Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the Beauharnois-Salaberry census division. In Quebec, this town has 47,002 residents.

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Population

47,002

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

50%

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

C⁺

#1,756 of 2,556

Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield a good place to live?

Housing is expensive (C−). Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s overall C+ puts it #398 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than just over a third of Canadian towns. It lags on jobs & income as well (C). Its strongest subject is health (A). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (B+).

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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Hazard risk

What makes Salaberry-de-Valleyfield stand out

The 3 things Salaberry-de-Valleyfield does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Households renting

Housing

45% rent their home

Against 25% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 92%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$62,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Salaberry-de-Valleyfield grades

Each subject compares Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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

HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesC⁻Open →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →SafetyBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as 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 Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

HealthHealth A

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield earns an A for health

By their own account, 55% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Life expectancy in the region is 82.5 years (84.2 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024). For Salaberry-de-Valleyfield itself the measure is access: 2.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de la Montérégie.

55%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	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

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Measured against local pay, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield costs more to live in than 81% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Salaberry-de-Valleyfield metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 22% of household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

$250,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

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

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	22%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	17%	13%	18%

$1,125

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,030

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$1,125 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters55% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Hazards in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.2% of tested homes

Burn scars are few around Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.19 per $1,000 of building value, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Also worth knowing: the national flood inventory has no study of the town. Nobody publishes radon tests for Salaberry-de-Valleyfield alone, so this card uses the figure for the Monteregie health region.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.19	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.19

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

Low

wildfire band

0.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.19 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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove, about level with Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

6%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Bicycle1%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$62,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

58%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,035 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Vaudreuil-Dorion

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Salaberry-de-Valleyfield records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 130

Its police area recorded 23.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 16.7 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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 Beauharnois-Salaberry MRC.

75Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202377

202476

202573

2023–2025	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	23.9	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	130	88	86
Crime Severity Index	75	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	16.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

57%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety75 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield safe?”

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

Outdoors

Few places match Salaberry-de-Valleyfield for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Grande Plage the nearest. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 17 km from the edge of town. The 10 km around town hold 27 protected areas. 2.4 km out lies the largest, lac Saint-Louis (Rivière des Outaouais) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 1,980 ha.

8.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield8.8%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	8.8%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	22	10	4

17 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · lac Saint-Louis (Rivière des Outaouais) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks17 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Climate

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

Rain and melted snow add up to 1,047 mm a year, near Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and higher than Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 28 April to 7 October, 161 days. January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to October: 109 mm on average.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.4°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer25.6°C

Autumn14.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	170 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	147	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,047 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

170 cm

of snow a year

147

days with frost a year

161

frost-free days, 28 Apr to 7 Oct

141

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.0°C Rain and snow1,047 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow170 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · St-Anicet

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)

Weather

What November brings in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: −1°C at night, 7°C by day

July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −13°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −8°C. Expect around 10 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 81 mm of precipitation.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November7°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−11°C	210 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	294 mm
Autumn	14°C	5°C	290 mm

−1°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 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

5,220 residents per council seat in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, a higher ratio than 97% of Quebec municipalities

In the National Assembly of Québec, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield belongs to Beauharnois; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity Member of ParliamentClaude DeBellefeuille

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield public library logs 5 visits per person served, more than 77% of Quebec’s town libraries

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield public library serves 46,061 people from 2 branches.

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Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Older residents shape Salaberry-de-Valleyfield: 25% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Both official languages: 38% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

47.2median age

Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.0% of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Here the census found 21,820 women and 20,965 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield
	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	25%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	50%	59%	56%

Full pageSalaberry-de-Valleyfield’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages47.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households20,075 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants3% belong to a visible minority English and French38% speak both · 60% speak French but not English

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

Schools

3 school boards share Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

In English: one of the 32 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Taken together, Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and its 3 km edge hold 27 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.

32schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de la SourceIn Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Arthur-PigeonIn Salaberry-de-ValleyfieldSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
Institut Gault EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 32 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public31

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

0.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de la Vallée-des-Tisserands Every school32 schools within 3 km · 27 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language1 of 32 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?”

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

History

5 historic places in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, 3 of them top designations

Of the dated places, Site patrimonial de l'Entrée-Supérieure-de-l'Ancien-Canal-de-Beauharnois is the oldest, from 1842. The record has 2 municipal citations. Before 1961 is when 28% of the homes went up, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

5historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations3

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

1842

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	21%	18%

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On the registers5 historic places inside the town Highest designations3 top designations · Pont Jean-De La Lande Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 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

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile and 8 more in and around Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

What there is to see in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécilein town

MuseumPointe-du-Buisson600 m outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumMusée Yves-Abranin town MuseumMuseumMusée de société des Deux-Rivesin town MuseumMuseumMusée Des Deux-Rivesin town MuseumMuseumMoulin historique de Coteau-du-Lac1.5 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (2)

Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Pointe-du-Buisson: Pointedubuisson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

15pages on Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 75 Housing & costC⁻Homes 4 × income Property pricesSchools32 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteC55% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors8.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 History5 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

80 notable people were born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield.

See all 80 →

Jean-Luc BrassardCanadian freestyle skier · born 1972

Mélodie DaoustCanadian ice hockey player · born 1992

Paul-Émile LégerCanadian Catholic cardinal · 1904–1991

Pierre CossetteCanadian television executive producer and Broadway producer · 1923–2009

Désiré GirouardCanadian judge and politician · 1836–1911

Didier PitreCanadian ice hockey player · 1883–1934

Photo credits

Jean-Luc Brassard: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mélodie Daoust: Courtney from Vancouver, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Paul-Émile Léger: BAnQ Québec - Fonds L'Action catholique, Public domain · Pierre Cossette: Alan Light, CC BY 2.0 · Désiré Girouard: William James Topley, Public domain · Didier Pitre: Unknown author, Public domain

Salaberry-de-Valleyfield’s neighbours

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

Coteau-du-LacLes CoteauxSaint-Stanislas-de-KostkaLes CèdresSaint-Louis-de-GonzagueSaint-ZotiqueSalaberry-de-Valleyfield

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield	47,002	—	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺	A
Coteau-du-Lac	7,839	5.8	A⁻	C⁺	A	A
Les Coteaux	6,294	7.2	B⁺	C	A	A
Saint-Stanislas-de-Kostka	2,162	7.7	—	B	C⁺	A
Les Cèdres	7,145	8.3	A	B⁻	A	A⁻
Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague	2,536	8.3	B	C⁺	C⁺	A
Saint-Zotique	10,445	11	A⁻	C	A	A

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

Questions about Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Do people in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield speak French?

French is the common language here.

Who are the people of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield?

46% 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; 39% are one person living alone.

Is Salaberry-de-Valleyfield growing?

Yes: the census counted 40,745 in 2016 and 42,787 in 2021, a rise of 5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 47,002.

About Salaberry-de-Valleyfield

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Salaberry-de-Valleyfield is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 47,002 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Beauharnois-Salaberry
Census subdivision: 2470052

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).