Living in Saint-Apollinaire

In Saint-Apollinaire, tenants pay an average rent of €529 a month (2025) and unemployment is 3.4% (2021).

The population of Saint-Apollinaire totalled 8,136 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Saint-Apollinaire reached 3.44%. Saint-Apollinaire was home to 155 foreign residents at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1024 sources

Population8,136people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary2,985EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · Statistics Canada

Average rent528.9EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate3.44%country median 8.4% — 59% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,493incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean7.18µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than any other Canadian city that publishes it and less recorded crime than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

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Housing and cost

For Saint-Apollinaire, 8.8% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing at the end of 2021.

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 internet³Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan¹⁰Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	8.8 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Dwellings	3,449 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹²Official
Main residence dwellings	3,307 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	494 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023⁴Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	528.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision²Official

Is Saint-Apollinaire a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%

Skilled employee65%strong on work, weak on education · range 56–74%

Student63%strong on cost, weak on education · range 52–74%

Family66%strong on family, weak on education · range 55–77%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Work and income

What is the typical salary in Saint-Apollinaire?

The median gross salary is about 2,985 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: 2,985 EUR/month · Statistics Canada¹⁶
Median gross salary (regional): 2,571 EUR/month · 2026-09-17 · www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰

What is the unemployment rate in Saint-Apollinaire?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 3.44 % · Statistics Canada¹⁷

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Saint-Apollinaire is 3.4%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Saint-Apollinaire 3.4%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	73.5 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median gross salary	2,985 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,571 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca²⁰Official
Unemployment rate	3.44 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁷Official

What does a salary buy in Saint-Apollinaire?

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

Left over each month€1,747of €2,350 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.	€2,350
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €529
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	€1,747

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Saint-Apollinaire. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is Saint-Apollinaire?

Police recorded 3,493 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, 2025⁹

Recorded crime across major citiesSaint-Apollinaire 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	3,493 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁹Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Saint-Apollinaire's nearest airport was YQB, 22 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	22 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Saint-Apollinaire?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 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: 7.18 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁵

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

PM2.57.2WHO 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-Apollinaire is 7.2 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Saint-Apollinaire 7.2

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	7.18 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁵Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 6.83 · Feb 4.41 · Mar 20.74 · Apr 24.2 · May 28.35 · Jun 30.33 · Jul 30.71 · Aug 29.15 · Sep 28.66 · Oct 24.88 · Nov 19.17 · Dec 12.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -40.5 · Feb -40.56 · Mar -32.2 · Apr -17.81 · May -3.76 · Jun 1.46 · Jul 6.56 · Aug 5.73 · Sep -1.23 · Oct -7.21 · Nov -19.37 · Dec -31.54 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -12.48 · Feb -10.94 · Mar -5.38 · Apr 3.35 · May 11.12 · Jun 16.4 · Jul 19.31 · Aug 18.27 · Sep 14.23 · Oct 6.97 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -7.89 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The city covered 96.8 km² at the end of 2021. Households in Saint-Apollinaire numbered 3,310 at the end of 2021. The population's median age was 36.4 years at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Saint-Apollinaire?

The published population was 8,136 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹³

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Area	96.83 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
City area	96.83 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	1.98 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Foreign residents	155 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Population density	82.3 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁸Official
Population	8,136 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

3,724

5,304

6,883

8,463

8,13620012005200920152022

Population rose 100.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 4,051 to 8,136.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	2 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official
Households	3,310 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Labour force participation rate	76.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Median age	36.4 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁹Official

Alternatives for people set on Saint-Apollinaire

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-Augustin-de-Desmaures as a Saint-Apollinaire alternative in the same region

15 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

Median gross pay, city: €4,248 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs €2,985 Saint-Apollinaire+42%
Unemployment: 5.3% Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs 3.4% Saint-Apollinaire+53%
Residents: 20,287 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs 8,136 Saint-Apollinaire+149%
Foreign residents: 3.3% Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs 2.0% Saint-Apollinaire+68%
Median gross pay, region: €3,224 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs €2,571 Saint-Apollinaire+25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 3,493 Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs 3,493 Saint-Apollinairesame level
Annual PM2.5: 7.2 µg/m³ Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures vs 7.2 µg/m³ Saint-Apollinairesame level

Full comparison More about Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Aurora as a Saint-Apollinaire alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 686 km, better on 3 of 3 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 2.0% Saint-Apollinaire+1757%
Median gross pay, city: €4,357 Aurora vs €2,985 Saint-Apollinaire+46%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,571 Saint-Apollinaire+20%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,493 Saint-Apollinaireno percentage

Full comparison More about Aurora

Cities near Saint-Apollinaire

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

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 14.7 km away

Salary: 4,248 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

L'Ancienne-Lorette 23.4 km away

Salary: 3,568 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Saint-Apollinaire, nearest in population first.

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Napanee8,173 residents Shediac8,182 residents Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,080 residents Trail8,207 residents Kirkland Lake8,229 residents Bluewater8,034 residents

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Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Is Saint-Apollinaire part of Québec?

Saint-Apollinaire is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Québec city profile

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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-Apollinaire?

The published population was 8,136 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Saint-Apollinaire?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 7.2 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-Apollinaire?

What is the typical salary in Saint-Apollinaire?

The median gross salary is about 2,985 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-Apollinaire?

The unemployment rate is about 3.4 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Saint-Apollinaire?

The median gross salary is 2,571 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

Is Saint-Apollinaire a good place to live?

Saint-Apollinaire 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.

Is Saint-Apollinaire part of Québec?

Saint-Apollinaire is in the published commuting zone of Québec; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Saint-Apollinaire?

Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, Donnacona, L'Ancienne-Lorette are near Saint-Apollinaire. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Saint-Apollinaire, Canada: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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