YamaskaQuebec

In Quebec, this town has 1,815 residents. It is part of Pierre-De Saurel, a census division.

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Photo: Fralambert · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

1,815

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

48%

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 Yamaska a good place to live?

People here tend to be in good health (A−). Its weakest is walkability (C). A median home here was worth $200,000 at the census, or 3.2 times what the middle household earns in a year. Jobs and pay trail most towns (C).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Yamaska is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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⁻Health

How Yamaska grades

Each subject compares Yamaska 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

Yamaska is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesA⁻Open →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻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 →

What makes Yamaska stand out

The 3 things Yamaska does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

57% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Yamaska.

HealthHealth A⁻

Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Yamaska’s health region

55%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. For Yamaska itself the measure is access, and it lags: 13 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Yamaska55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Yamaska	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

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageYamaska’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 13 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de la Montérégie, not by town

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Yamaska is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon around Yamaska is ordinary for Canada: 8.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Figures for radon tests are published for the Monteregie health region as a whole, not for Yamaska alone.

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

Yamaska8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Yamaska	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%

$0.14

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

Low

wildfire band

12 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageYamaska’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.14 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline 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 Yamaska travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	29 min	27 min	26 min

$61,200

median household income, 2020

14%

worked from home, May 2021

12%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageYamaska’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment3.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to240 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sorel-Tracy

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

Outdoors

Yamaska has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

12%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 20, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 61 km away. A provincial park, Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), lies 55 km away. Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area (4,676 ha) is the biggest, 1.8 km from town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Yamaska12%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	12%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	10	4

61 km

to La Mauricie National Park

55 km

to Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageYamaska’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas68 protected areas within 10 km · Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks61 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Yamaska than on 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

26.0°CJuly afternoons

Snow peaks in December: 49 cm in a normal year. The most precipitation falls in August: 114 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 202 cm of snow, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 136 frost-free days, from 12 May to 27 September.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.5°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn13.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Yamaska	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

202 cm

of snow a year

136

frost-free days, 12 May to 27 Sep

145

days with precipitation a year

Full pageYamaska’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.0°C, January lows −14.8°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Fleury

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

Who lives here

An older town: 27% of people in Yamaska are 65 or over, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

49.2median age

Children under 15 make up 15%, below Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Both official languages: nearly a quarter of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

YamaskaQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree30%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

48.9% of Yamaska’s residents are women

Here the census found 890 men and 850 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Yamaska
	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	27%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	30%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	59%	56%

Full pageYamaska’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages49.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households795 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants2% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French24% speak both · 76% speak French but not English

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

SafetySafety B

Yamaska earns a B for safety

59Crime Severity Index

Violent incidents in its police area came to 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 16.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Yamaska 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 Pierre-De Saurel MRC.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202459

202556

2023–2025	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.9	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.2	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

47%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageYamaska’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety59 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Yamaska’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Yamaska safe?”

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

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Yamaska, nights around −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

November normally sees 90 mm of precipitation. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −9°C nights. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −15°C. ECCC’s forecast for Sorel-Tracy is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November6°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

90 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageYamaska’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Yamaska’s mayor: François Martin

Yamaska is in Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel—Alnôbak, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Louis Plamondon of the Bloc Québécois.

Full pageYamaska’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

council seats6 Provincial legislatureRichelieu

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Yamaska’s public library is Bibliothèque de Yamaska

It stands 0.5 km from the centre of Yamaska.

Full pageYamaska’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Yamaska: 10% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$200,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 75% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and close to Canadian towns (74%).

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

Yamaska$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$200,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$632

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$675

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageYamaska’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Renting$632 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters75% 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.

Schools

Yamaska’s teenagers travel 14 km to the nearest high school

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Monseigneur-BrunaultIn YamaskaElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	14 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

14 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageYamaska’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Yamaska?”

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

An older town: 38% of Yamaska’s homes predate 1961

1historic place

On the registers, the town counts 1 historic place.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Calvaire Albert-Mondoux 1838

1838

oldest construction date on the record

38%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Yamaska	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	38%	21%	18%

Full pageYamaska’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes38% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Yamaska have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Yamaska

15pages on Yamaska

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 59 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteC57% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors12% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Fort Richelieu and 5 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Yamaska; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

FortFort Richelieu16 km west

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet35 km northeast

MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan36 km east

MuseumGovernors' Cottage15 km west

National historic siteCuthbert Chapel22 km west

MuseumMoulin seigneurial de Pointe-du-Lac37 km north

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

Photo credits (6)

Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Governors' Cottage: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cuthbert Chapel: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moulin seigneurial de Pointe-du-Lac: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Yamaska

6 notable people were born in Yamaska.

See all 6 →

Armand MondouCanadian ice hockey player · 1905–1976

Alexis BonamiCanadian fur trader · 1796–1890

Léonard Godefroy de TonnancourCanadian politician · 1793–1867

Marie-Joseph Godefroy de TonnancourCanadian politician · 1786–1850

Michel FourquinCanadian politician · 1791–1861

Xavier WatsoAbenaki teacher, content creator, and activist · born 1984

About Yamaska

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Yamaska 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: 1,815 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Pierre-De Saurel
Census subdivision: 2453072

Yamaska’s neighbours

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

Saint-RobertSaint-François-du-LacSainte-Anne-de-SorelPierrevilleSainte-Victoire-de-SorelSorel-TracyYamaska

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Yamaska	1,815	—	—	B⁻	B	A⁻
Saint-Robert	1,846	4.7	—	A	B	A
Saint-François-du-Lac	1,927	9.8	—	B	B	B⁺
Sainte-Anne-de-Sorel	2,770	11	A	A⁻	B	A
Pierreville	2,154	11	—	B	B	B⁺
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel	2,599	14	A⁻	B⁺	B	A
Sorel-Tracy	36,537	16	B	C⁺	B	A

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

Questions about Yamaska

Do people in Yamaska speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Yamaska?

Single-detached houses make up 80% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Has Yamaska grown?

Yes: the census counted 1,687 in 2016 and 1,736 in 2021, a rise of 2.9%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,815.

Is Yamaska a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 49.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 27% are 65 or over.

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).