10 reasons to live in Sainte-Julie and Varennes in 2026, taken from our neighbourhood guide

Living · Sainte-Julie and Varennes · September 14, 2026

Transit, shops, nature, schools, character and prices: ten concrete reasons to choose Sainte-Julie and Varennes, and where to read the reasons not to.

Ten reasons to live in Sainte-Julie and Varennes, taken from our neighbourhood guide and published figures: The good deals of 2026: houses above $940,000 (balanced market) and Sainte-Julie's 1980s cottages to refresh. No station or metro: exo Sainte-Julie and Varennes buses reach the Longueuil terminus (Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro) via Highway 20 with reserved lanes, and the REM in Brossard via the 30. Highway 20 leads to Boucherville and the bridge-tunnel, Highway 30 to Brossard, Sorel and Vaudreuil. Mont-Saint-Bruno national park (trails, lakes, skiing) is at Sainte-Julie's door; in Varennes, the riverside promenade, Parc de la Commune and the Varennes islands. Every reason is a sentence already published in our Living in Sainte-Julie and Varennes guide, written by a team that sells there all year; the reasons not to live there (entry price, distance, school catchment, noise) are there too.

The 10 reasons, taken from our neighbourhood guide

1. 1. The neighbourhoods. The good deals of 2026: houses above $940,000 (balanced market) and Sainte-Julie's 1980s cottages to refresh.
2. 2. Getting around. No station or metro: exo Sainte-Julie and Varennes buses reach the Longueuil terminus (Longueuil–Université-de-Sherbrooke metro) via Highway 20 with reserved lanes, and the REM in Brossard via the 30.
3. 3. Getting around. Highway 20 leads to Boucherville and the bridge-tunnel, Highway 30 to Brossard, Sorel and Vaudreuil.
4. 4. Parks, leisure and shopping. Mont-Saint-Bruno national park (trails, lakes, skiing) is at Sainte-Julie's door; in Varennes, the riverside promenade, Parc de la Commune and the Varennes islands.
5. 5. Parks, leisure and shopping. Neighbourhood parks, arenas, pools and Sainte-Julie's sports complex complete the offer.
6. 6. Schools and services. Both towns fall under the Centre de services scolaire des Patriotes and the Riverside School Board, with high schools on site.
7. 7. Schools and services. The Pierre-Boucher hospital (Longueuil) is the sector's hospital; the Sainte-Julie and Varennes CLSCs serve the towns.
8. 8. The real estate market. The market belongs to the seller below $940,000 (1.7 to 3.9 months of inventory) and is balanced above (8.3 months).
9. 9. Who Sainte-Julie and Varennes is for, and who it is not for. For families who want a planned suburb with Mont Saint-Bruno next door (Sainte-Julie) or an old riverside town with industrial jobs (Varennes), and accept the car.
10. 10. Parks, leisure and shopping. Shops are on boulevard Armand-Frappier in Sainte-Julie and on boulevard Lionel-Boulet and route Marie-Victorin in Varennes.

Every reason is a sentence from our Living in Sainte-Julie and Varennes guide, written by a team that sells there all year, and the figures are those published by the APCIQ; nothing is added to make it look good. What the city does less well is also in the guide, in the "who it does not suit" section.

And the reasons not to live there

No city suits everyone: the entry price, the distance to work, the exact school catchment of the street, the noise of a highway or a rail line, parking. The neighbourhood guide says who Sainte-Julie and Varennes suits and who it does not; our method is to say it before the visit, not after.

Buying there, selling there

Our pages house for sale in Sainte-Julie and Varennes, Centris Sainte-Julie and Varennes, average selling price of homes in Sainte-Julie and Varennes, is it a good time to sell in Sainte-Julie and Varennes and real estate broker in Sainte-Julie and Varennes complete this list. For the buyer, our services are paid by the seller's commission; for the seller, 5% all inclusive, payable only at the sale.

Frequently asked questions

One of the team’s Sainte-Julie listings, for sale right now:

• 822 Rue Jacques-Sénécal, Sainte-Julie, detached 2023 divided co-ownership, 4 bedrooms, home theatre, garage, cedar-hedged yard, $1,199,900

Its co-ownership fees are $119 a month, against a $317 median in Sainte-Julie across 105 sales in twelve months: a detached building shares no elevator, no corridors and no roof.

Our proof, not our promises

The Loaa & Manseur team, led by Lotfi Manseur and Loaa Al Daow, is the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 of large residential teams according to the official RE/MAX ranking, computed on actual transactions. Its Google profile counts more than 220 reviews with a 4.9 rating. Its offices are at 55 avenue de l'Équinoxe in Brossard, one bridge from the island, and every broker's licence can be checked in the OACIQ public register. Three things to verify yourself before calling us, and to demand of any other broker.

Also available in French: version française de ce guide.

Published September 7, 2026 by the Loaa & Manseur team, the number 1 team at RE/MAX Platine in 2024 and 2025, 6th RE/MAX team in Quebec, 15th in Canada and in the global top 50 according to the official RE/MAX ranking. Tell us about your project.