Baie-du-FebvreQuebec

It is part of Nicolet-Yamaska, a census division. A town in Quebec, home to 1,023 people.

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Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

1,023

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

50.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

56%

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 Baie-du-Febvre a good place to live?

Baie-du-Febvre’s best grade is for health (A−). It also does well on cost of living (B+). Most journeys need a car (D). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for jobs & income.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Baie-du-Febvre gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. 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⁻HealthWeakestDWalkability

What makes Baie-du-Febvre stand out

The 3 things Baie-du-Febvre does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

2% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

60% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

For the middle of Canadian towns, 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.6 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $160,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Baie-du-Febvre grades

Each subject compares Baie-du-Febvre 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Baie-du-Febvre gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →HealthBetter than most of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnB⁺Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostB⁺Open →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baie-du-Febvre.

HealthHealth A⁻

Baie-du-Febvre’s health region reports 61% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Shared with the rest of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec: health survey and life expectancy

Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.6, with women at 83.3 and men at 79.9. Measured from where Baie-du-Febvre’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 13 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

61%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Baie-du-Febvre61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.6	82.5	81.5

81.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

13 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

13 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 13 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.9 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

HousingCost of living B⁺

Most households in Baie-du-Febvre own their home: 84%, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns

Rent took 17% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$160,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Baie-du-Febvre$160,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	84%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%

$600

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$612

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters84% own their home Cost of living2.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $160,000, against the median household income Renting$600 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

A flood study covers Baie-du-Febvre: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes radon tests for Baie-du-Febvre alone, so this card uses the figure for the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Baie-du-Febvre0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

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

Low

wildfire band

4.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.13 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% 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

Baie-du-Febvre gets a B for safety

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Nicolet-Yamaska MRC

Property crime in its police area ran at 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 57 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

57Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202353

202456

202561

2023–2025	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	13.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	57	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety57 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Baie-du-Febvre’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Baie-du-Febvre safe?”

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

Climate

Winter nights in Baie-du-Febvre are colder than in 77% of Canadian towns

Some 213 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal December brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month. The most precipitation falls in July: 103 mm in a normal year.

25.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.7°C

Spring10.0°C

Summer24.7°C

Autumn12.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	213 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−16.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	25.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	948 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

213 cm

of snow a year

128

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.7°C, January lows −16.4°C Rain and snow948 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow213 cm of snow a year Weather station12 km to the station · Nicolet

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

Who lives here

Older residents shape Baie-du-Febvre: 23% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

17% speak both English and French, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

50.4median age

Baie-du-FebvreQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

47.1% of Baie-du-Febvre’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 450 and men at 505; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Baie-du-Febvre
	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	59%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	59%	56%

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages50.4 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households445 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French17% speak both · 82% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Baie-du-Febvre in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C

July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −16°C. November normally sees 75 mm of precipitation. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. December follows at −3°C by day and −10°C by night.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November5°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−14°C	195 mm
Spring	10°C	−1°C	209 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	284 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	260 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

75 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s 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 (Nicolet); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Baie-du-Febvre has a council seat for every 150 residents, fewer than 98% of municipalities in Quebec

Baie-du-Febvre is in Nicolet-Bécancour for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentLouis Plamondon council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Bibliothèque de Baie-du-Febvre is Baie-du-Febvre’s public library

It stands 2.2 km from the centre of Baie-du-Febvre.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Baie-du-Febvre has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 52 km. CPCAD lists 30 protected areas within 10 km. Just over a tenth of the town lies within a protected area. A provincial park, Yamaska National Park (Québec), lies 72 km away.

11%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Baie-du-Febvre11%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	11%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	10	4

52 km

to La Mauricie National Park

72 km

to Yamaska National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas30 protected areas within 10 km · Refuge de Nicolet Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks52 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Baie-du-Febvre is 15 km away

Young children have 2.4 km to the nearest elementary school, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École ParadisIn Baie-du-FebvreElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	15 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	2.4 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

15 km

to the nearest secondary school

2.4 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Baie-du-Febvre?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Working-age people in Baie-du-Febvre are more likely to have a job than in 93% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$62,400

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

21%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to125 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Nicolet

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

History

An older town: 51% of Baie-du-Febvre’s homes predate 1961

51%built before 1961

51%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Baie-du-Febvre	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	51%	21%	18%

Full pageBaie-du-Febvre’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes51% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Baie-du-Febvre have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Centre d'interprétation de Baie-du-Fèbvre and 9 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Baie-du-Febvre; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumCentre d'interprétation de Baie-du-Fèbvrein town

CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet15 km north

CathedralAssumption Cathedral29 km north

FortFort Richelieu31 km southwest

MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison29 km north

MuseumVillage Québécois d'Antan32 km southeast

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

Photo credits (5)

Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Richelieu: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Village Québécois d'Antan: Emmanuel Huybrechts from Laval, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Baie-du-Febvre

15pages on Baie-du-Febvre

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 57 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.6 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteB⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors11% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Baie-du-Febvre

10 notable people were born in Baie-du-Febvre.

See all 10 →

Pierre BeaubienCanadian politician · 1796–1881

Jean-Jacques MartelCanadian politician · 1927–2005

Joseph DuguayCanadian politician · 1816–1891

Antonio ÉlieCanadian politician · 1893–1968

Georges-Antoine BelcourtPriest and missionary · 1803–1874

Marc-Pascal de Sales LaterrièreCanadian politician · 1792–1872

Baie-du-Febvre’s neighbours

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

PierrevilleSaint-François-du-LacNicoletBaie-du-Febvre

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Baie-du-Febvre	1,023	—	—	B⁺	B	A⁻
Pierreville	2,154	8.4	—	B	B	B⁺
Saint-François-du-Lac	1,927	9.9	—	B	B	B⁺
Nicolet	8,737	16	A	B⁺	B	A

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

Questions about Baie-du-Febvre

Who are the people of Baie-du-Febvre?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

Do people in Baie-du-Febvre speak French?

Almost everyone does. 17% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 82.3% speak French and no English.

What kind of homes are in Baie-du-Febvre?

79% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.2 people; 34% are one person living alone.

Has Baie-du-Febvre grown?

No: the census counted 988 in 2016 and 961 in 2021, 2.7% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,023.

About Baie-du-Febvre

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Baie-du-Febvre as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

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

Population: 1,023 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Nicolet-Yamaska
Census subdivision: 2450100

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).