Saint-ZacharieQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Les Etchemins census division. This town in Quebec has a population of 1,674.
Is Saint-Zacharie a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A+). It also does well on safety (A+). Also worth knowing: its lowest grade is for jobs & income (D). Getting around depends on the car (C−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Saint-Zacharie gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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-Zacharie stand out
The 3 things Saint-Zacharie does most differently from other towns.
How Saint-Zacharie grades
Each subject compares Saint-Zacharie with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Saint-Zacharie gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint-Zacharie.
Renting in Saint-Zacharie costs 13% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Home ownership covers 85% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 0% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 70% | 74% |
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.
For the force that serves Saint-Zacharie, the Crime Severity Index is 31, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 8.1 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 7.4 per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Etchemins MRC, Saint-Zacharie included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 31 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 49 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 7.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Saint-Zacharie has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.5 for each
The average trip to work took 28 min, above both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Saint-Zacharie earns a C− for hazard risk
Earthquake risk in Saint-Zacharie is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.051 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. 13% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, higher than both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Zacharie on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.051 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region
More adults feel healthy around Saint-Zacharie: 59% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)
Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.8, women 84.4 and men 81.3 (2022/2024). Measured from where Saint-Zacharie’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 24 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Saint-Zacharie shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Saint-Zacharie | 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
Winter nights in Saint-Zacharie are colder than in 80% of Canadian towns
Gardeners get 113 frost-free days, from 28 May to 19 September. Frosty days number 185 in a normal year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Saint-Zacharie sees July afternoons of 25.3°C on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 53 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 185 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.3°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St Georges)
Older residents shape Saint-Zacharie: 25% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
15% speak both English and French, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). Children under 15 make up 16% of residents.
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 46.4% of Saint-Zacharie
In 2021 there were 780 women to 900 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 39% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 37% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 5°C in Saint-Zacharie, nights around −4°C
In November, the normal is 73 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 15 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −11°C nights. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −15°C | 201 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 237 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 348 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 269 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St Georges); the forecast is on the Weather page
Saint-Zacharie’s mayor: Camil Cloutier
Saint-Zacharie is in Beauce, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Jason Groleau of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Saint-Zacharie’s public library is Bibliothèque Le Maillon (Sainte-Aurelie)
From the centre of Saint-Zacharie, it is 7.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Lac Central Old-Growth Forest reaches Saint-Zacharie
Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The largest named area nearby is 03452R007 Biological Refuge, 116 ha, 4.1 km away. The nearest provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec), is 52 km away. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
No high school in or near Saint-Zacharie: the closest is 15 km off
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.3 km off, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des SommetsIn Saint-ZacharieElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 15 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.3 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.
44% of Saint-Zacharie’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Saint-Zacharie | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 44% | 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-Zacharie
Famous people from around Saint-Zacharie
2 notable people were born in Saint-Zacharie; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Saint-Zacharie’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Zacharie | 1,674 | — | — | A+ | A+ | B+ |
| Saint-Côme--Linière | 3,435 | 12 | A− | A | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Prosper | 4,042 | 14 | A+ | A | A+ | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Saint-Zacharie
Who are the people of Saint-Zacharie?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 1%, and Indigenous people 3%.
What kind of homes are in Saint-Zacharie?
Mostly 90% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 30% have just one.
Do people in Saint-Zacharie speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 84.9% of residents speak only French and 15% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Has Saint-Zacharie grown?
It grew from 1,653 people in 2016 to 1,684 in 2021, up 1.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,674.
About Saint-Zacharie
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Saint-Zacharie is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,674 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Etchemins
- Census subdivision
- 2428005
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).