Sainte-JulienneQuebec

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In Quebec, this town has 12,990 residents. Statistics Canada places it in the Montcalm census division.

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Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

12,990

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

51%

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-Julienne a good place to live?

Incomes are on the low side (D). Most journeys need a car (C). The typical owner put their home at $250,000 in 2021: 3.4 years of the median household’s income. Its strongest is safety (B). All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #409 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than a third of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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.

WeakestDJobs & income

How Sainte-Julienne grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Julienne 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

Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itBOpen →

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-Julienne stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+12% more people than in 2016

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Jobs & income

Behind 88%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: D.

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Trips to work from Sainte-Julienne take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 38 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Public transit1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	38 min	27 min	26 min

$74,000

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to370 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living C⁺

More households own their home in Sainte-Julienne than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 84%

$250,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took a fifth of household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

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

Sainte-Julienne$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	84%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	20%	18%	20%

$840

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$990

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters84% own their home Cost of living3.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$840 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

SafetySafety B

Sainte-Julienne gets a B for safety

54Crime Severity Index

Measured across Montcalm MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 12.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 54 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202452

202556

2023–2025	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.4	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	54	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

44%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety54 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Julienne’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Julienne safe?”

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

HealthHealth B

Very good or excellent health for 56% of adults in Sainte-Julienne’s health region

56%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

People in the region live to 82.0 on average: 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men in 2022/2024. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Sainte-Julienne’s is long: 21 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Julienne56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

21 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSainte-Julienne’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care21 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de Lanaudière

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Wildfire low, radon 3.9%: how Sainte-Julienne stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.11 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Sainte-Julienne on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Lanaudiere health region, Sainte-Julienne included.

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

Sainte-Julienne3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.11	$0.14	$0.030

$0.11

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

Low

wildfire band

1.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSainte-Julienne’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon3.9% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.11 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

Climate

Sainte-Julienne has colder winter nights than 75% of Canadian towns

26.6°CJuly afternoons

January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. In July, daytime highs in Sainte-Julienne average 26.6°C. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	217 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,041 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

217 cm

of snow a year

122

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station27 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

Outdoors

From Sainte-Julienne, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (36 km)

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

4 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage Municipale De Rawdon. A drive of 86 km reaches La Mauricie National Park, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas. Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Julienne0.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

86 km

to La Mauricie National Park

36 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageSainte-Julienne’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks86 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Weather

A normal November in Sainte-Julienne runs from −3°C to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Across the year, normals run from −16°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Saint-Lin-Laurentides forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	243 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	253 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	268 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	277 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

84 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 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Sainte-Julienne’s council spends less per resident than 93% of Québec’s local municipalities

Federally, Sainte-Julienne sits in Montcalm, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Luc Thériault of the Bloc Québécois.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureRousseau

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

At 1.7 visits per person served, Bibliothèque Gisèle Paré is quieter than 77% of Quebec’s town libraries

A single building, Bibliothèque Gisèle Paré, serves 12,518 people.

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Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

32% of Sainte-Julienne’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

42median age

People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, below both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children under 15 make up nearly a fifth of residents.

Sainte-JulienneQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.2% of Sainte-Julienne

5,785 men and 5,385 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Julienne
	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	65%	62%	64%
65+	17%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	59%	56%

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English and French32% speak both · 67% speak French but not English Ages42 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households4,575 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

In and around Sainte-Julienne, 14 schools: 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools

14schools within 3 km

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire à l'Unisson (Explorateurs, des)In Sainte-JulienneElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire du Havre-JeunesseIn Sainte-JulienneSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École primaire de Rawdon EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 14 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public12

Independent1

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

1.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school14 schools within 3 km · 10 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools Language1 of 14 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Samares Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Julienne?”

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-Julienne: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 15% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne 1859

1859

oldest construction date on the record

15%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Julienne	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	15%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Bureau d'enregistrement de Sainte-Julienne Older homes15% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Julienne have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Julienne

15pages on Sainte-Julienne

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 54 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.4 × income Property pricesSchools14 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteD60% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Sir Wilfrid Laurier and 10 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Julienne; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Historic house · Parks CanadaSir Wilfrid Laurier4.2 km outside town, to the south

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral22 km northeast

MuseumCanadiana Village13 km north

CathedralCathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme32 km southwest

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe20 km northeast

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette22 km northeast

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

Photo credits (6)

Sir Wilfrid Laurier: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadiana Village: Conrad Poirier, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cathedral of St Jerome, Saint-Jérôme: Andre Carrotflower, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Sainte-Julienne

2 notable people were born in Sainte-Julienne; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Audrey De MontignyCanadian TV reality participant · born 1985

Zotique MageauCanadian politician · 1865–1951

Bernard LandryCanadian politician · born in Saint-Jacques · 1937–2018

Gilles GilbertCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Esprit · 1949–2023

Luc BrissonCanadian scholar · born in Saint-Esprit · born 1946

Julien BrouilletteCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Saint-Esprit · born 1986

Photo credits

Bernard Landry: MisterAD1984, CC BY 2.0

About Sainte-Julienne

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Sainte-Julienne covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.

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

Population: 12,990 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Montcalm
Census subdivision: 2463060

Sainte-Julienne’s neighbours

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

Saint-AlexisSaint-EspritRawdonSaint-JacquesSaint-CalixteSaint-LiguoriSainte-Julienne

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Julienne	12,990	—	C	C⁺	B	B
Saint-Alexis	1,462	4.8	—	B⁺	B	B
Saint-Esprit	2,313	8.2	—	C	B	B
Rawdon	13,099	9.7	C⁻	C⁻	B	B
Saint-Jacques	4,830	10	B	C⁺	B	B⁺
Saint-Calixte	7,627	12	C⁻	C⁻	B	B
Saint-Liguori	2,268	12	—	A⁻	B	B⁺

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

Questions about Sainte-Julienne

Do people in Sainte-Julienne speak French?

French is the common language here.

Has Sainte-Julienne grown?

Yes: the census counted 9,953 in 2016 and 11,173 in 2021, a rise of 12.3%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 12,990.

Who are the people of Sainte-Julienne?

At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Julienne?

91% 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 2.4 people; 27% are one person living alone.

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).