Communauté de WemotaciQuebec

A First Nations reserve in Quebec, home to 1,296 people. It is home to the Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci.

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Population

1,296

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

25.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

32%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

18%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Communauté de Wemotaci a good place to live?

Communauté de Wemotaci’s strongest is walkability (A). Crime runs high (D). Hazard risk is weaker too (D−). Work and incomes lag (C+).

Communauté de Wemotaci is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.

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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestD⁻Hazard risk DSafety

How Communauté de Wemotaci grades

Each subject compares Communauté de Wemotaci 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

Hazard riskAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Jobs & incomeBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Communauté de Wemotaci stand out

The 3 things Communauté de Wemotaci does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 6% are 65 or over

Midway across Canadian towns: 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

32% have a postsecondary qualification

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Behind 96%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Communauté de Wemotaci.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D⁻

For hazard risk, Communauté de Wemotaci gets a D−

Highwildfire bandD⁻Hazard risk Grade

Measured across the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region: radon tests

Earthquake risk in Communauté de Wemotaci is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.021 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Fire is a regular visitor: 14% of the land within 25 km of Communauté de Wemotaci has burned since 1986 (0.37% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Communauté de Wemotaci0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.021	$0.14	$0.030

$0.021

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

High

wildfire band

0.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireHigh wildfire band · 14% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.021 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 D

Violent crime weighs more on Communauté de Wemotaci than on Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 552

252Crime Severity Index

Police recorded 102 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Each year brings 38.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023173

2024298

2025285

2023–2025	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	552	88	86
Violent crime	102	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	38.4	16.6	31.2

134

non-violent Crime Severity Index

88%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety252 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Communauté de Wemotaci’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Communauté de Wemotaci safe?”

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

Who lives here

More of Communauté de Wemotaci’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 99%

25.2median age

Both official languages: 7.5% of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) and near Canadian towns (7.5%).

Communauté de WemotaciQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

32%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree57%

Postsecondary qualification32%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.3% of Communauté de Wemotaci

In 2021 there were 565 women to 580 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Communauté de Wemotaci
	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	32%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	5.7%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	57%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	32%	59%	56%

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages25.2 median age · 6% are 65 or over Households285 households · 4 people per household English and French8% speak both · 87% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Summers stay cool in Communauté de Wemotaci: July afternoons reach 23.1°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

23.1°CJuly afternoons

The thermometer drops below freezing on 207 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in July: 117 mm in a normal year. Parent, 63 km away, supplies the normals.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.1°C

Spring6.9°C

Summer22.0°C

Autumn9.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	23.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−23.1°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	207	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,080 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

207

days with frost a year

157

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.1°C, January lows −23.1°C Rain and snow1,080 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station63 km to the station · Parent

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Communauté de Wemotaci are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average

18%walk, cycle or take transit

82% of commuters drove, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van82%

Walk15%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	16 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	82%	90%	89%

$72,500

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

95%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work18% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to10 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Obedjiwan 28

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.

HealthHealth B

A hospital trip from Communauté de Wemotaci means 92 km on average, in a straight line

61%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec

In the health survey, just over three in five adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. Chronic conditions run at 14% of adults, age-standardised, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.6 years, 83.3 for a girl and 79.9 for a boy (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Communauté de Wemotaci61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Communauté de Wemotaci	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

92 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

91 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Getting care92 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 91 km away on average Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised 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

Schools

In and around Communauté de Wemotaci, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Seskitin-WemotaciIn Communauté de WemotaciElementary	Elementary	–	Other
École NikanikIn Communauté de WemotaciSecondary	Secondary	–	Other

1.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Communauté de Wemotaci?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

Weather

Expect November days around 1°C in Communauté de Wemotaci, nights around −7°C

1°Ca normal November afternoon

Precipitation in November averages 96 mm. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −6°C and lows near −16°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Gouin (Réservoir) forecast, on the Weather page.

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

November1°C

December−6°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−20°C	235 mm
Spring	7°C	−6°C	224 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	322 mm
Autumn	9°C	−1°C	300 mm

−7°C

a normal November night

96 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’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 (Parent); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Saint-Maurice—Champlain, which takes in Communauté de Wemotaci, is held by François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada)

Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44.

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itIndian Reserve Provincial legislatureLaviolette--Saint-Maurice

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

No public library is mapped in or near Communauté de Wemotaci

No library board reports for Communauté de Wemotaci alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Parks and protected land around Communauté de Wemotaci

1.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 11 protected areas lie within 10 km. Proposed Basses-Collines-du-Lac-Coucou Biodiversity Reserve (17,763 ha) is the biggest, 9.9 km from town. Parks and reserves take up 1.5% of the ground within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Communauté de Wemotaci1.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Communauté de Wemotaci	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.5%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	10	4

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageCommunauté de Wemotaci’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Proposed Basses-Collines-du-Lac-Coucou Biodiversity Reserve

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Communauté de Wemotaci

15pages on Communauté de Wemotaci

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 252 Housing & costProperty pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteC⁺48% of adults in work Natural hazardsD⁻Wildfire band: high

Out and about

Outdoors1.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 25.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Communauté de Wemotaci

3 notable people were born in Communauté de Wemotaci.

See all 3 →

Suzy BasileCanadian university Indigenous Studies teacher

Arthur QuoquochiCanadian ice hockey player · born 1949

Marcelline Boivin-Coocooborn 1950

About Communauté de Wemotaci

First Nations reserve in Quebec

Communauté de Wemotaci is a First Nations reserve in Quebec, which Statistics Canada treats as a census subdivision of its own.

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

Population: 1,296 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Tuque
First Nation: Conseil des Atikamekw de Wemotaci
Census subdivision: 2490802

Questions about Communauté de Wemotaci

Is Communauté de Wemotaci a young town or an old one?

25.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 6% of residents are 65 or over and 32% under 15.

Do people in Communauté de Wemotaci speak French?

French is the common language here. 8% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 87.3% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in Communauté de Wemotaci?

Single-detached houses make up 55% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 18% of households are one person, and the average is 4.

Is Communauté de Wemotaci growing?

It lost people: 1,213 in 2016, 1,142 in 2021, 5.9% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,296.

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).