Sainte-Anne-des-LacsQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Les Pays-d'en-Haut census division. The town, home to 4,080 people, lies in Quebec.
Is Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Residents are healthier than most (A). With a B+ overall, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is better than 68% of Canadian towns and ranks #259 of 499 in Quebec. Getting around depends on the car (C). At $420,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.5 times local household income. Natural hazards weigh more here (C−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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-des-Lacs grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs.
For health, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs gets an A
Across the region, 60% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs’ is long: 11 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.2 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men. Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région des Laurentides.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Wildfire low, radon 10%: how Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs stands on hazards
Measured across the Laurentides health region: radon tests
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.10 for each $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Little of the land around Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.001% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.10 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
For safety, Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs gets a B
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 53 over 2023–25, near Quebec’s towns (56) and lower than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 16.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 53 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Pays-d'en-Haut MRC
More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
Between the last spring frost, 12 May, and the first in autumn, 3 October, lie 143 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. Some 218 cm of snow falls in a typical year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 56 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
More people in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 66%
People 65 and over make up a quarter of the town, higher than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 count for 14% of the people here.
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 50.5% of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
1,950 women and 1,910 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Trips to work from Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Expect November days around 5°C in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, nights around −2°C
Then December: −2°C by day, −10°C at night. About 17 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs’ mayor: John Dalzell
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is Les Pays-d'en-Haut, and Tim Watchorn (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs has one public library, Bibliothèque de Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
From the centre of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, it is 1 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs is Voyageur Provincial Park, 34 km away
No national park lies within 100 km. 19 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a swim, Beach is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Tour du Massif 25km and Pandora 10km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs’s 4 schools, one teaches in English
The 3 km around Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs counts 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. The closest elementary school is 3.6 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Val-des-MontsNearest elementary school, 2.1 kmElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Secondaire Mountainview EnglishNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 3.6 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 3.6 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
A year of rent in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs takes only 15% of the median household income, against 20% in the typical Canadian town
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 86% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $420,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Everything we know about Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
Glissade and 5 more in and around Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
From museums to parks and historic sites: Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumLaurentian Ski Museum3 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillSommet Saint-Sauveur1.3 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillMont Habitant2.6 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillSommet Olympia3.1 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumEcology Centre1.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Laurentian Ski Museum: MissNotaBenepics, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
One notable person was born in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
Town in Quebec
For Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,080 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Pays-d'en-Haut
- Census subdivision
- 2477035
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs | 4,080 | — | B+ | B− | B | A |
| Prévost | 14,275 | 4.6 | A | B− | A | A |
| Piedmont | 3,667 | 4.9 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Saint-Sauveur | 12,112 | 6.3 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Mille-Isles | 1,886 | 8.9 | — | C− | C+ | A |
| Morin-Heights | 5,086 | 10 | B | C+ | B | A |
| Saint-Hippolyte | 12,550 | 10 | B+ | B− | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs
Do people in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 32.1% of residents speak only French and 66% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Who are the people of Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs?
At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs?
Single-detached houses make up 91% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
Is Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs growing?
Yes: the census counted 3,611 in 2016 and 3,862 in 2021, a rise of 7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,080.
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).