Sainte-Anne-des-MontsQuebec

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,681 of 2,556

Its census division is La Haute-Gaspésie. 6,099 people call this town in Quebec home.

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Population

6,099

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

49%

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-des-Monts a good place to live?

Overall, Sainte-Anne-des-Monts earns a C+: better than 38% of Canadian towns, and #391 of 499 in Quebec. Work and incomes lag (C−). Hazard risk is weaker too (D). On cost of living it is strong (B). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety, B− for health and B for walkability.

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.

WeakestDHazard risk C⁻Jobs & income

How Sainte-Anne-des-Monts grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 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

Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footBOpen →Cost of livingBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →HealthAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Anne-des-Monts stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Anne-des-Monts does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.7 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$54,400 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is higher than in 91% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.056 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Radon is higher than usual: a quarter of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: a study by Gouvernement du Québec.

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

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts25%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.056	$0.14	$0.030

$0.056

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

Low

wildfire band

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageSainte-Anne-des-Monts’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.056 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon25% 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 · Radon tests: the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Sainte-Anne-des-Monts are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14 min on average

7%walk, cycle or take transit

92% of commuters drove, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk6%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	14 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	90%	89%

$54,400

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

86%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment14% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to95 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Cap-Chat

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HousingCost of living B

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts gets a B for cost of living

$150,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, near Quebec’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over two thirds of households.

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

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	68%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%

$564

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$655

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living2.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$564 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters68% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Who lives here

Older residents shape Sainte-Anne-des-Monts: 29% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

53.6median age

Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 1.2% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Sainte-Anne-des-MontsQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

51.6% of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts’ residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 3,155 and men at 2,965; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts
	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	13%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	29%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	59%	56%

Full pageSainte-Anne-des-Monts’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages53.6 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households3,030 households · 2 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French16% speak both · 84% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Few places match Sainte-Anne-des-Monts for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

15%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 17, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. 1.1 km from town is Gaspésie National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. Caribou, population de la Gaspésie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Wildlife Species (82,076 ha) is the biggest, 1.1 km from town. For a swim, Plage Cartier is the nearest of 15 beaches within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts15%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	15%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	10	4

1.1 km

to Gaspésie 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 areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Caribou, population de la Gaspésie Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Wildlife Species National & provincial parks1.1 km to a provincial park · Gaspésie National Park (Québec)

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

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

70Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 16.5 property crimes are reported each year. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of Haute-Gaspésie MRC.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202365

202470

202574

2023–2025	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	22.7	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	128	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	16.5	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	70	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

62%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSainte-Anne-des-Monts’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety70 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Anne-des-Monts’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Anne-des-Monts safe?”

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts: July afternoons reach 19.7°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

19.7°CJuly afternoons

A normal year brings 1,077 mm of precipitation, close to Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). For the wettest month, look to October: 118 mm on average. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Cap-Chat, 20 km off.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.6°C

Spring4.8°C

Summer18.4°C

Autumn9.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	19.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,077 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	170	161	159

170

days with frost a year

126

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 19.7°C, January lows −13.9°C Rain and snow1,077 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station20 km to the station · Cap-Chat

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cap-Chat)

Schools

The 4 schools of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts: 3 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

4schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de l'AnseIn Sainte-Anne-des-MontsElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de Gabriel-Le CourtoisIn Sainte-Anne-des-MontsAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school4 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

Weather

In Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −2°C nights

4°Ca normal November afternoon

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sainte-Anne-Des-Monts forecast. Expect about 112 mm of rain and snow over November. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −8°C. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 20°C afternoons in July.

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

November4°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−12°C	229 mm
Spring	5°C	−2°C	235 mm
Summer	18°C	11°C	276 mm
Autumn	9°C	3°C	337 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

112 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 (Cap-Chat); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts is led by its mayor, Simon Deschênes

From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Member of ParliamentAlexis Deschênes Provincial legislatureGaspé

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts’s public library is Bibliothèque Blanche Lamontagne

Bibliothèque Blanche Lamontagne has one location for the 6,131 people it serves.

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A year at the library3.7 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong4.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

More smokers around Sainte-Anne-des-Monts: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

56%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Women in the region live to 81.6 and men to 78.2, 79.9 years taken together (2022/2024). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 56% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.2 km from the average resident of Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, about the norm of 3.7 km. Sainte-Anne-des-Monts doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	18%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

3.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 3.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 78.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

History

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts has 3 historic places on the registers, one in the top tier

3historic places

The oldest dated place, Maison Théodore-Jean-Lamontagne, goes back to 1871. On the list: 2 municipal citations. Before 1961 is when 28% of the homes went up, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

1871

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	21%	18%

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On the registers3 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Théodore-Jean-Lamontagne Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Anne-des-Monts have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

15pages on Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 70 Housing & costBHomes 2.7 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁻43% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.6 History3 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

6 notable people were born in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts.

See all 6 →

Klô PelgagQuebecois singer-songwriter · born 1990

Thérèse DionCanadian television personality · 1927–2020

Louis-Philippe GauthierCanadian politician · 1876–1946

Léopold LangloisCanadian politician · 1913–1996

Jacques RoyCanadian diplomat · 1934–2024

Marc-Yvan CôtéCanadian politician · born 1947

Photo credits

Klô Pelgag: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0

About Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Sainte-Anne-des-Monts 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: 6,099 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Haute-Gaspésie
Census subdivision: 2404037

Sainte-Anne-des-Monts’ neighbours

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

Cap-ChatSainte-Anne-des-Monts

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts	6,099	—	C⁺	B	C⁺	B⁻
Cap-Chat	2,519	17	C⁺	B⁺	C⁺	C⁺

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

Questions about Sainte-Anne-des-Monts

Do people in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts speak French?

French is the common language here. 16% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 84.1% speak French but not English.

Has Sainte-Anne-des-Monts grown?

No: the census counted 6,437 in 2016 and 6,121 in 2021, 4.9% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 6,099.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Anne-des-Monts?

66% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2 people; 40% are one person living alone.

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).