Sainte-BarbeQuebec

Some 1,993 people live in this town, in Quebec. Its census division is Le Haut-Saint-Laurent.

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Population

1,993

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

53%

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-Barbe a good place to live?

Health outcomes beat most towns (A−). Its weakest is safety (D). Most journeys need a car (D). Homes were valued at a median $348,000 at the 2021 census, 4.4 times the typical household’s income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Sainte-Barbe has subject grades only.

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.

StrongestA⁻HealthWeakestDWalkability DSafety

How Sainte-Barbe grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Barbe 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Sainte-Barbe has subject grades only.

WalkabilityIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentDOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnC⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Barbe stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Barbe does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Canadian towns centre on 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+22% more people than in 2016

Against 4% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Barbe.

SafetySafety D

The police who cover Sainte-Barbe record more serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 120

120Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 141, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 18.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 13.1 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023106

2024160

202595

2023–2025	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Crime Severity Index	120	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	141	88	86
Violent crime	18.8	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	13.1	16.6	31.2

113

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety120 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Barbe’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Barbe safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for Haut-Saint-Laurent MRC, not by town

HealthHealth A⁻

Around Sainte-Barbe, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent

55%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Women in the region live to 84.2 and men to 80.8, 82.5 years taken together (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). What sets Sainte-Barbe apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 11 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Barbe55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Barbe	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 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.6 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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Shelter costs push only 11% of Sainte-Barbe’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

$348,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and close to Canadian towns (20%). Home ownership covers just over three quarters of households.

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

Sainte-Barbe$348,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	21%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%

$940

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,010

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$940 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters76% 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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Sainte-Barbe’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Measured across the Monteregie health region: radon tests

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.17 per $1,000 of building value, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Sainte-Barbe, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Sainte-Barbe8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.17	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.17

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

Low

wildfire band

0.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.17 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Sainte-Barbe take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min

$78,500

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to195 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

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.

Schools

The nearest high school to Sainte-Barbe is 8.6 km away

1school within 3 km

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 7.5 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Notre-Dame-de l'AssomptionNearest elementary school, 2 kmElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	7.5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	8.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

8.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

7.5 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Barbe?”

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.

Climate

July in Sainte-Barbe runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

The thermometer drops below freezing on 147 days a year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A normal October brings 109 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 28 April to 7 October, 161 days. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.4°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	170 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,047 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

170 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 28 Apr to 7 Oct

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.0°C Rain and snow1,047 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow170 cm of snow a year Weather station10 km to the station · St-Anicet

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)

Who lives here

Children make up only 12% of Sainte-Barbe, fewer than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

51.2median age

People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, higher than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Both official languages: 44% of residents, near Quebec’s towns (44%) and higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

Sainte-BarbeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.4% of Sainte-Barbe

Of the 2021 count, 760 were women and 845 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Sainte-Barbe
	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	12%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	24%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	59%	56%

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages51.2 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households730 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants2% belong to a visible minority English and French44% speak both · 55% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Expect November days around 7°C in Sainte-Barbe, nights around −1°C

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −8°C. November usually brings some 10 cm of snow. Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C.

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−11°C	210 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	294 mm
Autumn	14°C	5°C	290 mm

−1°C

a normal November night

81 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 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Daniel Pinsonneault heads the council of Sainte-Barbe as mayor

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentClaude DeBellefeuille Provincial legislatureHuntingdon

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Bibliothèque municipale Lucie-Benoit is Sainte-Barbe’s public library

The library is 3.4 km from the centre of Sainte-Barbe.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Sainte-Barbe has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

8.6%of the land within 10 km protected

22 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 31 km away. Plage de Saint-Zotique is the one beach within 5 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Barbe8.6%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Barbe	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8.6%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	10	4

31 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

Full pageSainte-Barbe’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks31 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Barbe

15pages on Sainte-Barbe

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 120 Housing & costC⁻Homes 4.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteC56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile and 11 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Barbe; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile12 km northeast

ZooEcomuseum Zoo37 km northeast · 144K visitors a year (2017)

FortFort Senneville35 km north

GardenMorgan Arboretum37 km north

MuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges30 km north

MuseumBattle of the Châteauguay25 km east

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

Photo credits (6)

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Raymond Marcaida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Battle of the Châteauguay: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Sainte-Barbe

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

How we find them →

Maxime RaymondCanadian politician · born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka · 1883–1961

Dennis James O'ConnorCanadian politician · born in Godmanchester · 1880–1946

Donat RaymondCanadian politician · born in Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka · 1880–1963

James RobbCanadian politician · born in Huntingdon · 1859–1929

Robert Nelson WalshCanadian politician · born in Huntingdon · 1864–1938

William Henry McGarveyCanadian businessman · born in Huntingdon · 1843–1914

Photo credits

James Robb: Photograph from the collection of William James Topley, Public domain · Robert Nelson Walsh: Unknown author, Public domain · William Henry McGarvey: Stefan Bartoszewicz, Public domain

About Sainte-Barbe

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Sainte-Barbe is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 1,993 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Haut-Saint-Laurent
Census subdivision: 2469065

Sainte-Barbe’s neighbours

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

Saint-ZotiqueSaint-Stanislas-de-KostkaGodmanchesterLes CoteauxHuntingdonRivière-BeaudetteSainte-Barbe

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Barbe	1,993	—	—	C⁻	D	A⁻
Saint-Zotique	10,445	7.6	A⁻	C	A	A
Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka	2,162	8.5	—	B	C⁺	A
Godmanchester	1,590	8.7	—	C	D	A⁻
Les Coteaux	6,294	10	B⁺	C	A	A
Huntingdon	3,001	11	D	C⁻	D	A⁻
Rivière-Beaudette	2,806	11	B⁺	C⁺	A	A⁻

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

Questions about Sainte-Barbe

Do people in Sainte-Barbe speak French?

Almost everyone does. 44% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 54.7% speak French and no English.

Has Sainte-Barbe grown?

Yes: the census counted 1,324 in 2016 and 1,609 in 2021, a rise of 21.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,993.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Barbe?

85% 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 2.2 people; 25% are one person living alone.

Is Sainte-Barbe a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 51.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.

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).