Photo: carte postale par Bernard J. Bogue, oblitérée en 1948 · Public domainHalf of Saint-Sauveur is over 58.4, older than 98% of Canadian towns
Across Canada’s towns, the share of children under 15 is 16%; Saint-Sauveur has 9.9%. The town is home to some 12,112 people (July 2025 estimate), in 5,940 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 39%. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 83% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Saint-Sauveur
A bilingual town
64% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 34% speak French only and 2.2% English only. English & French ↓
Older than most towns
The middle resident of Saint-Sauveur is 58.4; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 35% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Growing faster than most
Saint-Sauveur went from 10,231 people in 2016 to 11,580 in 2021, +13%: faster growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Common-law couples
25% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 88% of Canadian towns; 34% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 96% of Canadian towns, at 64%
All figures are the 2021 Census’s unless another date is shown. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
The figure for residents whose mother tongue is English is 7.1% in Saint-Sauveur and 66% across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 88%, English 8.3%.
Since 2016, Saint-Sauveur has grown +13%, faster than 89% of Canadian towns
Two census counts, five years apart, and Statistics Canada’s newest estimate.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025 is 5% higher again.
Above 98% of Canadian towns: 35% of residents are 65 or over
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
More residents are 60–64 than any other five-year age: just over one in ten residents, 1.7 times the share across Canada’s towns. As a reference point, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. 7% of residents are aged 15 to 24.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Saint-Sauveur, 58.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
52% women, 48% men
About 91 men for every 100 women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
Households here average 1.9 people, below 94% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Here 6.5% of households are one-parent families, where the figure across Canada’s towns is 8.2%.
Above 88% of Canadian towns: 25% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Singles who have never married make up just over a fifth of adults, beside a typical 27%. As a reference point, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Renter households: 30%, a higher share than 60% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 34% date from 2001 or later, 9.2% from before 1961. As a reference point, a quarter of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. Against a figure of 64% across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses in Saint-Sauveur comes in at 57%.
$71,000 a year: the median household income
Census incomes are for 2020, the year before the census, when CERB and other pandemic benefits topped up many households. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; Saint-Sauveur’s, at $71,000, is 17% lower. The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 29% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
7.2% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Across Canada’s towns, 17% of residents are immigrants; in Saint-Sauveur, 7.2%. For Saint-Sauveur, the census puts residents without Canadian citizenship at 2.3%.
Only 28% of residents said they have no religion in Saint-Sauveur
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
In Saint-Sauveur, 1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, beside 2.8% across Canada’s towns. To put it in context, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. Across Saint-Sauveur, 1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority.
In Saint-Sauveur, 28% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 53% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
With no certificate, diploma or degree: 7.9%, beside a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 47% of residents aged 15 and over
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
With 35% of residents 65 or over, the employment rate of 47% sits under the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among 41 towns of 11,856 to 12,384 people, the 2nd oldest
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages climb from 31.8 (Blackfalds) to 60.4 (Elliot Lake) across the group. Next to Saint-Sauveur on this scale come Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts (55.2), Rideau Lakes (55.6) and Elliot Lake (60.4).
The towns around Saint-Sauveur are all younger
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | — | 58.4 | 35% | 7.2% |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 3.6 km | 58 | 32% | 6.7% |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 4.0 km | 54.4 | 27% | 8.4% |
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | 6.3 km | 53.2 | 25% | 8.2% |
| Sainte-Adèle | 15,216 | 7.8 km | 53.6 | 28% | 6.5% |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 7.9 km | 48 | 21% | 3.8% |
| Prévost | 14,275 | 10.3 km | 44.8 | 19% | 2.8% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
Questions about Saint-Sauveur’s residents
What is the average age in Saint-Sauveur?
The median age is 58.4, older than 98% of Canadian towns. 9.9% are under 15 and 35% 65 or older.
Is Saint-Sauveur bilingual?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 7.5% are bilingual; here 64% are. Another 34% speak only French and 2.2% only English, and French is the first language of 87%.
How diverse is Saint-Sauveur?
Immigrants: 7.2% (Canada’s towns: 17%). Visible minority: 1.9%. Indigenous identity: 1.4%.
What religion are people in Saint-Sauveur?
28% said they have no religion and 70% that they are Christian; 1.8% named another faith.
Is Saint-Sauveur good for families?
9.9% of residents are under 15 (Canada’s towns: 16%); couple families are 49% of households and one-parent families 6.5%. Schools near Saint-Sauveur are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Saint-Sauveur?
Half of Saint-Sauveur’s households had more than $71,000 in 2020, before tax; across Canada’s towns the median was $86,000.
What is the population of Saint-Sauveur?
About 12,112, by Statistics Canada’s estimate for July 2025. The 2021 Census found 11,580 people in Saint-Sauveur, 13% more than 2016.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).