Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeQuebec
A town of 2,036 in Quebec. It lies in Francheville.
Is Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade a good place to live?
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s strongest subject is safety (A). It is strong on health as well (B+). Jobs & income is its weak spot (D).
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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 Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
Households in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade have lower incomes than those in 95% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 27 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Crime runs lighter where Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39
Measured across Chenaux MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 52, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Property crime in the area its police cover: 11.2 per 1,000 people a year. In addition, violent crime in the area its police cover: 9 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 52 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
61% of adults around Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 16 km away, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Lives in the region last 81.6 years on average (2022/2024): 83.3 for women, 79.9 for men. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.4 km away on average (1.0 within 3 km). Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Renting in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade costs 16% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 75% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 75% | 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.
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade is graded a B+ for hazard risk
Seismic risk runs high: $0.13 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region
24% of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Visible minorities make up 2.3% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 49.3% of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Census 2021 put women at 1,000 and men at 1,030; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 54% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wet weather: 1,138 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, more than on 84% of Canadian towns
In January the thermometer sinks to −16.9°C overnight, below both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in July, at 133 mm. Most of the snow comes in December, about 59 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 253 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,138 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −16.9°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 175 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fortierville)
In Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 82 mm. Into December, the normals move to −3°C and −11°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Bécancour forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 250 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 343 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 281 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fortierville); the forecast is on the Weather page
Hugo-Pierre Bellemare is mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade sends one MP to Ottawa from Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Sainte-Anne-De-La-Perade (Armand-Goulet) is Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s public library
It sits 0.5 km from the centre of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s teenagers travel 8.7 km to the nearest high school
Schooling here is split between 2 boards, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École le PhareIn Sainte-Anne-de-la-PéradeElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.7 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
La Mauricie National Park is 35 km from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
7.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Biggest among them: Long-Montauban White-Tailed Deer Yard, 7,430 ha, 9.6 km off. 15 protected areas lie within 10 km. The nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 81 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 12 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s record starts in 1759 with Maison Rivard-Dit-Lanouette
On the list: 3 municipal citations and a heritage railway station. Canada’s heritage registers list 6 historic places inside the town, 2 with the highest designation. Also worth knowing: homes from before 1961 make up 50% of the stock, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 50% | 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 Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Assumption Cathedral and 8 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralAssumption Cathedral37 km southwest
AttractionChemin du Roy32 km northeast
GardenJoly de Lotbinière Estate29 km northeast
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison37 km southwest
National historic siteMoulin du Portage18 km east
National historic siteMoulin Michel19 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Chemin du Roy: Azumanga1, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Joly de Lotbinière Estate: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin du Portage: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
19 notable people were born in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade.
About Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade 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
- 2,036 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Francheville
- Census subdivision
- 2437205
Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 2,036 | — | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets | 1,172 | 9.9 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Batiscan | 1,006 | 10 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Casimir | 1,506 | 11 | — | B+ | A− | A+ |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 1,137 | 14 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Stanislas | 1,040 | 16 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Marc-des-Carrières | 2,961 | 16 | A− | B− | A− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade
Do people in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade speak French?
French comes first: 75.4% speak it alone, while 24% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 55.6 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 15%, people 65 and over 32%.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade?
Single-detached houses make up 77% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 40% of households are one person, and the average is 2.
Is Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade growing?
It added people: 2,019 in 2016, 2,031 in 2021, 0.6% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,036.
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).