Sainte-Anne-de-SorelQuebec

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This town in Quebec has a population of 2,770. It sits within the Sorel-Tracy census metropolitan area.

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Population

2,770

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

62%

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 Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel a good place to live?

A strong record with one exception. Its best grade is for health (A). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). The typical owner put their home at $250,000 in 2021: 3.1 years of the median household’s income. All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #134 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 87% of Canadian towns.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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.

StrongestAHealth AJobs & income A⁻Cost of livingWeakestC⁻Walkability

How Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel 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

HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Compare 6% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

54% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

55%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 12% for Quebec. In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, between Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). For Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel itself the measure is access: 3.9 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.5	82.5	81.5

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Montérégie

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Trips to work from Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Public transit1%

Bicycle1%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	20 min	27 min	26 min

$80,000

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to710 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sorel-Tracy

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

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

$250,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 85% of households.

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

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	85%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000

$943

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$740

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$943 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Owners and renters85% own their home

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. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Sorel-Tracy metro area)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Monteregie health region

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.12 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). In Health Canada’s survey, 8.2% of homes tested in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

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

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.12

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

Low

wildfire band

5.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% 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

Outdoors

More of the land around Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

18%of the land within 10 km protected

83 protected areas lie within 10 km. 60 km separate the town from La Mauricie National Park, its nearest national park. 23% of the town lies within a protected area. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 53 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel18%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	18%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	23	10	4

60 km

to La Mauricie National Park

53 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas83 protected areas within 10 km · Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks60 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: 30% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

54median age

Under-15s account for 12% of the population. Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Sainte-Anne-de-SorelQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification62%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.3% of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Census 2021 put women at 1,345 and men at 1,385; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel
	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	12%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	30%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	62%	59%	56%

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Ages54 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households1,270 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French29% speak both · 71% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is wetter than four in five Canadian towns: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year

26.0°CJuly afternoons

Rain and snow peak in August, at 114 mm. Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). December is the snowiest month, with 49 cm on average. Between the last spring frost, 12 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 136 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.5°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn13.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−14.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

136

frost-free days, 12 May to 27 Sep

145

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −14.8°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station29 km to the station · Fleury

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

SafetySafety B

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel’s grade for safety: a B

59Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Its police area records 16.9 property incidents 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 Pierre-De Saurel MRC, Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202459

202556

2023–2025	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.9	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.2	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

47%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety59 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel safe?”

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

Weather

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January. Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −9°C. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sorel-Tracy forecast.

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

November6°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	227 mm
Spring	10°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	295 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

90 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 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Michel Péloquin is mayor of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Louis Plamondon (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureRichelieu

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

No public library stands in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: the closest, Bibliothèque «Le Survenant», is 4.9 km away

The next is Bibliothèque De Saint-Ignace-De-Loyola (Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola), 6.5 km away.

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Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The 6 schools of Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel: 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

6schools within 3 km

Secondary school means a trip of 4.9 km at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Sainte-Anne-les-ÎlesIn Sainte-Anne-de-SorelElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Bernard-GariépyNearest secondary school, 1.7 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 6 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	4.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

4.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school6 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 6 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

15pages on Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 59 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools6 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteA54% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Fort Richelieu and 3 more in and around Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

From museums to parks and historic sites: Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

FortFort Richelieu2.1 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumBiophare1.4 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumGovernors' Cottage2.7 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumCentre des arts contemporains du Québec à Sorel-Tracy2.3 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (3)

Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Biophare: Bouchecl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Governors' Cottage: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

No notable person born in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Marc-André FleuryCanadian professional ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1984

Jacques VilleneuveCanadian racing driver, born 1953 · born in Berthierville

François BeaucheminCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1980

Anthony BeauvillierCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1997

LuFistoCanadian professional wrestler · born in Sorel-Tracy · born 1980

Michèle CournoyerCanadian animator · born in Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel · born 1943

Photo credits

Marc-André Fleury: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jacques Villeneuve: Veilleux79, CC BY-SA 4.0 · François Beauchemin: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Anthony Beauvillier: Acsport79, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Town in Quebec

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 2,770 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Pierre-De Saurel
Metro area: Sorel-Tracy
Census subdivision: 2453065

Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel’s neighbours

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

Saint-Ignace-de-LoyolaSaint-Joseph-de-SorelSorel-TracySaint-RobertBerthiervilleSainte-Victoire-de-SorelSainte-Anne-de-Sorel

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	2,770	—	A	A⁻	B	A
Saint-Ignace-de-Loyola	2,170	6	—	B⁻	B	A⁻
Saint-Joseph-de-Sorel	1,602	6.3	—	C	B	A
Sorel-Tracy	36,537	6.8	B	C⁺	B	A
Saint-Robert	1,846	9.6	—	A	B	A
Berthierville	4,591	11	B⁻	C⁻	B	A⁻
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel	2,599	11	A⁻	B⁺	B	A

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

Questions about Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel

Do people in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 71.1% know French alone, and 29% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel?

Mostly 84% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 29% have just one.

Has Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel grown?

No: the census counted 2,771 in 2016 and 2,731 in 2021, 1.4% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,770.

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).