ChambordQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the Le Domaine-du-Roy census division. Some 1,800 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Population

1,800

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

55%

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 Chambord a good place to live?

Chambord’s best grade is for health (A). Buying a home costs less than in most towns (B+). Where it falls short is walkability (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.

Chambord is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

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.

StrongestAHealth

What makes Chambord stand out

The 3 things Chambord does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

3% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

52% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

30% are 65 or over

The median of Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

How Chambord grades

Each subject compares Chambord 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

Chambord is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: 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 Chambord.

HealthHealth A

Chambord’s health region reports 66% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Smoking takes in 11% of adults, age-standardised, below both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, life runs to 81.8 years on average: women 83.2, men 80.4, in 2022/2024. Measured from where Chambord’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, Chambord included.

66%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Chambord66%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	66%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.8	82.5	81.5

81.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

12 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

15 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageChambord’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey66% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care12 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 15 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 80.4 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Climate

Chambord has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.8°C

Snow peaks in December: 55 cm in a normal year. Frosty days number 187 in a normal year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Between the last spring frost, 17 May, and the first in autumn, 2 October, lie 137 days. July afternoons in Chambord average 23.7°C.

23.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.2°C

Spring7.3°C

Summer22.6°C

Autumn9.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	23.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	271 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−20.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	187	161	159

271 cm

of snow a year

187

days with frost a year

137

frost-free days, 17 May to 2 Oct

124

days with precipitation a year

Full pageChambord’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.7°C, January lows −20.8°C Rain and snow911 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow271 cm of snow a year Weather station20 km to the station · Roberval

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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Renting in Chambord costs 15% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 75% of households.

$200,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Chambord$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$548

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$810

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageChambord’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$548 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters75% 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.

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Chambord records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 114

Measured across Domaine-du-Roy MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

73Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202367

202478

202575

2023–2025	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	19.7	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	114	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	18.4	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	73	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

59%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageChambord’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety73 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Chambord’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Chambord safe?”

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

Who lives here

16% of Chambord’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.1% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Immigrants make up 0.6% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

54median age

ChambordQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification55%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.3% of Chambord

Of the 2021 count, 845 were women and 905 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Chambord
	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	62%	64%
65+	30%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	55%	59%	56%

Full pageChambord’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French16% speak both · 83% speak French but not English Ages54 median age · 30% are 65 or over Households850 households · 2 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Trips to work from Chambord are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 21 min on average

The car took 93% of commuters, close to Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$63,200

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

33%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageChambord’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment3.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to210 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Roberval

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

Weather

A normal November in Chambord runs from −5°C to 2°C

Snow is normal by November, about 39 cm over the month. Then December: −6°C by day, −15°C at night. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −21°C in January.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−6°C

January−11°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−18°C	166 mm
Spring	7°C	−4°C	193 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	302 mm
Autumn	10°C	1°C	250 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

71 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageChambord’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 (Roberval); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 61%, 2021 turnout in Lac-Saint-Jean trailed 69% of the country’s ridings

Chambord is in Roberval 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 pageChambord’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentAlexis Brunelle-Duceppe council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Bibliothèque Publique De Chambord is Chambord’s public library

From the centre of Chambord, it is 1.7 km away.

Full pageChambord’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Wildfire low, radon 2.8%: how Chambord stands on hazards

Shared with the rest of the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region: radon tests

Little of the land around Chambord has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Chambord2.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	2.8%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.15	$0.14	$0.030

$0.15

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

Low

wildfire band

5.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageChambord’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon2.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.15 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Schools

No high school in or near Chambord: the closest is 15 km off

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Jolivent--L'ArbrisseauIn ChambordElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 2 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	15 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3

15 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageChambord’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 elementary schools Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire du Pays-des-Bleuets Questions“What schools are there in Chambord?”

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.

Outdoors

Chambord touches 02251R046 Biological Refuge

For a swim, Plage Blanchet is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km. The nearest provincial park, Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), is 16 km away. 1.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). No national park lies within 100 km.

1.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Chambord1.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.1%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	6	10	4

16 km

to Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

Full pageChambord’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas6 protected areas within 10 km · Louis-Ovide-Brunet Ecological Reserve National & provincial parks16 km to a provincial park · Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

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

History

Chambord’s oldest designated place, Métabetchouane archaeological site, dates from 1676

Before 1961 is when 27% of the homes went up, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Inside the town the registers count 6 historic places; 3 are top designations.

6historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations3

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings3

Among them

1676

oldest construction date on the record

27%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Chambord	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	27%	21%	18%

Full pageChambord’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers6 historic places inside the town Highest designations3 top designations · Historic Village of Val-Jalbert Older homes27% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Chambord 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

Historic Village of Val-Jalbert and 2 more in and around Chambord

A first look at Chambord’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

Theme parkHistoric Village of Val-Jalbertin town MuseumMuseumMoulinin town Historic siteHistoric siteCHAM - Centre d'Histoire et d'Archéologie de la Métabetchouane100 m outside town, to the east

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

Photo credits (1)

Historic Village of Val-Jalbert: Mathieu BROSSAIS, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chambord

15pages on Chambord

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 73 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 81.8 in its region Work & commuteB52% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54 History6 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Chambord

4 notable people were born in Chambord.

See all 4 →

Joseph Miville DecheneCanadian politician · 1879–1962

Gérard DoréCanadian military personnel · 1927–1944

Joseph-Georges GauthierCanadian politician · 1918–1978

Paul MenardCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born 1952

Chambord’s neighbours

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

DesbiensMétabetchouan--Lac-à-la-CroixRobervalChambord

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chambord	1,800	—	—	B⁺	C⁺	A
Desbiens	1,034	7.5	—	A	B⁺	A
Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix	4,230	14	A	A	B⁺	A⁺
Roberval	9,828	17	A	A⁻	C⁺	A⁺

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

Questions about Chambord

Who are the people of Chambord?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 1%, and Indigenous people 4%.

Is Chambord a young town or an old one?

The typical resident is 54 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 30% of the population and under-15s at 14%.

Do people in Chambord speak French?

French comes first: 83.4% speak it alone, while 16% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Chambord?

Single-detached houses make up 76% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 38% of households are one person, and the average is 2.

About Chambord

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Chambord as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; 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: 1,800 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Domaine-du-Roy
Census subdivision: 2491020

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).