Sainte-MarieQuebec

It lies in La Nouvelle-Beauce. This town in Quebec has a population of 13,873.

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Population

13,873

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

60%

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%

TownGrade

A⁺

#10 of 2,556

Is Sainte-Marie a good place to live?

Sainte-Marie’s best grade is for jobs & income (A). Safety is a strength too (A). Homes were valued at a median $240,000 at the 2021 census, 3.1 times the typical household’s income. Hazard risk is higher than most (C−). The overall grade comes out at A+, #8 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than almost every Canadian town.

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

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.

StrongestAJobs & income ASafety AHealthWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Sainte-Marie stand out

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

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

3% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

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

65% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Jobs & income

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A.

How Sainte-Marie grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Marie 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 & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsC⁻Open →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Trips to work from Sainte-Marie are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average

94% of commuters drove, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk4%

Bicycle1%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	20 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	90%	89%

$78,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

57%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment4.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to345 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Québec

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

SafetySafety A

For the force that serves Sainte-Marie, the Crime Severity Index is 38, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 8.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

38Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202334

202448

202531

2023–2025	Sainte-Marie	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-Marie’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

HealthHealth A

Health in Sainte-Marie beats 88% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, life runs to 82.8 years on average: women 84.4, men 81.3, in 2022/2024. By their own account, nearly three in five adults here are in very good or excellent health, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. What sets Sainte-Marie apart within its region is distance, and at 2.8 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

59%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Marie59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Marie	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

2.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.3 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

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

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.065 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Sainte-Marie. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region, with Sainte-Marie one part of it.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Sainte-Marie13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.065	$0.14	$0.030

$0.065

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

Low

wildfire band

20 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon13% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.065 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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Renting in Sainte-Marie costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 71% of households.

$240,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Sainte-Marie$240,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$240,000	$300,000	$406,000

$965

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$870

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$965 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $240,000, against the median household income Owners and renters71% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Climate

Sainte-Marie is wetter than 89% of Canadian towns: 1,182 mm of rain and snow a year

July afternoons reach 25.1°C on average, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in July: 126 mm in a normal year. December is the snowiest month, with 75 cm on average. Between the last spring frost, 18 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 130 days.

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-Marie	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

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

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 station7.1 km to the station · Scott

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

Outdoors

No protected area lies within 10 km of Sainte-Marie

The nearest provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec), is 44 km away. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Marie0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

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

44 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 parks44 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Around Sainte-Marie, 9 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade: 10 schools in all

10schools within 3 km

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public9

Independent1

School	Level	Students	System
École Maribel (Maribel 2.0)In Sainte-MarieElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Polyvalente Benoît-VachonIn Sainte-MarieAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 10 schools →

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageSainte-Marie’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school10 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 10 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Marie?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Weather

In Sainte-Marie, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −3°C nights

Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 81 mm. Then December: −3°C by day, −11°C at night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Beauceville forecast.

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

Council seats in Sainte-Marie are spread thin, 1,980 residents each, more than in 87% of Quebec municipalities

Jason Groleau (Conservative Party of Canada) is the MP for Beauce, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Sainte-Marie.

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

council seats7 Provincial legislatureBeauce-Nord

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Sainte-Marie’s public library is Bibliothèque Honorius-Provost

It sits 1.2 km from the centre of Sainte-Marie.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

31% of Sainte-Marie’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

People 65 and over make up 23% of the town, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Children are 18% of the town.

44median age

Sainte-MarieQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.2% of Sainte-Marie

The 2021 census counted 6,600 women and 6,540 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Sainte-Marie
	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	60%	59%	56%

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English and French31% speak both · 69% speak French but not English Ages44 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households5,500 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority

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

History

Sainte-Marie has 7 historic places on the registers, 4 in the top tier

The oldest dated place, Manoir Taschereau, goes back to 1810. Counted by designation, there are 2 municipal citations and a provincial or municipal listing. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 11% of homes, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

7historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations4

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings3

Among them

1810

oldest construction date on the record

11%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Sainte-Marie	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	11%	21%	18%

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On the registers7 historic places inside the town Highest designations4 top designations · Church of Sainte-Marie Older homes11% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Sainte-Marie 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

Maison J.-A.-Vachon and 6 more in and around Sainte-Marie

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

All attractions →

National historic siteMaison J.-A.-Vachonin town MuseumMuseumLe Forgeron D'Or - Jewellery Making Économuséein town MuseumMuseumMusée De L'Aviation (Site De La Maison Dupuis)in town Theme parkTheme parkWoodooli Parc300 m outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumMusée ferroviaire de Beauce3 km outside town, to the southeast Heritage railwayHeritage railwayLocomotive CN 463 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Photo credits (1)

Maison J.-A.-Vachon: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Marie

15pages on Sainte-Marie

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 38 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools10 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteA65% 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 44 History7 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Sainte-Marie

26 notable people were born in Sainte-Marie.

See all 26 →

Thomas ChabotCanadian ice hockey player · born 1997

Marius BarbeauCanadian ethnographer and folklorist · 1883–1969

Elzéar-Alexandre TaschereauCatholic cardinal · 1820–1898

Nycole TurmelCanadian politician · born 1942

Henri Elzéar Taschereau4th Chief Justice of Canada · 1836–1911

Jonathan FerlandCanadian ice hockey player · born 1983

Photo credits

Thomas Chabot: All-Pro Reels, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Marius Barbeau: Jules Alexandre Castonguay (1877-1972), Public domain · Elzéar-Alexandre Taschereau: Unknown author, Public domain · Nycole Turmel: Martin Bérubé, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Henri Elzéar Taschereau: William James Topley, Public domain · Jonathan Ferland: Alex Micheu Photography from VILLACH, Austria, CC BY-SA 2.0

Sainte-Marie’s neighbours

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

Saint-ElzéarScottSaint-BernardSainte-MargueriteVallée-JonctionSainte-HénédineSainte-Marie

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Marie	13,873	—	A⁺	B⁺	A	A
Saint-Elzéar	2,842	6	A⁺	A	A	A⁻
Scott	2,938	7.4	A⁺	B⁺	A	A⁻
Saint-Bernard	2,680	11	A⁺	A⁻	A	A⁻
Sainte-Marguerite	1,297	11	—	A⁻	A	A⁻
Vallée-Jonction	2,042	11	—	A	A	A⁻
Sainte-Hénédine	1,550	14	—	A	A	A⁻

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

Questions about Sainte-Marie

Do people in Sainte-Marie speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 68.9% know French alone, and 31% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Marie?

Mostly 58% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 31% have just one.

Has Sainte-Marie grown?

No: the census counted 13,565 in 2016 and 13,134 in 2021, 3.2% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 13,873.

About Sainte-Marie

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Sainte-Marie 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: 13,873 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Nouvelle-Beauce
Census subdivision: 2426030

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).