BeauharnoisQuebec
Some 15,285 people live in this town, in Quebec. Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 6%.
Is Beauharnois a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest is cost of living (D). Overall, Beauharnois earns a C: better than 31% of Canadian towns, and #415 of 499 in Quebec. Where it does best is health (A).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.
What makes Beauharnois stand out
The 3 things Beauharnois does most differently from other towns.
How Beauharnois grades
Each subject compares Beauharnois 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beauharnois.
Renting in Beauharnois eats 23% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, between Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $300,000, about level with Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and below Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Montréal metro area
Beauharnois is graded an A for health
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 55%, lower than Quebec’s towns (56%) yet higher than Canadian towns (52%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. A baby born in the region can expect 82.5 years, 84.2 for a girl and 80.8 for a boy (2022/2024). What sets Beauharnois apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 10 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de la Montérégie
Flood mapping exists for Beauharnois: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.18 per $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Beauharnois: nearly a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Little of the land around Beauharnois has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.18 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Beauharnois tops that of 68% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 28 min. Driving is how 92% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
The force covering Beauharnois records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 130
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Beauharnois-Salaberry MRC
The force’s area logs 23.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 75 over 2023–25, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 16.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 23.9 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 130 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 75 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Beauharnois has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 22, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike. A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 16 km away. Biggest among them: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 5.1 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 17% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 22 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
July in Beauharnois runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
In Beauharnois, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Beauharnois forecast. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
2,180 residents per council seat in Beauharnois, a higher ratio than 88% of Quebec municipalities
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Beauharnois is Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, and Claude DeBellefeuille (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque de Beauharnois is Beauharnois’s public library
A single building, Bibliothèque de Beauharnois, serves 15,156 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
In Beauharnois, 30% of adults live common-law
21% of residents are 65 or over, about level with Quebec’s towns (20%) and above Canadian towns (19%). Both official languages: 43% of residents, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Beauharnois’ residents are women
The 2021 census counted 6,920 women and 6,715 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
15 schools in and around Beauharnois: 13 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des ÉrablesIn BeauharnoisElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire des Patriotes-de-BeauharnoisIn BeauharnoisSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Heritage in Beauharnois: 3 historic places, all of the highest rank
The oldest dated place, Site patrimonial de l'Entrée-Inférieure-de-l'Ancien-Canal-de-Beauharnois, goes back to 1842.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Beauharnois | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 30% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Pointe-du-Buisson and 3 more in and around Beauharnois
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Beauharnois, the best known first.
MuseumPointe-du-Buissonin townMuseumMuseumMusée Nicolas-Mannyin townMuseumMuseumMusée De Sainte-Martine2.6 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteParc Historique Pointe-du-Moulin3 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Pointe-du-Buisson: Pointedubuisson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Beauharnois
Famous people from Beauharnois
16 notable people were born in Beauharnois.
Photo credits
Albert Laberge: Lapres & Lavergne, Public domain · Louis Dantin: Codex, Public domain · Étienne Dano: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Carole Lévesque: Erbvdat, CC BY 4.0
Beauharnois’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | — | C | D | C+ | A |
| Saint-Étienne-de-Beauharnois | 1,151 | 7.2 | — | B+ | C+ | A− |
| Léry | 2,817 | 7.5 | — | C | — | A |
| Pointe-des-Cascades | 1,867 | 8.1 | — | C | A | A− |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 8.8 | B− | C | C+ | A |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 8.9 | A | B | A | A |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 11 | A+ | B− | A | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Beauharnois
Who are the people of Beauharnois?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 4% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Beauharnois?
51% 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; 35% are one person living alone.
Is Beauharnois growing?
It grew from 12,884 people in 2016 to 13,638 in 2021, up 5.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 15,285.
About Beauharnois
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Beauharnois 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
- 15,285 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Beauharnois-Salaberry
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2470022
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).