Saint-SylvestreQuebec
It lies in Lotbinière. Home to 1,070 people, this town lies in Quebec.
Is Saint-Sylvestre a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A). Hazards are a real consideration (C−).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Sylvestre has its subject grades alone.
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.
What makes Saint-Sylvestre stand out
The 3 things Saint-Sylvestre does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Sylvestre grades
Each subject compares Saint-Sylvestre with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint-Sylvestre has its subject grades alone.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Sylvestre.
Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Sylvestre than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 76% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 76% | 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.
Trips to work from Saint-Sylvestre are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 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.
Saint-Sylvestre’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 13% of area homes over the radon guideline
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.061 for each $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Sylvestre on the national inventory. Saint-Sylvestre shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.061 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Crime runs lighter where Saint-Sylvestre is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 43
Property crime in its police area ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The violent index for its police area came to 73, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across Lotbinière MRC, with Saint-Sylvestre one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 43 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 73 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 10.3 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Saint-Sylvestre’s health region reports 59% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%
A baby born in the region can expect 82.8 years, 84.4 for a girl and 81.3 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). What sets Saint-Sylvestre apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 18 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Saint-Sylvestre doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Sylvestre | 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
Precipitation in Saint-Sylvestre tops that of 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm a year
On a January night, the temperature in Saint-Sylvestre falls to about −16.5°C. Snowfall adds up to 287 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in July: 126 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in December, about 75 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 287 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,182 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 181 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Scott)
No protected area lies within 10 km of Saint-Sylvestre
For a provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec) lies 35 km off. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Sylvestre | 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-Sylvestre runs from −3°C to 4°C
Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 81 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. Across the year, normals run from −17°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 266 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 269 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 358 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 289 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Scott); the forecast is on the Weather page
More of Lévis—Lotbinière voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 70%, ahead of 95%
Saint-Sylvestre’s council has 6 councillors and is led by Nancy Lehoux, the mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Saint-Sylvestre is Bibliothèque Florence-Guay (Saint-Patrice-De-Beaurivage), 5.7 km away
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Saint-Sylvestre in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
24% of Saint-Sylvestre’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. 17% are under 15, near Quebec’s towns (17%) and higher than Canadian towns (16%).
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 46.8% of Saint-Sylvestre
The 2021 census counted 480 women and 545 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
No high school in or near Saint-Sylvestre: the closest is 20 km off
An elementary school stands 2.2 km from the centre, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École l'AstraleIn Saint-SylvestreElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 20 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.2 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
53% of Saint-Sylvestre’s homes were built before 1961
The lists give 2 historic places here, one in the top tier. The record has a municipal citation.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Saint-Sylvestre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 53% | 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-Sylvestre
Famous people from around Saint-Sylvestre
One notable person was born in Saint-Sylvestre; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Saint-Sylvestre’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Sylvestre | 1,070 | — | — | A | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage | 1,091 | 6.3 | — | A− | A− | B+ |
| Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière | 1,042 | 11 | — | A | A− | B |
| Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage | 1,303 | 15 | — | B | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Elzéar | 2,842 | 15 | A+ | A | A | A− |
| Saint-Bernard | 2,680 | 17 | A+ | A− | A | A− |
| Saint-Gilles | 3,521 | 18 | A− | A− | A− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Sylvestre
Who are the people of Saint-Sylvestre?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 3%.
Do people in Saint-Sylvestre speak French?
French comes first: 74.9% speak it alone, while 24% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Saint-Sylvestre?
87% 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. A household averages 2.3 people; 30% are one person living alone.
Is Saint-Sylvestre growing?
It grew from 1,019 people in 2016 to 1,019 in 2021, up 0%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,070.
About Saint-Sylvestre
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Saint-Sylvestre is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,070 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Lotbinière
- Census subdivision
- 2433007
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).