Saint-ProsperQuebec
Population 4,042: a town in Quebec. Its census division is Les Etchemins.
Is Saint-Prosper a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A+). Saint-Prosper ranks #43 of 499 in Quebec, with an A+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 96% of Canadian towns. Hazard risk is higher than most (C−).
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-Prosper grades
Each subject compares Saint-Prosper 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Prosper stand out
The 3 things Saint-Prosper does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Prosper.
Violent crime weighs less where Saint-Prosper is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 49
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Etchemins MRC
The force’s area logs 7.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 31 over 2023–25, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 8.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 31 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 49 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 7.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Prosper than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 77% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 13%: how Saint-Prosper stands on hazards
Measured across the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region: radon tests
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.054 per $1,000 of building value, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Saint-Prosper.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.054 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Around Saint-Prosper, 59% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town
What sets Saint-Prosper apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 19 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 84.4 and men to 81.3, 82.8 years taken together (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 59% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.8 | 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 la Chaudière-Appalaches
January in Saint-Prosper bites harder than in 80% of Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to July: 128 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 185 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Frost usually lifts by 28 May and returns around 19 September: 113 days without it. A normal December brings 53 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 185 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.3°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St Georges)
Only 0.1% of the land within 10 km of Saint-Prosper is protected
The nearest provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec), is 48 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Commuters in Saint-Prosper have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
3 schools serve Saint-Prosper, 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Trait-d'Union (Trait-d'Union, du)In Saint-ProsperElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Polyvalente des AbénaquisIn Saint-ProsperAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
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.
A normal November in Saint-Prosper runs from −4°C to 5°C
Precipitation in November averages 73 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 15 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −17°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −15°C | 201 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 237 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 348 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 269 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St Georges); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Saint-Prosper spends less than 80% of Québec’s local municipalities
In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Prosper belongs to Beauce-Sud; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Prosper’s public library is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Prosper
The library is 0.7 km from the centre of Saint-Prosper.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
22% of Saint-Prosper’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Visible minorities make up 0.8% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.4% of Saint-Prosper
The 2021 census counted 1,740 women and 1,855 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Prosper | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Saint-Prosper
Famous people from Saint-Prosper
3 notable people were born in Saint-Prosper.
About Saint-Prosper
Town in Quebec
Saint-Prosper 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
- 4,042 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Etchemins
- Census subdivision
- 2428020
Saint-Prosper’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | — | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Benjamin | 1,267 | 9.5 | — | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Zacharie | 1,674 | 14 | — | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Notre-Dame-des-Pins | 1,935 | 17 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 17 | A− | A | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Georges | 33,881 | 17 | A | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne | 1,460 | 19 | — | A+ | A− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Prosper
Do people in Saint-Prosper speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 77.9% know French alone, and 22% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Who are the people of Saint-Prosper?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Prosper?
81% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more.
Is Saint-Prosper growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 3,590 to 3,596 residents (up 0.2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 4,042.
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).