Sainte-MadeleineQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 2,387 residents. It lies in Les Maskoutains.
Is Sainte-Madeleine a good place to live?
Health is a strength (A−). Natural hazards weigh more here (C). The typical owner put their home at $300,000 in 2021: 3.7 years of the median household’s income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Madeleine 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.
How Sainte-Madeleine grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Madeleine with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Sainte-Madeleine has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Sainte-Madeleine stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Madeleine does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Madeleine.
Working-age people in Sainte-Madeleine have jobs more often than in 91% of Canadian towns
At the census, 94% of commuters went by car. Commutes averaged 24 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Sainte-Madeleine’s health region
Smokers make up 11% of the region’s adults, below both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). People in the region live to 82.5 on average: 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 11 km from the average resident of Sainte-Madeleine, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
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 la Montérégie
Sainte-Madeleine’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.16 per $1,000 of building value, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Sainte-Madeleine on the national inventory. Sainte-Madeleine shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Sainte-Madeleine is graded a B+ for safety
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Maskoutains MRC
The index for the force that serves it came to 50, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 14 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 71 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Rent takes less of local pay in Sainte-Madeleine than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 12% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. 69% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Madeleine than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year
A normal winter brings 202 cm of snow, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in August: 114 mm in a normal year. Snow peaks in December: 49 cm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 27 September: 136 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −14.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fleury)
Children make up 20% of Sainte-Madeleine, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
15% of residents are 65 or over. Both official languages: 28% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.0% of Sainte-Madeleine’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 1,090 were women and 1,180 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Sainte-Madeleine, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 90 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −9°C. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Saint-Hyacinthe forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page
Marie-Hélène Demers leads Sainte-Madeleine as mayor
Borduas is the riding Sainte-Madeleine votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Sainte-Madeleine is Sainte-Madeleine’s public library
It sits 0.1 km from the centre of Sainte-Madeleine.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Sainte-Madeleine is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 16 km away
Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. No national park lies within 100 km. Of the country within 10 km, 2.8% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest high school to Sainte-Madeleine is 6 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-Joseph - Spénard (Immeuble Spénard)In Sainte-MadeleineElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Madeleine | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Sainte-Madeleine
Montréal Insectarium and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Madeleine; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumMontréal Insectarium37 km southwest · 350K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral39 km southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe12 km northeast
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden38 km southwest
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal39 km southwest · 54K visitors a year
Big drawMuseumPointe-à-Callière Museum38 km southwest · 527K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Pointe-à-Callière Museum: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Sainte-Madeleine
2 notable people were born in Sainte-Madeleine; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Louis Boileau-Domingue: Letartean, CC BY 3.0 · Pierre-Luc Brillant: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Louis-Philippe Brodeur: Castonguay, J. Alex (Jules-Alexandre) (1877-1972), Public domain · Yan England: Mingle MediaTV, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Sainte-Madeleine
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Sainte-Madeleine 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
- 2,387 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Maskoutains
- Census subdivision
- 2454025
Sainte-Madeleine’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Madeleine | 2,387 | — | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 2.4 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| La Présentation | 2,696 | 7.2 | A− | B− | B+ | A |
| Mont-Saint-Hilaire | 19,447 | 8.1 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu | 1,867 | 9.1 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 9.7 | A | B | A | A− |
| Beloeil | 25,240 | 9.7 | A | C | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Madeleine
Do people in Sainte-Madeleine speak French?
French comes first: 71.8% speak it alone, while 28% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Sainte-Madeleine growing?
It grew from 2,233 people in 2016 to 2,268 in 2021, up 1.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,387.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Madeleine?
Mostly 63% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 28% have just one.
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).