Limogesin The Nation / La Nation, Ontario

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,299 of 2,556

Home to 15,122 people, this town lies in Ontario. Its census division is Prescott and Russell.

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Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

15,122

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.8

years · Ontario’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

53%

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 Limoges a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its strongest subject is schools (A−). Taken together, its subjects give Limoges a B− overall, better than 51% of Canadian towns. It ranks #496 of 858 in Ontario. At $400,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.8 times local household income. The weak point is health (C).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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⁻Schools

How Limoges grades

Each subject compares Limoges 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

SchoolsAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesCOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsB⁺Open →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highCOpen →WalkabilityMost errands need a carCOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Limoges stand out

The 3 things Limoges does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

69% speak English and French

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

68% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Limoges.

SchoolsSchools A⁻

Around Limoges, 11 schools of 12 teach in French

12schools within 3 kmA⁻Schools Grade

Of its 10 tested schools, 4 sit in the top two fifths in Ontario and 3 in the bottom two. Catholic schools make up 8 of 12, above the 34% in Ontario. 3,365 students attend the 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school in or within 3 km of Limoges.

School	Level	Students	System
Cambridge Public School Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	535	English public
École secondaire catholique de Casselman FrenchLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	620	French Catholic
École élémentaire catholique Saint-Viateur FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	390	French Catholic

See all 12 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French Catholic8

French public3

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Nearest elementary school	4 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	3	4	3
Nearest secondary school	4.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3,365

students at the schools within 3 km, 2024-25

4.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

4 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageLimoges’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language11 of 12 teach in French · 10% of schools in Ontario Every school12 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 alternative or adult school Results4 of 10 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Ontario The boardsCSDC de l'Est ontarien Questions“What schools are there in Limoges?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25

HealthHealth C

Residents of Limoges live 27 km from the nearest hospital on average

49%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Smokers make up 14% of the region’s adults, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Ontario, 49% against 51%. A baby born in the region can expect 81.0 years, 83.0 for a girl and 78.9 for a boy (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Limoges49%

Ontario’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Smokers	14%	10%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	17%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.0	82.8	81.5
Very good or excellent health	49%	51%	52%

81.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

27 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLimoges’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care27 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.2 km away on average Health survey49% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.0, men 78.9 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the The Eastern Ontario Health Unit)

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Commuters in Limoges travel further than in Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk3%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Average trip	32 min	29 min	26 min

$105,000

median household income, 2020

28%

worked from home, May 2021

15%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLimoges’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,610 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ottawa

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living C

Only 13% of households in Limoges spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$400,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

83% of households own their home, higher than both Ontario’s towns (76%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took nearly a fifth of household income, below Ontario’s towns (22%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

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

Limoges$400,000

Ontario$695,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	22%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$400,000	$695,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	83%	76%	74%
Rent as a share of income	19%	22%	20%

$1,692

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,420

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageLimoges’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Renting$1,692 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters83% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Limoges: January lows of −16.5°C, colder than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns

26.2°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 59 cm of snow, the most of any month. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, above both Ontario’s towns (139) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 26 May to 22 September, 119 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 97 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Snowfall a year	232 cm	146 cm	141 cm
January night low	−16.5°C	−9.1°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	139	159
July afternoon high	26.2°C	26.7°C	25.5°C

232 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

119

frost-free days, 26 May to 22 Sep

118

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLimoges’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.2°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow930 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow232 cm of snow a year Weather station41 km to the station · Angers

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Limoges is on Canada’s flood inventory: 3 listed, led by South Nation Conservation

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Seismic risk runs high: $0.20 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. About as many homes carry radon around Limoges as elsewhere, 6.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Limoges6.1%

Ontario’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.20	$0.043	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	6.1%	4%	6.6%

$0.20

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

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageLimoges’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood3 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.1% 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

SafetySafety B

Limoges earns a B for safety

54Crime Severity Index

For violence alone the index was 62, below Ontario’s towns (76) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Property crime runs at 25 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202353

202459

202550

2023–2025	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	62	76	86
Property crime per 1,000	25	30.5	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

37%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLimoges’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety54 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Limoges’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Limoges safe?”

