Sainte-HénédineQuebec

The town has 1,550 residents and lies in Quebec. Its census division is La Nouvelle-Beauce.

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Population

1,550

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

59%

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-Hénédine a good place to live?

Sainte-Hénédine’s strongest is cost of living (A). Add safety to its strengths (A). Hazards are a real consideration (C−).

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Hénédine has its subject grades alone.

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.

StrongestACost of living ASafety AJobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Sainte-Hénédine stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

67% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

How Sainte-Hénédine grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Hénédine 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

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Hénédine has its subject grades alone.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsC⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

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

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Sainte-Hénédine costs 12% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Households that own their home make up 84%. Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$200,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Sainte-Hénédine$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	84%	70%	74%

$564

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$890

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$564 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters84% own their home

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.

SafetySafety A

Crime runs lighter where Sainte-Hénédine is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.8 property crimes are reported each year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across Nouvelle-Beauce MRC, with Sainte-Hénédine one part of it.

38Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202334

202448

202531

2023–2025	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	8.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	38	56	67
Violent crime	8.2	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	69	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety38 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Hénédine’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Hénédine safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Sainte-Hénédine have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 90% of commuters, about level with both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

9%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk9%

Census 2021	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	90%	89%

$77,500

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment3.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to105 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sainte-Marie

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⁻

Sainte-Hénédine’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 13% of area homes over the radon guideline

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.078 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Sainte-Hénédine is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Sainte-Hénédine13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.078	$0.14	$0.030

$0.078

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

Low

wildfire band

20 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon13% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.078 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region)

HealthHealth A⁻

Sainte-Hénédine’s health region reports 59% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

What sets Sainte-Hénédine apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 11 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Lives here run to 82.8 years on average, close to Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5).

59%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Hénédine59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

9.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care11 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 9.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 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

Climate

Wet weather: 1,182 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Hénédine, more than on 89% of Canadian towns

Summer highs in Sainte-Hénédine reach 25.1°C in July. Snowfall adds up to 287 cm a year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in July, at 126 mm. December is the snowiest month, with 75 cm on average.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring9.3°C

Summer24.0°C

Autumn11.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	287 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,182 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159

287 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

130

frost-free days, 18 May to 27 Sep

158

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,182 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −16.5°C Snow287 cm of snow a year Weather station11 km to the station · Scott

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Scott)

Who lives here

A town of families: 23% of people in Sainte-Hénédine are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. 20% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

40.4median age

Sainte-HénédineQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

49.5% of Sainte-Hénédine’s residents are women

Here the census found 730 men and 715 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Sainte-Hénédine
	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	23%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	62%	64%
65+	22%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	59%	56%

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

Ages40.4 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households545 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority English and French20% speak both · 80% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

None of the land within 10 km of Sainte-Hénédine is protected

No national park lies within 100 km. 58 km from town is Frontenac National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Hénédine0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

58 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks58 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

What November brings in Sainte-Hénédine: −3°C at night, 4°C by day

Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. A normal November brings 81 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Lévis.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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	−14°C	266 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	269 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	358 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	289 mm

−3°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 (Scott); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Sainte-Hénédine has a council seat for every 220 residents, fewer than three in four municipalities in Quebec

In the National Assembly of Québec, Sainte-Hénédine belongs to Beauce-Nord; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

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Who runs itParish Municipality Member of ParliamentJason Groleau

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Sainte-Hénédine has one public library, Bibliothèque La Detente (Sainte-Henedine)

The library is 1.8 km from the centre of Sainte-Hénédine.

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Sainte-Hénédine’s teenagers travel 7.2 km to the nearest high school

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École la DécouverteIn Sainte-HénédineElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	7.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

7.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Hénédine?”

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.

History

Sainte-Hénédine keeps its older homes: 39% from before 1961

39%built before 1961

39%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Hénédine	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	39%	21%	18%

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Older homes39% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Hénédine have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Woodooli Parc and 12 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Hénédine; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Theme parkTheme parkWoodooli Parc200 m outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec33 km northwest · 324K visitors a year

MuseumMusée de la civilisation33 km northwest · 497K visitors a year

CastleQuébec Citadel33 km northwest

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral33 km northwest

WaterfallMontmorency Falls39 km northwest

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

Photo credits (5)

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
Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Hénédine

15pages on Sainte-Hénédine

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA67% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Sainte-Hénédine

3 notable people were born in Sainte-Hénédine.

See all 3 →

Alfred MorissetCanadian physician and politician · 1874–1952

Jean-Baptiste MorinCanadian politician · 1840–1911

Gaëtane BretonCanadian singer · born 1951

Sainte-Hénédine’s neighbours

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

Sainte-MargueriteSaint-AnselmeSainte-ClaireSaint-IsidoreScottSainte-MarieSainte-Hénédine

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	—	—	A	A	A⁻
Sainte-Marguerite	1,297	6.5	—	A⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Anselme	4,534	7.4	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Sainte-Claire	3,724	8.3	A⁺	A⁻	A	B⁺
Saint-Isidore	3,550	10	A	A⁻	A	A⁻
Scott	2,938	11	A⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Sainte-Marie	13,873	14	A⁺	B⁺	A	A

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

Questions about Sainte-Hénédine

Has Sainte-Hénédine grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,271 to 1,440 residents (up 13.3%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,550.

Who are the people of Sainte-Hénédine?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 1%.

Do people in Sainte-Hénédine speak French?

French comes first: 79.8% speak it alone, while 20% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Hénédine?

83% 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.

About Sainte-Hénédine

Town in Quebec

Sainte-Hénédine is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,550 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivision: 2426040

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).