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ChamplainQuebec
With 1,957 residents, it is a town in Quebec. It belongs to the Trois-Rivières metropolitan area.
Is Champlain a good place to live?
Where it does best is safety (A). Health is another plus (A−). Its lowest grade is for walkability (C). Homes were valued at a median $250,000 at the 2021 census, 3.5 times the typical household’s income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Champlain gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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.
How Champlain grades
Each subject compares Champlain with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Champlain gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Champlain stand out
The 3 things Champlain does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Champlain.
Violent crime weighs less where Champlain is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 52
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 39 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 11.2 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 52 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 9 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Chenaux MRC
Very good or excellent health for 61% of adults around Champlain; the typical Canadian town: 52%
What sets Champlain apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 13 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 81.6 on average: 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men in 2022/2024. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec, Champlain included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Champlain | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Flood mapping exists for Champlain: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Wildfire is rare near Champlain: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. Champlain shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.12 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
32% of Champlain’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.5% of Champlain
Of the 2021 count, 875 were women and 930 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Champlain | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 28% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Snowfall in Champlain tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year
Frosty days number 145 in a normal year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A normal December brings 69 cm of snow, the most of any month. A July afternoon in Champlain typically reaches 25.1°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 274 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,101 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)
A normal November in Champlain runs from −1°C to 5°C
December follows at −2°C by day and −9°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 88 mm. November usually brings some 24 cm of snow. ECCC’s forecast for Bécancour is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −12°C | 244 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 15°C | 325 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Champlain spends less than 83% of Québec’s local municipalities
The riding of the same name is the riding Champlain votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Champlain’s public library is Bibliothèque De Champlain
It stands 3.4 km from the centre of Champlain.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to Champlain is 12 km away
From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 3.4 km off, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Champs-et-MaréesIn ChamplainElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.4 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
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.
Champlain has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The car took 92% of commuters, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Champlain has more protected land around it than 8 in 10 Canadian towns
Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Battures à Bigot is the nearest. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 37 km from town. The 10 km around town hold 25 protected areas. The nearest provincial park, Frontenac National Park (Québec), is 96 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Champlain: 11% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners make up 80% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took 17% of household income, close to Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Trois-Rivières metro area, not by town
An older town: 39% of Champlain’s homes predate 1961
The earliest construction date, 1878, belongs to Church of Our Lady of the Visitation. On the list: 2 municipal citations. The registers put 3 historic places inside its boundary, one of them of the highest rank.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Champlain | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Champlain
Moulin Michel and 8 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Champlain; with it, the best known within 40 km.
National historic siteMoulin Michel4.5 km outside town, to the east
CathedralAssumption Cathedral16 km southwest
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison16 km southwest
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet29 km south
MuseumLa Cité de l'Énergie31 km west
MuseumBoucher-De Niverville Manor16 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Cité de l'Énergie: Sylvain Perron, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Boucher-De Niverville Manor: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Champlain
11 notable people were born in Champlain.
About Champlain
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Champlain 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
- 1,957 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Francheville
- Metro area
- Trois-Rivières
- Census subdivision
- 2437220
Champlain’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champlain | 1,957 | — | — | B− | A | A− |
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 12 | A+ | A | A | A− |
| Batiscan | 1,006 | 12 | — | B+ | A | B+ |
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | 1,137 | 12 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets | 1,172 | 15 | — | A | A− | A− |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 15 | A+ | B+ | A− | A− |
| Saint-Narcisse | 1,848 | 16 | — | B | A | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Champlain
Do people in Champlain speak French?
French comes first: 67.6% speak it alone, while 32% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
How old are the people of Champlain?
Its median age is 54, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 28%.
What kind of homes are in Champlain?
Single-detached houses make up 83% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.
Has Champlain grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,735 in 2016 and 1,807 in 2021, a rise of 4.1%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,957.
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).