The name of Sainte-Luce was given in honour of Luce-Gertrude Drapeau (1794–1880), wife of the local notary, Thomas Casault, one the persons that established the seigneurie when the parish was canonized.

In 1918, the municipality of the village of Luceville was created from the territory of Sainte-Luce.

[4] The many streams that flow through the municipality are part of the drainage basin of the Estuary of St. Lawrence.

The average annual precipitation is 931.7 mm (36.68 in) with October as the wettest month.

The temperatures are highest on average in July, at around 17.9 °C (64.2 °F), and lowest in January, at around −11.3 °C (11.7 °F).