Sainte-LuceQuebec

TownGrade

A⁻

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It lies in La Mitis. With 2,808 residents, it is a town in Quebec.

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Photo: Denis Lavoie · CC BY 3.0

Population

2,808

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

48.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

63%

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-Luce a good place to live?

A town of contrasts. With an A− overall, Sainte-Luce is better than nearly four fifths of Canadian towns and ranks #202 of 499 in Quebec. Its best grade is for cost of living (A−). Health is a strength (B+). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).

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.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestDHazard risk

How Sainte-Luce grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Luce 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

Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsA⁻Open →HealthAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻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-Luce stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Compare 6% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

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

58% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Sainte-Luce is higher than in 88% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region: radon tests

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.092 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). More homes than usual carry radon here, 14% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Sainte-Luce.

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

Sainte-Luce14%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	14%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.092	$0.14	$0.030

$0.092

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

Low

wildfire band

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.092 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon14% 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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Sainte-Luce: July afternoons reach 22.9°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

22.9°CJuly afternoons

Some 323 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 72 cm. Frost usually lifts by 16 May and returns around 14 October: 150 days without it. The most precipitation falls in October: 97 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.4°C

Spring6.4°C

Summer21.6°C

Autumn10.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	323 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	22.9°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	172	161	159
January night low	−15.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

323 cm

of snow a year

172

days with frost a year

150

frost-free days, 16 May to 14 Oct

132

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSainte-Luce’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.9°C, January lows −15.4°C Rain and snow932 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow323 cm of snow a year Weather station12 km to the station · Mont-Joli

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Mont-Joli)

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Sainte-Luce than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

$200,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Four in five households own their home, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) 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

Sainte-Luce$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	80%	70%	74%

$616

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$810

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$616 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters80% 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.

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Sainte-Luce, 60% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

60%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.7, with women at 83.1 and men at 80.3. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). What sets Sainte-Luce apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 16 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Luce60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.7	82.5	81.5

81.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

16 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

2.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care16 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.1, 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Commuters in Sainte-Luce have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

93% of commuters drove, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$70,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

21%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to510 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Rimouski

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.

Weather

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

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Mont-Joli forecast, on the Weather page. About 31 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −3°C and lows near −10°C. Expect about 74 mm of rain and snow over November.

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	220 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	210 mm
Summer	22°C	11°C	246 mm
Autumn	10°C	3°C	256 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageSainte-Luce’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Mont-Joli); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Yolande Hould leads Sainte-Luce as mayor

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Full pageSainte-Luce’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMaxime Blanchette-Joncas Provincial legislatureMatane-Matapédia

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Bibliothèque Sainte-Luce-sur-Mer and Bibliothèque Secteur Luceville are Sainte-Luce’s two public libraries

No library board reports for Sainte-Luce alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

25% of Sainte-Luce’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

48.8median age

24% of residents are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Visible minorities make up 1.1% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Sainte-LuceQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification63%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Sainte-Luce

Women numbered 1,420 and men 1,430 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Luce
	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	24%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	63%	59%	56%

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English and French25% speak both · 75% speak French but not English Ages48.8 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households1,290 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

SafetySafety B⁻

Violent crime weighs more where Sainte-Luce is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 133

68Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of Mitis MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area recorded 19.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 13.7 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202365

202478

202560

2023–2025	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	133	88	86
Violent crime	19.8	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	13.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

60%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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

Safety68 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Luce’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Luce safe?”

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

Outdoors

Protected land at Sainte-Luce’s edge: Sainte-Luce Ouest Water Fowl Gathering Area

4%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest provincial park, Bic National Park (Québec), is 27 km away. The largest named area nearby is Sainte-Flavie Water Fowl Gathering Area, 833 ha, 5.1 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 4% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Luce4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

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

27 km

to Bic National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas10 protected areas within 10 km · Sainte-Flavie Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks27 km to a provincial park · Bic National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

3 schools in and around Sainte-Luce: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

3schools within 3 km

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 3.1 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École de Sainte-Luce-des Bois-et-Marées (Bois-et-Marées, des)In Sainte-LuceElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de Sainte-Luce-des Bois-et-MaréesIn Sainte-LuceSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	3.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Luce?”

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.

History

One top designation among Sainte-Luce’s 2 historic places

2historic places

Sainte-Luce Church, begun in 1838, is the oldest by its record. Designations here include a municipal citation. Also worth knowing: at the 2021 census, 31% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

1838

oldest construction date on the record

31%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Luce	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	31%	21%	18%

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On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Sainte-Luce Church Older homes31% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Luce 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-Luce

15pages on Sainte-Luce

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 68 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.8 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.7 in its region Work & commuteB⁺58% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père and 4 more in and around Sainte-Luce

From museums to parks and historic sites: Sainte-Luce’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumSite historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père3.4 km outside town, to the southwest · 60K visitors a year

Historic shipHMCS Onondaga3.5 km outside town, to the southwest

National historic site · Parks CanadaLight Tower3.4 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMuseumMusée De La Neufve-France2.1 km outside town, to the north

MuseumMuseumPointe-Au-Père Lighthouse National Historic Site3.5 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (3)

Site historique maritime de la Pointe-au-Père: Composition par Orbitale - Auteurs des photographies se retrouvant sur Wikimedia Commons : Supérieur gauche : Image:Onondaga musée.jpg par Alcide55 Inférieur gauche : Image:Empress of Ireland museum 2, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
HMCS Onondaga: Letartean, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Light Tower: Dennis G. Jarvis, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Sainte-Luce

4 notable people were born in Sainte-Luce.

See all 4 →

René TremblayCanadian politician · 1922–1968

Jean-Claude DionneGeographer and professor at Laval University · 1935–2021

Luce PelletierCanadian artist · born 1964

Claude Saint-Hilaire1927–2009

About Sainte-Luce

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Sainte-Luce is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 2,808 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Mitis
Census subdivision: 2409092

Sainte-Luce’s neighbours

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

Saint-Anaclet-de-LessardMont-JoliRimouskiPriceSaint-Gabriel-de-RimouskiSainte-Luce

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Luce	2,808	—	A⁻	A⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard	3,018	12	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁻
Mont-Joli	6,492	12	B⁻	B⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Rimouski	51,756	18	A	B⁻	A⁻	A
Price	1,701	18	—	A	B⁻	B
Saint-Gabriel-de-Rimouski	1,239	18	—	B⁺	B⁻	B⁺

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

Questions about Sainte-Luce

Do people in Sainte-Luce speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 74.5% know French alone, and 25% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Luce?

71% 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 2.2 people; 34% are one person living alone.

Is Sainte-Luce growing?

It grew from 2,801 people in 2016 to 2,845 in 2021, up 1.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,808.

Is Sainte-Luce a young town or an old one?

The typical resident is 48.8 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 24% of the population and under-15s at 16%.

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).