Living in Saint-Amable

In Saint-Amable, unemployment is 5.1% (2021).

Saint-Amable's population was 13,564 at the end of 2022. An unemployment rate of 5.09% was measured at the end of 2021. Foreign residents numbered 825 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2427 sources

Population13,564people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary3,072EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent852.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate5.09%country median 8.4% — 39% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,641incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.51µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 90% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Saint-Amable?

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Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 13.5% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

No city-level rent figure is published for Saint-Amable. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁸Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	13.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Dwellings	5,190 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Main residence dwellings	5,105 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Saint-Amable a good place to live?

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Remote worker56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 46–66%

Skilled employee61%strong on work, weak on education · range 52–70%

Student41%strong on cost, weak on education · range 30–52%

Family57%strong on family, weak on education · range 46–68%

Retirement57%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 44–70%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Saint-Amable?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.

City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions.

Median gross salary: 3,072 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁴
Median gross salary (regional): 2,484 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Amable?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 5.09 % · Statistics Canada¹⁵

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Saint-Amable is 5.1%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Saint-Amable 5.1%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	72.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary	3,072 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,484 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁸Official
Unemployment rate	5.09 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official

What does a salary buy in Saint-Amable?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,481of €2,408 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€2,408
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €853
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,481

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Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Saint-Amable. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

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Safety

How safe is Saint-Amable?

Police recorded 3,641 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁷

Recorded crime across major citiesSaint-Amable highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,641 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁷Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Saint-Amable's nearest airport was YHU, 17 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁵Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	17 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YHU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁶Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Saint-Amable. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saint-Amable?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.51 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56.5WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Saint-Amable is 6.5 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Saint-Amable 6.5

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.51 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 9.92 · Feb 16.41 · Mar 23.69 · Apr 27.67 · May 32.13 · Jun 32.33 · Jul 33.51 · Aug 33.12 · Sep 33.68 · Oct 27.46 · Nov 21.4 · Dec 18.28 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -40.39 · Feb -36.38 · Mar -32.27 · Apr -13.27 · May -3.14 · Jun 2.4 · Jul 8.11 · Aug 7.08 · Sep -0.23 · Oct -5.2 · Nov -20.02 · Dec -35.44 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -10.63 · Feb -9.11 · Mar -3 · Apr 5.19 · May 12.87 · Jun 18.09 · Jul 21.07 · Aug 20.25 · Sep 16.13 · Oct 8.56 · Nov 1.5 · Dec -6.1 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁴Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The city covered 36.8 km² at the end of 2021. The household count for Saint-Amable was 5,105 at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the median age reached 36.4 years.

How many people live in Saint-Amable?

The published population was 13,564 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹¹

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport93.9%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	36.77 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	36.77 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Foreign-resident share	6.19 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	825 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	362.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Population	13,564 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹¹Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

7,013

9,358

11,704

14,049

13,56420012005200920152022

Population rose 80.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 7,498 to 13,564.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	6.2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Households	5,105 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	76.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	36.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

Alternatives for people set on Saint-Amable

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville as a Saint-Amable alternative in the same region

14 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,630 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs €3,072 Saint-Amable+51%
Median gross pay, region: €3,513 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs €2,484 Saint-Amable+41%
Foreign residents: 10.3% Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs 6.2% Saint-Amable+67%
Residents: 27,157 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs 13,564 Saint-Amable+100%
Unemployment: 4.8% Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs 5.1% Saint-Amable−5%
Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs 6.5 µg/m³ Saint-Amable+5%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,641 Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville vs 3,641 Saint-Amablesame level

Full comparison More about Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

St. Albert as a Saint-Amable alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 2991 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Median gross pay, city: €4,630 St. Albert vs €3,072 Saint-Amable+51%
Foreign residents: 12.5% St. Albert vs 6.2% Saint-Amable+102%
Median gross pay, region: €3,420 St. Albert vs €2,484 Saint-Amable+38%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 7,390 St. Albert vs 3,641 Saint-Amableno percentage

Full comparison More about St. Albert

Cities near Saint-Amable

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Sainte-Julie 7.9 km away

Salary: 4,085 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Varennes 11.5 km away

Salary: 3,813 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Beloeil 12.1 km away

Salary: 3,622 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Mont-Saint-Hilaire 12.9 km away

Salary: 4,330 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Boucherville 12.9 km away

Salary: 4,575 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 13.5 km away

Salary: 4,630 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

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Whistler13,537 residents Sainte-Marie13,523 residents Thompson13,707 residents Terrace13,384 residents Warman13,771 residents Dawson Creek13,220 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Saint-Amable?

The published population was 13,564 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Amable?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.5 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Saint-Amable?

What is the typical salary in Saint-Amable?

The median gross salary is about 3,072 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Amable?

The unemployment rate is about 5.1 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Amable?

The median gross salary is 2,484 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Saint-Amable a good place to live?

Saint-Amable may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Saint-Amable?

Sainte-Julie, Varennes, Beloeil, McMasterville, Mont-Saint-Hilaire are near Saint-Amable. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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