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Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-CartierQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#7 of 2,556

A town in Quebec, home to 9,830 people. Its population rose 10% from 2016 to 2021.

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Population

9,830

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

35.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

66%

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-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier ranks #6 of 499 in Quebec, with an A+ overall. Nationally, it does better than almost every Canadian town. Its strongest is safety (A+). It also does well on health (A+). Hazards are a real consideration (C). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 3 times what the middle household earns in a year.

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.

StrongestA⁺Safety A⁺Health AJobs & income

How Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier 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

SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁺Open →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁺Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Half of Canadian towns are above 6%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

71% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Safety

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier.

SafetySafety A⁺

Crime runs lighter where Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 28

28Crime Severity Index

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Jacques-Cartier MRC

Its police area recorded 6.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 8.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202329

202429

202527

2023–2025	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

48%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety28 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier safe?”

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

HealthHealth A⁺

For health, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is ahead of 95% of Canadian towns

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.6% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 62% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. Women in the region live to 84.7 and men to 81.1, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	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

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

16 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care16 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 81.1 Conditions and habits14% 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 published for the Région de la Capitale-Nationale, not by town

Work & commuteJobs & income A

More commuters in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier drive than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 96%

3%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 26 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk3%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	96%	90%	89%
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$99,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

24%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment4.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to1,160 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Québec

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

A flood study covers Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier: 3 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Capitale-Nationale health region: radon tests

In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.12 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030).

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

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.12

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

Low

wildfire band

9.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood3 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.8% 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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Most households in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier own their home: 85%, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns

$300,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Rent took 16% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Québec metro area, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier included.

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

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier$300,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	85%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,350

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters85% own their home Cost of livingThe median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household income Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

Who lives here

Children make up 24% of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

35.6median age

Visible minorities make up 0.9% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up just over a tenth of the town.

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-CartierQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification66%

Women and men · all residents

48.8% of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s residents are women

Here the census found 4,320 men and 4,120 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier
	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	24%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	12%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	66%	59%	56%

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Ages35.6 median age · 12% are 65 or over Households3,300 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French38% speak both · 61% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Wet weather: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, more than on 87% of Canadian towns

25.0°CJuly afternoons

The frost-free season runs from 10 May to 5 October, 148 days. For the wettest month, look to July: 119 mm on average. Snow totals 331 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Midsummer afternoons in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier peak at about 25.0°C.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.1°C

Spring8.7°C

Summer23.8°C

Autumn11.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	331 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,173 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.0°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.7°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

331 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

148

frost-free days, 10 May to 5 Oct

135

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,173 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −16.7°C Snow331 cm of snow a year Weather station17 km to the station · Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))

Weather

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 91 mm of precipitation. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Donnacona.

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	249 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	342 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	318 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

91 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 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 69%, 2021 turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier beat 89% of the country’s ridings

The mayor of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier is Mathieu Roberge, who sits with 6 councillors.

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Member of ParliamentJoël Godin council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Bibliothèque Anne-Hébert is Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s public library

Bibliothèque Anne-Hébert serves 9,483 people from a single building.

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A year at the library3.6 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Protected land at Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s edge: Duchesnay Old-Growth Forest

1.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Of the country within 10 km, 1.4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Biggest among them: Lac Rita White-Tailed Deer Yard, 425 ha, 9.4 km off. 29 km from town is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 80 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier1.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	10	10	4

80 km

to La Mauricie National Park

29 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · Lac Rita White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parks80 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Schools

Around Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, 3 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade: 4 schools in all

4schools within 3 km

The nearest secondary school is 2.1 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École des ExplorateursIn Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-CartierElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Jacques-Cartier - Saint-Denys-Garneau (Saint-Denys-Garneau, secondaire)In Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-CartierAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	2.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2.1 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-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier?”

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

15pages on Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 28 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteA71% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 35.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

La Vallée Secrète and 2 more in and around Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Sights in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionLa Vallée Secrète3.9 km outside town, to the west Water parkWater parkParc d'eau3.6 km outside town, to the north ChurchChurchSaint Patrick's Church3.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Famous people from around Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

2 notable people were born in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Jacques MarcotteCanadian politician · born 1945

André RobitailleCanadian actor · born 1963

Katerine SavardCanadian swimmer · born in Pont-Rouge · born 1993

Audrey LacroixCanadian swimmer, Olympic athlete, Comm… · born in Pont-Rouge · born 1983

Joé JuneauIce hockey player · born in Pont-Rouge · born 1968

François-Réal AngersLawyer/writer from Quebec, Canada · born in Neuville · 1812–1860

Photo credits

Katerine Savard: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0 · Audrey Lacroix: JD Lasica from Pleasanton, CA, US, CC BY 2.0 · Joé Juneau: Tsunami330, CC BY-SA 3.0 · François-Réal Angers: Unknown author, Public domain

About Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 9,830 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Jacques-Cartier
Metro area: Québec
Census subdivision: 2422005

Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier’s neighbours

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

Fossambault-sur-le-LacShannonPont-RougeVal-BélairNeuvilleSaint-Augustin-de-DesmauresSainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier	9,830	—	A⁺	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Fossambault-sur-le-Lac	2,505	4	A	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Shannon	7,088	8.2	A⁺	A⁻	A⁺	A⁺
Pont-Rouge	11,339	12	A⁺	B⁺	A⁻	A
Val-Bélair	30,003	13	A	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Neuville	4,579	16	A	B⁺	A⁻	A
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures	20,864	17	A⁺	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier

Do people in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 61.2% know French alone, and 38% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Has Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier grown?

It grew from 7,706 people in 2016 to 8,442 in 2021, up 9.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 9,830.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier?

74% 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 2.6 people; 22% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier?

The median resident is 35.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 24% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over.

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).