Saint-SimonQuebec
It lies in Les Maskoutains. Home to 1,474 people, this town lies in Quebec.
Is Saint-Simon a good place to live?
Health outcomes beat most towns (A−). Jobs and pay hold up well (A−). Hazard risk is its weak spot (C). Homes were valued at a median $296,000 at the 2021 census, 3.5 times the typical household’s income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Simon 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.
How Saint-Simon grades
Each subject compares Saint-Simon with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Saint-Simon has subject grades only.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Saint-Simon stand out
The 2 things Saint-Simon does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Simon.
Around Saint-Simon, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). What sets Saint-Simon apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 13 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Saint-Simon doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Montérégie.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Saint-Simon has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Commutes averaged 25 min, lower than Quebec’s towns (27 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). 93% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Simon than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 68%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 5% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 68% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $296,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Saint-Simon is graded a B+ for safety
Shared with the rest of Maskoutains MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.7 violent incidents are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 71 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Saint-Simon is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Monteregie health region
About as many homes carry radon around Saint-Simon as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk runs high: $0.12 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Children make up 22% of Saint-Simon, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
25% speak both English and French, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% 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 48.2% of Saint-Simon
665 women and 715 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Precipitation in Saint-Simon tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
Snow peaks in December: 49 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to August: 114 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 27 September, 136 days. Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm).
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −14.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fleury)
The nearest provincial park to Saint-Simon is Yamaska National Park (Québec), 29 km away
97 km separate the town from La Mauricie National Park, its nearest national park. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Saint-Simon runs from −2°C to 6°C
In November, the normal is 90 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −9°C. Also worth knowing: at the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Saint-Hyacinthe.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Simon spends more per resident than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Simon Giard is mayor of Saint-Simon, with 6 councillors on the council.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Simon has one public library, Bibliothèque Municipale Lise-Bourque-St-Pierre (Saint-Simon)
It sits 3.9 km from the centre of Saint-Simon.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Saint-Simon: the closest is 11 km off
Elementary school is 4 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixIn Saint-SimonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 11 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 4 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
An older town: 33% of Saint-Simon’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Saint-Simon | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 33% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Saint-Simon
Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe and 3 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Simon; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe13 km southwest
ZooGranby Zoo34 km southeast
MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan35 km northeastNational parkNational park · SépaqYamaska National Park38 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Saint-Simon
3 notable people were born in Saint-Simon.
About Saint-Simon
Town in Quebec
For Saint-Simon, 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
- 1,474 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Maskoutains
- Census subdivision
- 2454090
Saint-Simon’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Simon | 1,474 | — | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | 7.4 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Hugues | 1,414 | 8.8 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Liboire | 3,123 | 9 | A+ | A− | B+ | A− |
| Sainte-Hélène-de-Bagot | 1,887 | 9.6 | — | B− | B+ | B+ |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 12 | B+ | D | B+ | A |
| Upton | 2,149 | 14 | — | B | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Simon
Do people in Saint-Simon speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 74.9% know French alone, and 25% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Simon?
Mostly 84% 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 25% have just one.
Has Saint-Simon grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,413 to 1,386 residents (1.9% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,474.
Is Saint-Simon a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 38.8, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).