Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéQuebec

1,009 people live in this town in Quebec. It is part of Le Rocher-Percé, a census division.

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Population

1,009

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

56.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

44%

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-Thérèse-de-Gaspé a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+). It is strong on jobs & income as well (A−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for safety and B− for walkability.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 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.

StrongestA⁺Cost of living A⁻Jobs & income

What makes Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé stand out

The 3 things Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A+.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé grades

Each subject compares Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workA⁻Open →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesB⁻Open →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Renting in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé costs 11% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Households that own their home make up 79%.

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	0%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	11%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	79%	70%	74%

$400

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$536

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$400 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters79% 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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Trips to work from Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

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

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	17 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$65,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

43%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.6% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to75 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Chandler

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.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé: July afternoons reach 23.5°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to October: 130 mm on average. Some 385 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. January nights in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé drop to −16.7°C on average. A normal January brings 80 cm of snow, the most of any month.

23.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.1°C

Spring6.9°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn11.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	385 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	23.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	200	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,161 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

385 cm

of snow a year

200

days with frost a year

104

frost-free days, 4 Jun to 17 Sep

123

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −16.7°C Rain and snow1,161 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow385 cm of snow a year Weather station39 km to the station · Gaspé

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

HealthHealth C

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s health region counts 18% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Measured across the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine: health survey and life expectancy

By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, near Quebec’s towns (56%) and higher than Canadian towns (52%). Across the region, life runs to 79.9 years on average: women 81.6, men 78.2, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé, further than the usual 3.7 km.

56%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	18%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care20 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 78.2 Conditions and habits18% 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

25% of homes tested in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s area are above the radon guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé25%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.015	$0.14	$0.030

$0.015

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

Low

wildfire band

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Radon25% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.015 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region

Who lives here

More of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 9.2%

Both official languages: 13% of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

56.4median age

Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

31%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree36%

Postsecondary qualification44%

Women and men · all residents

49.2% of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 480 were women and 495 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé
	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	11%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	31%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	36%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	44%	59%	56%

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Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority Ages56.4 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households475 households · 2.1 people per household English and French13% speak both · 86% speak French but not English

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

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 135

Violent incidents in its police area came to 23.9 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 10 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from Rocher-Percé MRC.

69Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202477

202570

2023–2025	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	23.9	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	135	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	10	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	69	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

69%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety69 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé safe?”

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

Weather

What November brings in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé: −4°C at night, 4°C by day

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Chandler. November usually brings some 32 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −11°C. In November, the normal is 105 mm of rain and snow.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November4°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−15°C	281 mm
Spring	7°C	−4°C	284 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	270 mm
Autumn	11°C	1°C	326 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

105 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 (Gaspé); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Roberto Blondin heads the council of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé as mayor

For the National Assembly of Québec, Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé votes in Gaspé; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.

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Member of ParliamentAlexis Deschênes council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

No public library stands in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé: the closest, Bibliothèque municipale de Grande-Rivière, is 5.2 km away

The next is Bibliothèque De Val-D'Espoir (Perce) (Percé), 9.4 km away.

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Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s teenagers travel 5.3 km to the nearest high school

Young children have 3.5 km to the nearest elementary school, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Bon-PasteurIn Sainte-Thérèse-de-GaspéElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	5.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

5.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.5 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé?”

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.

Outdoors

A national park 37 km from Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé: Forillon National Park

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. Grande-Rivière Ecological Reserve (18,400 ha) is the biggest, 5.7 km from town.

3.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé3.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	10	4

37 km

to Forillon National Park

17 km

to Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas5 protected areas within 10 km · Grande-Rivière Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks37 km to a national park · Forillon National Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

15pages on Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 69 Housing & costA⁺Homes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteA⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

3 notable people were born in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé.

See all 3 →

Guy LelièvreCanadian politician · 1952–2021

Gaétan LelièvreCanadian politician · born 1962

Francine LelièvreCanadian historian · born 1953

Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé’s neighbours

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

Grande-RivièrePercéSainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé	1,009	—	—	A⁺	C⁺	C
Grande-Rivière	3,318	7.4	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺	C⁺
Percé	3,137	17	C⁻	A⁻	C⁺	C

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

Questions about Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Who are the people of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé?

0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 9% have an Indigenous identity and 0% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé?

94% 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 2.1 people; 31% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé?

The median resident is 56.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 11% are under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.

Do people in Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé speak French?

Almost everyone does. 13% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 85.7% speak French and no English.

About Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Sainte-Thérèse-de-Gaspé as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population: 1,009 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Rocher-Percé
Census subdivision: 2402010

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).