Sainte-Brigide-d'IbervilleQuebec
Home to 1,540 people, this town lies in Quebec. It is part of Le Haut-Richelieu, a census division.
Is Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). Jobs & income is another plus (B+). Natural hazards weigh more here (C). Owners valued their homes at a median $300,000 in 2021, which is 3.8 years of the typical household’s pay. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville 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.
What makes Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville stand out
The 2 things Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville does most differently from other towns.
How Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville has subject grades only.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville.
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville earns an A for health
A baby born in the region can expect 82.9 years, 84.8 for a girl and 81.0 for a boy (2022/2024). The survey finds 57% of adults in very good or excellent health, close to Quebec’s towns (56%) and above Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville’s is long: 16 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
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 l'Estrie
Flood mapping exists for Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.15 per $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). About as many homes carry radon around Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Monteregie health region
Commuters in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average
The car took 93% of commuters, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 93% | 90% | 89% |
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.
Wet weather: 1,226 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, more than on 91% of Canadian towns
Summer highs average 26.6°C in July, close to Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in July: 122 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in January: 59 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 262 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,226 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
More households own their home in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 83%
8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 14% of the median household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Children make up 23% of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
31% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.4% of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 675 women and 750 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Only 0.3% of the land within 10 km of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville is protected
CPCAD lists 16 protected areas within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), lies 25 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville runs from −2°C to 6°C
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 92 mm. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. About 22 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 267 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 290 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 355 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 314 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
A small constituency per seat: 220 residents in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, fewer than in 76% of Quebec municipalities
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville has 6 councillors and a mayor, Mario Van Rossum.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville is Bibliothèque De Farnham, 7.8 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Municipale (Mont-Saint-Grégoire), 7.9 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville: the closest is 8.5 km off
Schooling here is split between 2 boards, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-du-SourireIn Sainte-Brigide-d'IbervilleElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville earns a B− for safety
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.5 per 1,000 a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Its police area records 13.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 63 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (Haut-Richelieu MRC)
In Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville, 32% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 32% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Abbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Abbey or prioryAbbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumFort Chambly22 km northwest
CathedralCathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste15 km west
MuseumFort Saint-Jean15 km southwest
FortFort Sainte Thérèse15 km west
ZooGranby Zoo30 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Abbaye Notre-Dame de Nazareth: Moines de Rougemont, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Saint-Jean-l'Évangéliste: Pierre5018, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Saint-Jean: Victoriaedwards, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
Famous people from Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
3 notable people were born in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville.
Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville | 1,540 | — | — | B | B− | A |
| Mont-Saint-Grégoire | 3,158 | 7.9 | A− | B+ | B− | A |
| Farnham | 11,315 | 8.5 | B− | C | C+ | A− |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir | 1,862 | 9.2 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Sainte-Sabine | 1,123 | 9.6 | — | B− | C+ | A− |
| Saint-Alexandre | 2,685 | 10 | B+ | B− | B− | A− |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 11 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
Do people in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville speak French?
Almost everyone does. 31% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 68.9% speak French and no English.
Who are the people of Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville?
Mostly 87% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 25% have just one.
Has Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,402 in 2016 and 1,428 in 2021, a rise of 1.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,540.
About Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Sainte-Brigide-d'Iberville 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
- 1,540 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Richelieu
- Census subdivision
- 2456105
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).