parkWater parkLac Le Mirage700 m outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumMusée De L'Hôtel Des Postes3.1 km outside town, to the southwest Water parkWater parkPlace Elliot-Tardif4.8 km outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)

Musée Laurier: Musée Laurier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Maison recyclée des Artisans du rebut global: SocrateMtl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

One notable person was born in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Gaspard PacaudCanadian politician · 1859–1928

Gilbert PerreaultCanadian ice hockey player · born in Victoriaville · born 1950

Phillip DanaultCanadian ice hockey player · born in Victoriaville · born 1993

Mavrik BourqueCanadian ice hockey player · born in Plessisville · born 2002

Pierre-André FournierCanadian Catholic prelate · born in Plessisville · 1943–2015

Vincent GagnierCanadian freestyle skier · born in Victoriaville · born 1993

Photo credits

Gilbert Perreault: Engines On, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Phillip Danault: Hockeybroad, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mavrik Bourque: Cass, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pierre-André Fournier: Guillaumesoucyross, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

Town in Quebec

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,291 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Arthabaska
Census subdivision: 2439043

Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska’s neighbours

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

PrincevilleVictoriavilleSaint-Christophe-d'ArthabaskaPlessisvillePlessisvilleSaint-ValèreSaint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska	1,291	—	—	A⁻	B	A⁻
Princeville	6,400	8.4	A⁺	B⁺	B	A⁻
Victoriaville	49,863	12	A⁻	C⁺	B	A
Saint-Christophe-d'Arthabaska	3,307	12	A⁺	A	B	A
Plessisville	6,774	14	A	B	B	B⁺
Plessisville	2,718	15	A⁺	A	B	B⁺
Saint-Valère	1,187	19	—	B⁺	B	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska

Do people in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska speak French?

French is the common language here. 22% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 77.5% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?

Mostly 93% 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 23% have just one.

Has Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,157 to 1,247 residents (up 7.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,291.

How old are the people of Saint-Norbert-d'Arthabaska?

The median resident is 40.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 22% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.

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).