Saint-PaulinQuebec

This town in Quebec has a population of 1,659. Statistics Canada places it in the Maskinongé census division.

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Population

1,659

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

50.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

43%

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-Paulin a good place to live?

Police record less crime here than in most towns (A−). Where it falls short is jobs & income (C). Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A−).

Saint-Paulin 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⁻Safety A⁻Walkability A⁻Hazard risk

What makes Saint-Paulin stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.6 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$58,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

26% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint-Paulin grades

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

SafetyLess crime than in most townsA⁻Open →WalkabilityAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workCOpen →

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-Paulin.

SafetySafety A⁻

Violent crime weighs less where Saint-Paulin is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 61

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Maskinongé MRC

The index for the force that serves it came to 44, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 12.6 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

44Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202337

202451

202545

2023–2025	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.6	16.6	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	61	88	86
Crime Severity Index	44	56	67
Violent crime	9.3	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety44 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Paulin’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Paulin safe?”

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Saint-Paulin is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.086 for each $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region, Saint-Paulin included.

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Saint-Paulin0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.086	$0.14	$0.030

$0.086

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

Low

wildfire band

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.086 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 B⁺

Saint-Paulin is graded a B+ for cost of living

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 75% of households.

$150,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Paulin$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$560

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$650

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living2.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$560 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters75% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Saint-Paulin, 61% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Chronic conditions run at 14% of adults, age-standardised, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.6, with women at 83.3 and men at 79.9. For Saint-Paulin itself the measure is access, and it lags: 20 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

61%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Paulin61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Paulin	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

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care20 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.4 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Household incomes in Saint-Paulin trail those of 93% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 24 min on average. 89% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk9%

Census 2021	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	24 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$58,000

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

33%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to110 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Louiseville

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Climate

More snow falls on Saint-Paulin than on 90% of Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year

There are 145 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). December is the snowiest month, with 69 cm on average. In July, daytime highs in Saint-Paulin average 25.1°C.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.8°C

Spring9.1°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn12.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	274 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,101 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	145	161	159

274 cm

of snow a year

145

days with frost a year

132

days with precipitation a year

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Snow274 cm of snow a year The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −14.1°C Rain and snow1,101 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station39 km to the station · Trois-Rivières

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)

Who lives here

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

0.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.6% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

50.4median age

Saint-PaulinQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.0% of Saint-Paulin

By the 2021 count the town had 770 women and 770 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Paulin
	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	57%	62%	64%
65+	26%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	59%	56%

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

English and French17% speak both · 83% speak French but not English Ages50.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households715 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+

Outdoors

Saint-Paulin is 18 km from La Mauricie National Park

Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 58 km off.

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Paulin0.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

18 km

to La Mauricie National Park

58 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas2 protected areas within 10 km · 04151R035 Biological Refuge National & provincial parks18 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park Footpaths & routes1 named route · Sentier du Lac-de-l'Aqueduc

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

Weather

In Saint-Paulin, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Expect around 24 cm of snow in November. December follows at −2°C by day and −9°C by night. In November, the normal is 88 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Lanaudière is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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	−12°C	244 mm
Spring	9°C	0°C	247 mm
Summer	24°C	15°C	325 mm
Autumn	12°C	5°C	285 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

88 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 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Berthier—Maskinongé came down to 937 votes in 2021, closer than 96% of the country’s ridings

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Saint-Paulin is Berthier—Maskinongé, and Yves Perron (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons.

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Who runs itMunicipality council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

The nearest public library to Saint-Paulin is Bibliothèque De Sainte-Angèle-De-Prémont, 6.5 km away

The next is Bibliothèque De Saint-Elie-De-Caxton (Saint-Élie-de-Caxton), 9.2 km away.

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Places to belong1.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

No high school in or near Saint-Paulin: the closest is 10 km off

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École des Vallons - Notre-Dame-de-la-Joie - Notre-Dame-des- NeigesIn Saint-PaulinElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	10 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

10 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Paulin?”

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

Older housing stands out in Saint-Paulin: 41% predates 1961

41%built before 1961

41%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Paulin	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	41%	21%	18%

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Older homes41% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Paulin 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

Garage de la Culture and 8 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Paulin; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumGarage de la Culture4.2 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMokotakan26 km north

CathedralAssumption Cathedral38 km east

MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie24 km northeast

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet38 km east

MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison38 km east

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

Photo credits (5)

Mokotakan: Anne Ecuyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Paulin

15pages on Saint-Paulin

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 44 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Saint-Paulin

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

Their page →

Adélard BellemareCanadian politician · 1871–1933

Jean DamphousseCanadian politician · born 1952

Aline ChrétienCanadian political spouse · born in Saint-Boniface · 1936–2020

Fred PellerinQuebecois writer · born in Saint-Élie-de-Caxton · born 1976

Emma GendronFrench-Canadian screenwriter, playwrigh… · born in Saint-Barnabé · 1897–1952

Marcel J. MélançonCanadian philosopher · born in Saint-Barnabé · 1938–2026

Photo credits

Aline Chrétien: Jean_and_Aline_Chretien.jpg : Presidential Press and Information Office derivative work: Jbarta, CC BY 3.0

Saint-Paulin’s neighbours

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

Saint-Élie-de-CaxtonCharetteSaint-Alexis-des-MontsSainte-UrsuleSaint-BarnabéSaint-BonifaceSaint-Paulin

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Paulin	1,659	—	—	B⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Élie-de-Caxton	2,062	8.7	—	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Charette	1,178	9.3	—	A⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Alexis-des-Monts	3,190	11	B⁻	B⁻	A⁻	B
Sainte-Ursule	1,363	13	—	C⁺	A⁻	A⁻
Saint-Barnabé	1,234	15	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Boniface	5,405	17	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁻

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

Questions about Saint-Paulin

Who are the people of Saint-Paulin?

At the 2021 census, 1% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Is Saint-Paulin a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 50.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

What kind of homes are in Saint-Paulin?

Single-detached houses make up 79% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 35% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.

About Saint-Paulin

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Saint-Paulin 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: 1,659 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Maskinongé
Census subdivision: 2451060

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).