Sainte-MartheQuebec
1,065 people call this town in Quebec home. Its census division is Vaudreuil-Soulanges.
Is Sainte-Marthe a good place to live?
Sainte-Marthe’s strongest subject is safety (A). Health is another plus (B+). The typical owner put their home at $324,000 in 2021: 3.8 years of the median household’s income. It is hard to get around without a car (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Marthe gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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.
What makes Sainte-Marthe stand out
The 3 things Sainte-Marthe does most differently from other towns.
How Sainte-Marthe grades
Each subject compares Sainte-Marthe with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Marthe gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Marthe.
The police who cover Sainte-Marthe record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 39
Its police area recorded 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.4 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC
Around Sainte-Marthe, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Montérégie
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Sainte-Marthe’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 21 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sainte-Marthe | 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
Commuters in Sainte-Marthe travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Sainte-Marthe stands on hazards
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.14 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Sainte-Marthe’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $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 · Radon tests published for the Monteregie health region, not by town
Wet weather: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Marthe, more than on 88% of Canadian towns
Snow totals 218 cm over the year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal January brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month. Gardeners get 143 frost-free days, from 12 May to 3 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
Sainte-Marthe is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent took 17% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Expect November days around 5°C in Sainte-Marthe, nights around −2°C
November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. Expect about 93 mm of rain and snow over November. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −15°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
A small constituency per seat: 150 residents in Sainte-Marthe, fewer than in 95% of Quebec municipalities
Soulanges is the riding Sainte-Marthe 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
Sainte-Marthe has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Clet, 6.2 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque municipale de Rigaud (Rigaud), 9.3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More people in Sainte-Marthe speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 53%
The 65-and-over age group makes up just over a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.5% of Sainte-Marthe’s residents are women
Here the census found 480 women and 530 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
21 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Sainte-Marthe
A provincial park, Voyageur Provincial Park, lies 12 km away. National parks are all over 100 km off. For walks, the Les sentiers de l'escapade runs within 2 km. The largest named area nearby is Lac des Deux Montagnes (Hudson) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 865 ha, 6.0 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest high school to Sainte-Marthe is 9.1 km away
An elementary school stands 2.5 km from the centre, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École du Val-des-PrésIn Sainte-MartheElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 9.1 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.5 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
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.
An older town: 42% of Sainte-Marthe’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Sainte-Marthe | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 42% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Ski Mont Rigaud and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Sainte-Marthe; with it, the best known within 40 km.
ZooEcomuseum Zoo27 km northeast · 144K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile19 km southeast
FortFort Senneville24 km northeast
Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks21 km northwest
MuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges19 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Raymond Marcaida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Sainte-Marthe
Famous people from Sainte-Marthe
5 notable people were born in Sainte-Marthe.
Sainte-Marthe’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | — | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | 6.9 | — | C | A | A− |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 7.9 | — | — | A | B+ |
| Rigaud | 8,187 | 9.2 | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Saint-Lazare | 22,895 | 9.5 | A | B | A | A− |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 11 | A− | B− | A | A− |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 12 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Sainte-Marthe
Do people in Sainte-Marthe speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 42.6% know French alone, and 53% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Who are the people of Sainte-Marthe?
At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Sainte-Marthe?
97% 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; 23% are one person living alone.
Is Sainte-Marthe growing?
It lost people: 1,097 in 2016, 1,014 in 2021, 7.6% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,065.
About Sainte-Marthe
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Sainte-Marthe as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,065 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Census subdivision
- 2471110
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).