Saint-UrbainQuebec

In Quebec, this town has 1,431 residents. Its census division is Charlevoix.

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Population

1,431

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

59%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Saint-Urbain a good place to live?

Residents are healthier than most (A+). Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−). Hazard risk is higher than most (D). Getting around depends on the car (C).

Saint-Urbain is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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⁺Health A⁻Cost of living A⁻SafetyWeakestDHazard risk

What makes Saint-Urbain stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Half of Canadian towns are above 6%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

How Saint-Urbain grades

Each subject compares Saint-Urbain 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

Saint-Urbain is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesA⁻Open →SafetyLess crime than in most townsA⁻Open →WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

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

HealthHealth A⁺

Saint-Urbain gets an A+ for health

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 62%, ahead of the 57% for Quebec. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 82.9 years (84.7 for women, 81.1 for men, 2022/2024). What sets Saint-Urbain apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 14 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Capitale-Nationale, Saint-Urbain included.

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint-Urbain62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	62%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	9.6%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care14 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 13 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 81.1 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Saint-Urbain faces more hazards than 86% of Canadian towns

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.25 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The burn rate around Saint-Urbain is 0.09% a year (3.5% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. Radon is about average around Saint-Urbain: nearly a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. One flood study covers the town, by Gouvernement du Québec. Figures for radon tests are published for the Capitale-Nationale health region as a whole, not for Saint-Urbain alone.

Moderatewildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Saint-Urbain8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.25	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.25

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

Moderate

wildfire band

11 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

WildfireModerate wildfire band · 3.5% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.25 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.8% 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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Urbain than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Home ownership covers 79% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$200,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Saint-Urbain$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$200,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	79%	70%	74%

$552

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$504

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$552 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% own their home

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.

SafetySafety A⁻

Saint-Urbain gets an A− for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Charlevoix MRC

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 45 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 10.6 per 1,000 people a year.

45Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202439

202540

2023–2025	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.6	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	45	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

68%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety45 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint-Urbain’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint-Urbain safe?”

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Saint-Urbain: July afternoons reach 24.2°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Some 302 cm of snow falls in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). December is the snowiest month, with 65 cm on average. Also worth knowing: a normal October brings 99 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

24.2°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring8.0°C

Summer23.1°C

Autumn11.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	302 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	24.2°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	170	161	159
January night low	−15.3°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

302 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

129

days with precipitation a year

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

The yearJuly highs 24.2°C, January lows −15.3°C Rain and snow906 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow302 cm of snow a year Weather station45 km to the station · La Pocatière

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (La Pocatière)

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Household incomes in Saint-Urbain are lower than in 70% of Canadian towns

A trip to work takes 23 min on average.

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min

$68,000

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to215 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Baie-Saint-Paul

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

An older town: 27% of people in Saint-Urbain are 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Under 15: 15% of residents. 14% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

52median age

Saint-UrbainQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.5% of Saint-Urbain

690 men and 625 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Saint-Urbain
	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	27%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	59%	56%

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

Ages52 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households585 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority English and French14% speak both · 86% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 4°C in Saint-Urbain, nights around −3°C

ECCC’s forecast for Baie-Saint-Paul is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −3°C by day and −10°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 39 cm. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	205 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	205 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	247 mm
Autumn	11°C	3°C	249 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

72 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 (La Pocatière); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Urbain’s mayor: Carl Gilbert

Saint-Urbain is in Charlevoix--Côte-de-Beaupré for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

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Member of ParliamentGabriel Hardy council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

No public library stands in Saint-Urbain: the closest, Bibliothèque Aux Quatre Vents, is 11 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque (Baie-Saint-Paul), 14 km away.

Full pageSaint-Urbain’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong2.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national route near Saint-Urbain: the Sentier National

Within 10 km are 10 protected areas. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name. 9.8 km out lies the largest, Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, at 174,227 ha. The protected share within 10 km is 4.9%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

4.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint-Urbain4.9%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.9%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	9	10	4

At the edge

to Grands-Jardins National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

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

Footpaths & routes14 named routes · Sentier National Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Grands-Jardins National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Saint-Urbain is 14 km away

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École ValléemontIn Saint-UrbainElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	14 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

14 km

to the nearest secondary school

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

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Saint-Urbain?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Saint-Urbain keeps its older homes: 41% from before 1961

On the list: a municipal citation. The earliest construction date, 1850, belongs to Grange Lajoie. All told the heritage lists hold 2 historic places within the town, and one sits in the top tier.

2historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Grange Lajoie 1850
Chalet Pepper-Daly 1931

1850

oldest construction date on the record

41%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Saint-Urbain	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	41%	21%	18%

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

Older homes41% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Grange Lajoie Questions“How many historic places does Saint-Urbain have?”

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

Nearby attractions

Centre De L'Émeu De Charlevoix - Économusée De La Huilière and 5 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Saint-Urbain; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumCentre De L'Émeu De Charlevoix - Économusée De La Huilièrein town

Ski hillLe Massif32 km south

MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul14 km southeast

MuseumMusée de Charlevoix31 km northeast

MuseumSaint-Joseph-de-la-Rive Shipyard18 km east

National parkNational park · SépaqGrands-Jardins National Park24 km west

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

Photo credits (4)

Le Massif: The original uploader was Datch78 at English Wikipedia ., CC BY 1.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art contemporain de Baie-Saint-Paul: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de Charlevoix: ChristianT, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint-Joseph-de-la-Rive Shipyard: Malimage, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint-Urbain

15pages on Saint-Urbain

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 45 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.9 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁺53% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: moderate

Out and about

Outdoors4.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint-Urbain

8 notable people were born in Saint-Urbain.

See all 8 →

Carole FreemanCanadian politician · born 1949

Joseph GirardCanadian politician · 1853–1933

Joseph-Arsène BonnierCanadian politician · 1879–1962

Alice VinetteCanadian composer, organist and nun · 1894–1989

Joseph-Arthur BradetteCanadian politician · 1886–1961

Daniel BradetCanadian politician · 1946–2010

Saint-Urbain’s neighbours

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

Saint-HilarionBaie-Saint-PaulLes ÉboulementsSaint-Urbain

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Saint-Urbain	1,431	—	—	A⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Saint-Hilarion	1,221	8.7	—	A⁻	A⁻	A⁺
Baie-Saint-Paul	7,760	13	A	C⁺	A⁻	A⁺
Les Éboulements	1,661	18	—	B⁺	A⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Saint-Urbain

Do people in Saint-Urbain speak French?

French comes first: 85.6% speak it alone, while 14% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Saint-Urbain?

A household averages 2.2 people; 33% are one person living alone.

Has Saint-Urbain grown?

It lost people: 1,373 in 2016, 1,320 in 2021, 3.9% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,431.

How old are the people of Saint-Urbain?

Its median age is 52, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

About Saint-Urbain

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Saint-Urbain 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: 1,431 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Charlevoix
Census subdivision: 2416055

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).