Sainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanQuebec
A town of 1,137 in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Francheville census division.
Is Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan a good place to live?
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan’s strongest subject is safety (A). Most journeys need a car (C−). Jobs & income is weaker too (C).
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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.
How Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.
The force covering Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 52
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 39 over 2023–25, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Where it is policed, 9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.2 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 52 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Chenaux MRC
Rent takes less of local pay in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income
83% of households own their home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 5% of 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-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 5% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
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.
A flood study covers Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
Fire seldom reaches Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region
More adults feel healthy around Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan: 61% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
What sets Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 23 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 81.6 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.6 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Working-age people in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan have jobs more often than in 90% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 29 min, higher than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 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.
22% of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 2.9% of residents, higher than Quebec’s towns (2.6%) yet lower than Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
46.6% of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan’s residents are women
Women numbered 480 and men 550 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 56% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 33% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan gets more snow than nine in ten Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year
Most of the snow comes in December, about 69 cm. Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan sees July afternoons of 25.1°C on average. A normal year brings 1,101 mm of precipitation, above both Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). July is the wettest month, with 125 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 274 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,101 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)
A normal November in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan runs from −1°C to 5°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Bécancour forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 88 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −12°C | 244 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 15°C | 325 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page
160 residents per council seat in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, a lower ratio than nine in ten Quebec municipalities
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is Saint-Maurice—Champlain, and François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan has one public library, Bibliothèque De Sainte-Genevieve-De-Batiscan (Clement-Marchand)
From the centre of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, it is 3.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Few places match Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Baignade. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 32 km away. The 10 km around town hold 15 protected areas. The largest named area nearby is Champlain-Batiscan Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,297 ha, 3.1 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In and around Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade
Elementary school is 2.5 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Versant-de-la-Batiscan (Saint-Charles)In Sainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École le TremplinIn Sainte-Geneviève-de-BatiscanAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 2.5 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Older housing stands out in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan: 39% predates 1961
The registers put 1 historic place inside its boundary.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 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-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Assumption Cathedral and 7 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralAssumption Cathedral27 km south
MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie30 km west
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison26 km south
National historic siteMoulin Michel18 km southeast
MuseumBoucher-De Niverville Manor27 km south
National historic siteMoulin du Portage31 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Boucher-De Niverville Manor: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin du Portage: René Beaudoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
11 notable people were born in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan.
About Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,137 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Francheville
- Census subdivision
- 2437215
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 1,137 | — | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Stanislas | 1,040 | 6.3 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Narcisse | 1,848 | 8 | — | B | A | B+ |
| Batiscan | 1,006 | 11 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Champlain | 1,957 | 12 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade | 2,036 | 14 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets | 1,172 | 14 | — | A | A− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Who are the people of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 2%.
Do people in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan speak French?
French comes first: 77.2% speak it alone, while 22% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan?
Single-detached houses make up 87% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 38% of households are one person, and the average is 2.
Is Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan a young town or an old one?
57.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 33% of residents are 65 or over and 11% under 15.
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).