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

Who lives here

Children make up 19% of Limoges, above Ontario’s towns and Canadian towns

40.8median age

Over-65s are 15% of the population. Visible minorities make up 3.7% of the population, below both Ontario’s towns (26%) and Canadian towns (15%).

LimogesOntarioCanada

OntarioCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

49.3% of Limoges’ residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 6,575 women and 6,775 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Limoges
	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Under 15	19%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	65%	64%
65+	15%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	56%	56%

Full pageLimoges’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.8 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households5,105 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants4% belong to a visible minority English and French69% speak both · 10% speak French but not English

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

Weather

A normal November in Limoges runs from −4°C to 5°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

In November, the normal is 74 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −11°C. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C).

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	192 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	222 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	264 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	251 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

74 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLimoges’ 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 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Limoges in Ottawa as MP for Prescott—Russell—Cumberland

For local government, Limoges falls under The Nation / La Nation, a municipality.

Turnout	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Municipal election, 2022	40%	31%	31%

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureGlengarry—Prescott—Russell

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Fewer visits per person served than 86% of Ontario’s town libraries: The Nation Public Library counts 1.8

The 13,350 people The Nation Public Library serves have 3 branches to choose from.

Full pageLimoges’ library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Limoges borders Alfred Bog Provincial Park

3.1%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is Thousand Islands National Park, 83 km away. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. 5.7% of the town lies within a protected area.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Limoges3.1%

Ontario’s towns2.3%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Limoges	Ontario	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	3.1%	2.3%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	4	4

83 km

to Thousand Islands National Park

At the edge

to Alfred Bog Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageLimoges’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas31 protected areas within 10 km · Alfred Bog Provincial Park National & provincial parks83 km to a national park · Thousand Islands National Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Limoges

15pages on Limoges

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 54 Housing & costCHomes 3.8 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁻12 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 81 in its region Work & commuteB⁺68% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Calypso Park and 6 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Limoges; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Theme parkCalypso Parkin town

MuseumGlengarry Pioneer Museum2.4 km outside town, to the east

MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park28 km northwest

ZooPapanack Park Zoo24 km north

National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary36 km north

Historic houseManoir Papineau36 km north

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

Photo credits (6)

Calypso Park: P199, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Glengarry Pioneer Museum: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Granary: Rodjameswilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manoir Papineau: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Limoges

7 notable people were born in Limoges.

See all 7 →

Royal GalipeauCanadian politician · 1947–2018

Francis WathierCanadian ice hockey player · born 1984

Arthur H. TaylorAmerican politician · 1852–1922

James Albert CrossCanadian politician · 1876–1952

Christiane OuimetCanadian civil servant · born 1953

Philip DowningAmerican politician · 1871–1961

Photo credits

Royal Galipeau: Fingerbarrel, CC BY 3.0 · Francis Wathier: Ross Bonander, CC BY 2.0 · Arthur H. Taylor: "The Evansville Courier" (Evansville, IN)., Public domain · James Albert Cross: Unknown author, Public domain

About Limoges

Town in Ontario

TownRatings counts Limoges as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Ontario; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 15,122 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Ontario
Census division: Prescott and Russell
Census subdivision: 3502025

Limoges’ neighbours

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

CasselmanNorth StormontEmbrunVarsLimoges

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Limoges	15,122	—	B⁻	C	B	C
Casselman	4,535	4.3	B⁺	C⁺	B⁺	C⁻
North Stormont	7,946	16	C⁺	C⁺	A	C
Embrun	23,655	17	A⁻	C	A⁺	C
Vars	2,767	18	A	C	A⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Limoges

Do people in Limoges speak French?

69% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 10.1% speak French but not English.

Who are the people of Limoges?

Visible minorities are 4% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 4%.

What kind of homes are in Limoges?

A household averages 2.6 people; 21% are one person living alone.

Has Limoges grown?

It grew from 12,808 people in 2016 to 13,350 in 2021, up 4.2%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 15,122.

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).