Coteau-du-LacQuebec
It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area. Population 7,839: a town in Quebec.
Is Coteau-du-Lac a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Coteau-du-Lac grades A− overall, better than 85% of Canadian towns, and ranks #158 of 499 in Quebec. Its strongest subject is health (A). Safety is a strength too (A). Homes are dear (C+). It also trails on hazard risk (C).
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 Coteau-du-Lac grades
Each subject compares Coteau-du-Lac with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Coteau-du-Lac stand out
The 3 things Coteau-du-Lac does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coteau-du-Lac.
Coteau-du-Lac gets an A for health
For Coteau-du-Lac itself the measure is access, and it lags: 6.2 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 55% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Coteau-du-Lac | 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de la Montérégie)
Crime runs lighter where Coteau-du-Lac is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39
Measured across Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 62, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 10.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Coteau-du-Lac tops that of 83% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 27 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Coteau-du-Lac’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Seismic risk runs high: $0.14 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Coteau-du-Lac’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Monteregie health region
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Coteau-du-Lac: 9% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Households that own their home make up 76%. Owners put the median home at $360,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) but below Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 76% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Montréal metro area, not by town
Summer arrives in force in Coteau-du-Lac, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Frost usually lifts by 28 April and returns around 7 October: 161 days without it. A normal winter brings 170 cm of snow, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 44 cm. For the wettest month, look to October: 109 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 170 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 147 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,047 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)
Coteau-du-Lac in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −1°C
Snow is normal by November, about 10 cm over the month. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −8°C. Expect about 81 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 210 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 5°C | 290 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page
Andrée Brosseau heads the council of Coteau-du-Lac as mayor
44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than 98% of Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque Jules-Fournier counts 35.7
Bibliothèque Jules-Fournier serves 7,729 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Coteau-du-Lac: the closest is 5.3 km off
No single board runs them all: there are 3. One of the 12 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de Coteau-du-Lac (Académie Wilson)In Coteau-du-LacElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Institut Gault EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 5.3 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
lac Saint-Francois (Saint-Zotique) Water Fowl Gathering Area begins at the edge of Coteau-du-Lac
4.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 14 km away. 3.8 km out lies the largest, lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 1,275 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
More people in Coteau-du-Lac speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 53%
Children under 15 make up 18%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 19% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Coteau-du-Lac’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 3,780 women and 3,695 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Back to 1779 in Coteau-du-Lac, with Coteau-du-Lac
9.7% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The lists give 2 historic places here, one in the top tier. Among the places are a Recognized Federal Heritage Building.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Coteau-du-Lac 1779
- Blockhouse 308A 1969
| Heritage | Coteau-du-Lac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 9.7% | 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 Coteau-du-Lac
Moulin historique de Coteau-du-Lac and 6 more in and around Coteau-du-Lac
Sights in Coteau-du-Lac and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
CathedralBasilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile3 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCoteau-Du-Lac National Historic Sitein townMuseumMuseumMusée de société des Deux-Rives2.9 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumMusée Yves-Abran3 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryAtelier 30500 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Basilique-Cathédrale Sainte-Cécile: Cantons-de-l'Est (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Coteau-du-Lac
3 notable people were born in Coteau-du-Lac.
Photo credits
Jules Fournier: Not mentioned in source, Public domain · Joseph-Dominique-Emmanuel Le Moyne de Longueuil: J.E. Livernois Photo. Québec, Public domain
About Coteau-du-Lac
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Coteau-du-Lac is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,839 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2471040
Coteau-du-Lac’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | — | A− | C+ | A | A |
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | 4.6 | B+ | C | A | A |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | 5.8 | C+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | 6.7 | — | C | A | A− |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 8.9 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 9.2 | A− | C | A | A |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 11 | A− | B− | A | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Coteau-du-Lac
Do people in Coteau-du-Lac speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 44.8% of residents speak only French and 53% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Who are the people of Coteau-du-Lac?
Visible minorities are 5% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Coteau-du-Lac?
Single-detached houses make up 72% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 26% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.
Is Coteau-du-Lac growing?
It added people: 7,044 in 2016, 7,473 in 2021, 6.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 7,839.
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).