Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalQuebec
Its population rose 15% from 2016 to 2021. With 9,084 residents, it is a town in Quebec.
Is Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval grades A+ overall and ranks #12 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than almost every Canadian town. It is a safe place by the numbers (A+). Health is a strength (A+). Most journeys need a car (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $280,000 in 2021, which is 2.7 years of the typical household’s pay. Natural hazards weigh more here (C).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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-Brigitte-de-Laval grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval.
Crime runs lighter where Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 28
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Jacques-Cartier MRC
Property crime in its police area ran at 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 6.8 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 28 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 47 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 6.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
For health, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is ahead of 95% of Canadian towns
On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 9.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 62%, ahead of the 57% for Quebec. People in the region live to 82.9 on average: 84.7 for women and 81.1 for men in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| 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 published for the Région de la Capitale-Nationale, not by town
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is a town of owners: 93% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent took 15% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $280,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Québec metro area
Commuters in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
A flood study covers Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Shared with the rest of the Capitale-Nationale health region: radon tests
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s survey area, 8.8% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.099 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.099 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
33% of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.1% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
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 48.5% of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Women numbered 4,110 and men 4,360 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 28% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9.3% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Wet weather: 1,216 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, more than on 90% of Canadian towns
A normal July brings 129 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Midsummer afternoons in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval peak at about 24.9°C. Snow peaks in December: 77 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,216 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 24.9°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 179 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lauzon)
A normal November in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval runs from −4°C to 4°C
Then December: −3°C by day, −12°C at night. About 24 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Vanier forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 261 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −2°C | 270 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 366 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 319 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lauzon); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 1,300 residents: Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is more thinly represented than four in five Quebec municipalities
The mayor of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval is Mathieu Thomassin, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Fewer visits per person served than 87% of Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliotheque Le Trivent counts 1.3
Bibliotheque Le Trivent has one location for the 9,018 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is 11 km from Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Within 100 km there is no national park. Of the land within 10 km, 1.7% has protected status, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 8.2 km out lies the largest, Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 325 ha. For a swim, Plage du Lac John is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s teenagers travel 13 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Grand-DucIn Sainte-Brigitte-de-LavalElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 13 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Canada’s registers list 4 historic places in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Go back to 1919 and you reach Calvaire Jean-Gagnon, the oldest of them.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 10% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
A venir and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval; with them, the best known within 40 km.
WaterfallMontmorency Falls13 km southeast
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec23 km south · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation21 km south · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel22 km south
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral21 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
One notable person was born in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Raphaël Gagné: Steve Bennett, CC BY 2.5 · Mikaël Grenier: SmackJam, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Charles-Honoré Laverdière: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain
About Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval 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
- 9,084 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Jacques-Cartier
- Metro area
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2422045
Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval | 9,084 | — | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Lac-Beauport | 8,524 | 10 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux | 17,558 | 11 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Château-Richer | 4,732 | 11 | A− | C+ | A− | A+ |
| Boischatel | 9,250 | 11 | A+ | A | A− | A+ |
| L'Ange-Gardien | 4,106 | 12 | A | B | A− | A+ |
| Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury | 10,147 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval
Do people in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval speak French?
French comes first: 66.5% speak it alone, while 33% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval growing?
It grew from 7,348 people in 2016 to 8,468 in 2021, up 15.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 9,084.
How old are the people of Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval?
Half its people are older than 34.8 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 28%, people 65 and over 9%.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval?
Single-detached houses make up 76% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 20% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
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).