Saint-PacômeQuebec

It is a town of 1,540 residents in Quebec. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 13%.

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Population

1,540

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

60.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

57%

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-Pacôme a good place to live?

Saint-Pacôme’s strongest subject is health (A−). Where it falls short is hazard risk (D). Incomes are on the low side (C+).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Pacôme 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.

StrongestA⁻Health A⁻Cost of living A⁻SafetyWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Pacôme stand out

The 3 things Saint-Pacôme 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

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

40% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $174,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Saint-Pacôme grades

Each subject compares Saint-Pacôme 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-Pacôme has subject grades only.

Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itDOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁺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 →

The data

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint-Pacôme is higher than in 94% of Canadian towns

Little of the land around Saint-Pacôme has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.008% a year. Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. 2 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Gouvernement du Québec.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Pacôme14%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.30	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.30

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

Low

wildfire band

3.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.30 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region

HealthHealth A⁻

Saint-Pacôme’s health region reports 60% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.7 years at birth, 83.1 for women and 80.3 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Pacôme’s is long: 7.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, with Saint-Pacôme one part of it.

60%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Pacôme60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.7	82.5	81.5

81.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.0 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

8.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.0 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, men 80.3 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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Renting in Saint-Pacôme costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Home ownership covers nearly four in five households. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$174,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Pacôme$174,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	79%	70%	74%

$572

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$616

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$572 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $174,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% own their home

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.

SafetySafety A⁻

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Pacôme is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 42

Shared with the rest of Kamouraska MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.1 violent incidents are reported each year.

42Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202342

202445

202540

2023–2025	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	9.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	42	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	72	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

58%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety42 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Pacôme’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Pacôme safe?”

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Saint-Pacôme: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

December is the snowiest month, with 83 cm on average. Some 349 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal October brings 99 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring8.0°C

Summer23.1°C

Autumn11.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	349 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	170	161	159
January night low	−15.3°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

349 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

129

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −15.3°C Rain and snow906 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow349 cm of snow a year Weather station8.6 km to the station · La Pocatière

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

Who lives here

17% of Saint-Pacôme’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

60.8median age

Saint-PacômeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

40%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

54.2% of Saint-Pacôme’s residents are women

Here the census found 975 women and 825 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Saint-Pacôme
	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	11%	17%	16%
15 to 64	49%	62%	64%
65+	40%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	59%	56%

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

English and French17% speak both · 82% speak French but not English Ages60.8 median age · 40% are 65 or over Households700 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Saint-Pacôme have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

By car: that was how 93% of commuters travelled at the census.

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	18 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$65,000

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

20%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to165 commuters · The biggest flow out: to La Pocatière

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.

Weather

A normal November in Saint-Pacôme runs from −3°C to 4°C

Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −10°C. About 30 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	205 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	205 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	247 mm
Autumn	11°C	3°C	249 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (La Pocatière); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

78% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Saint-Pacôme

Saint-Pacôme sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Côte-du-Sud, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipality Member of ParliamentBernard Généreux

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Bibliothèque De Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant is Saint-Pacôme’s public library

From the centre of Saint-Pacôme, it is 3.9 km away.

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

More of the land around Saint-Pacôme is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest named area nearby is Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 174,227 ha, 7.3 km away. 23 km from town is Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park, the nearest provincial park. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

20%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Pacôme20%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	20%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	10	4

23 km

to Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park

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

Schools

Saint-Pacôme’s teenagers travel 6.9 km to the nearest high school

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École des Vents-et-Marées, de la Pruchière et de l'Amitié (Amitié, de l')In Saint-PacômeElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	6.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

6.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 elementary schools Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Pacôme?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

History

Older housing stands out in Saint-Pacôme: 47% predates 1961

The oldest dated place, Moulin Casgrain-Lévesque, goes back to 1840. All told, the heritage lists hold 3 historic places within the town.

3historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings3

Among them

1840

oldest construction date on the record

47%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Pacôme	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	47%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Pacôme’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes47% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers3 historic places inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Pacôme have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Saint Anne's Cathedral, La Pocatière and 3 more in and around Saint-Pacôme

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Saint-Pacôme, the best known first.

All attractions →

CathedralSaint Anne's Cathedral, La Pocatière4.7 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumMusée Québécois De L'Agriculture Et De L'Alimentation4.9 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumFood and agricultural quebecer Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwest AttractionAttractionGrand Labyrinthe Kamouraska3.4 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (1)

Saint Anne's Cathedral, La Pocatière: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Pacôme

15pages on Saint-Pacôme

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 42 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁺50% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors20% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 60.8 History3 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Pacôme

4 notable people were born in Saint-Pacôme.

See all 4 →

André GagnonCanadian pianist · 1936–2020

Françoise BerdCanadian actress · 1923–2001

Louis Philippe LizotteCanadian politician · 1891–1972

Jean PettigrewCanadian editor and author · born 1955

Saint-Pacôme’s neighbours

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

Rivière-OuelleSainte-Anne-de-la-PocatièreLa PocatièreMont-CarmelSaint-PascalSaint-Pacôme

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Pacôme	1,540	—	—	A⁻	A⁻	A⁻
Rivière-Ouelle	1,014	6.6	—	A	A⁻	A⁻
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière	1,635	7	—	A	A⁻	A
La Pocatière	4,206	7.7	A	B	A⁻	A
Mont-Carmel	1,191	8.9	—	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻
Saint-Pascal	3,516	17	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻	A

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

Questions about Saint-Pacôme

Has Saint-Pacôme grown?

It grew from 1,598 people in 2016 to 1,806 in 2021, up 13%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,540.

How old are the people of Saint-Pacôme?

Half its people are older than 60.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 11%, people 65 and over 40%.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Pacôme?

A household averages 2.1 people; 34% are one person living alone.

About Saint-Pacôme

Town in Quebec

For Saint-Pacôme, 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: 1,540 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Kamouraska
Census subdivision: 2414070

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).