Saint-TiteQuebec

TownGrade

B⁺

#717 of 2,556

Population 3,759: a town in Quebec. It is part of Mékinac, a census division.

4 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Miguel Tremblay · Public domain

Population

3,759

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

57.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint-Tite a good place to live?

A strong record with one exception. Fewer journeys need a car (A−). Overall, Saint-Tite earns a B+: better than 69% of Canadian towns, and #256 of 499 in Quebec. Health is a strength too (B+). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for cost of living and B for safety.

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⁻Walkability A⁻Hazard risk

How Saint-Tite grades

Each subject compares Saint-Tite 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

WalkabilityAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Saint-Tite stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

36% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$50,400 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

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

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Tite.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Flood mapping exists for Saint-Tite: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region

Fire seldom reaches Saint-Tite: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year). Seismic risk runs high: $0.095 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

Saint-Tite0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.095	$0.14	$0.030

$0.095

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

Low

wildfire band

4.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.095 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Saint-Tite have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

10%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk10%

Census 2021	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$50,400

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

53%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment5.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to210 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Shawinigan

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

HealthHealth B⁺

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

61%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Tite’s is long: 23 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, with Saint-Tite one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Tite61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Tite	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

23 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

11 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care23 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 11 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

Who lives here

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

57.6median age

Immigrants make up 0.8% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.3% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Saint-TiteQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

36%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree24%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.8% of Saint-Tite

In 2021 there were 1,900 women to 1,770 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint-Tite
	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	12%	17%	16%
15 to 64	52%	62%	64%
65+	36%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	24%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

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

English and French17% speak both · 82% speak French but not English Ages57.6 median age · 36% are 65 or over Households1,915 households · 1.9 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+

Climate

Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Tite, more than in 90% of Canadian towns

25.1°CJuly afternoons

July afternoons reach 25.1°C on average, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in July: 125 mm in a normal year.

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-Tite	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

Full pageSaint-Tite’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

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 station42 km to the station · Trois-Rivières

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

SafetySafety B

Saint-Tite gets a B for safety

56Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of Mékinac MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year, close to Quebec’s towns (16.6) and below Canadian towns (31.2). The violent index for its police area came to 78, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202465

202549

2023–2025	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	15.9	16.6	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	78	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Tite’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Tite safe?”

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

Schools

Schools in and around Saint-Tite

4schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École La Croisière - Plein Soleil - PrimadelIn Saint-TiteElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Paul-Le JeuneIn Saint-TiteSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSaint-Tite’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Tite?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

Weather

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

5°Ca normal November afternoon

In November, the normal is 88 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Shawinigan forecast, on the Weather page.

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

Saint-Tite’s mayor: Jean Goulet

Saint-Tite is in Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to François-Philippe Champagne of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Full pageSaint-Tite’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Saint-Tite’s public library is Bibliothèque De Saint-Tite (Armand-Marchand)

It stands 0.1 km from the centre of Saint-Tite.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Home ownership in Saint-Tite, 63%, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

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

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

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

Saint-Tite$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	63%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%

$520

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$536

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters63% own their home Cost of living3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$520 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

Outdoors

La Mauricie National Park lies 8.9 km beyond Saint-Tite’s edge

5.8%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 5.8%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). For a provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) lies 94 km off. CPCAD lists 12 protected areas within 10 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Tite5.8%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5.8%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	10	4

8.9 km

to La Mauricie National Park

94 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

Full pageSaint-Tite’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · La Mauricie National Park National & provincial parks8.9 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

History

An older town: 40% of Saint-Tite’s homes predate 1961

40%built before 1961

40%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Tite	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	40%	21%	18%

Full pageSaint-Tite’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes40% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Tite have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Tite

15pages on Saint-Tite

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteC47% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 57.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

La Mauricie National Park and 2 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Tite; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

National park · Parks CanadaLa Mauricie National Park32 km west

MuseumMokotakan32 km southwest

MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie26 km south

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

Photo credits (3)

La Mauricie National Park: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Mokotakan: Anne Ecuyer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Saint-Tite

12 notable people were born in Saint-Tite.

See all 12 →

Gratien GélinasPlaywright working in Quebec · 1909–1999

Denis VaugeoisQuebec publisher, author, historian, and politician · born 1935

Julie BouletCanadian politician · born 1959

Yvan LamondeCanadian historian, writer and essayist · 1944–2025

Jean BouletCanadian politician

Albert SanschagrinCanadian Roman Catholic bishop · 1911–2009

Photo credits

Gratien Gélinas: Paul, Henri, Public domain · Denis Vaugeois: Gilles Herman, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Julie Boulet: Montrealais, Public domain · Yvan Lamonde: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Jean Boulet: TVA Nouvelles, CC BY 3.0

About Saint-Tite

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Saint-Tite as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 3,759 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Mékinac
Census subdivision: 2435027

Saint-Tite’s neighbours

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

HérouxvilleSainte-ThècleSaint-StanislasSaint-NarcisseSaint-Tite

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Tite	3,759	—	B⁺	B⁻	B	B⁺
Hérouxville	1,570	8.7	—	A⁺	B	B⁺
Sainte-Thècle	2,422	11	—	A⁻	B	B
Saint-Stanislas	1,040	19	—	B⁺	A	B⁺
Saint-Narcisse	1,848	19	—	B	A	B⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Tite

Who are the people of Saint-Tite?

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

How old are the people of Saint-Tite?

Half its people are older than 57.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 12%, people 65 and over 36%.

Do people in Saint-Tite speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 82.3% know French alone, and 17% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Has Saint-Tite grown?

No: the census counted 3,673 in 2016 and 3,672 in 2021, 0% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 3,759.

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).