DaveluyvilleQuebec
Population 2,477: a town in Quebec. Its census division is Arthabaska.
Is Daveluyville a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A−). Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (C).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Daveluyville gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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.
How Daveluyville grades
Each subject compares Daveluyville 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, Daveluyville gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Daveluyville stand out
The 2 things Daveluyville does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Daveluyville.
Rent takes less of local pay in Daveluyville than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). 72% of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Household incomes in Daveluyville are lower than in 91% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 25 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 92% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 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.
Daveluyville earns a B+ for hazard risk
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Daveluyville on the national inventory. Daveluyville doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
61% of adults around Daveluyville call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
Life expectancy in the region is 81.6 years (83.3 for women, 79.9 for men, 2022/2024). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 24 km from the average resident of Daveluyville, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Daveluyville | 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
Precipitation in Daveluyville tops that of 84% of Canadian towns: 1,150 mm a year
July is the wettest month, with 131 mm of rain and snow on average. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 25.1°C, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal December brings 50 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,150 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 220 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 169 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Arthabaska)
Daveluyville earns a B for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 16.3 per 1,000 residents a year, about level with Quebec’s towns (16.6) and below Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 14.7 per 1,000 people a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Arthabaska MRC, Daveluyville included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.3 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 14.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The nearest provincial park to Daveluyville is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 68 km away
Within 10 km is a single protected area. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 71 km from town. 0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 5°C in Daveluyville, nights around −3°C
Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. Expect about 82 mm of rain and snow over November. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Victoriaville forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 233 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 255 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 356 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 307 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Arthabaska); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mathieu Allard is mayor of Daveluyville
Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Daveluyville has one public library, Bibliothèque D'Aston-Jonction
The library is 8.1 km from the centre of Daveluyville.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
22% of Daveluyville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Immigrants make up 0.6% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Nearly a quarter of residents have reached 65. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.
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 47.7% of Daveluyville
Census 2021 put women at 1,125 and men at 1,235; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 32% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
4 schools in and around Daveluyville: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la CroiséeIn DaveluyvilleElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Sainte-AnneIn DaveluyvilleSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Daveluyville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Daveluyville
Monument Charles Héon and 6 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Daveluyville; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralAssumption Cathedral36 km west
CathedralCathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet38 km west
GardenParc Marie-Victorin39 km southeast
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prison36 km west
National historic siteMoulin Michel26 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Nicolet: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Parc Marie-Victorin: Danielhbordeleau, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Moulin Michel: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Daveluyville
One notable person was born in Daveluyville; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About Daveluyville
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Daveluyville 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
- 2,477 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Arthabaska
- Census subdivision
- 2439152
Daveluyville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daveluyville | 2,477 | — | — | A− | B | B+ |
| Sainte-Eulalie | 1,056 | 13 | — | A− | B | B+ |
| Saint-Wenceslas | 1,202 | 14 | — | A | B | B+ |
| Saint-Valère | 1,187 | 16 | — | B+ | B | A− |
| Saint-Louis-de-Blandford | 1,066 | 16 | — | A | B | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Daveluyville
Who are the people of Daveluyville?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.
Do people in Daveluyville speak French?
French is the common language here.
What kind of homes are in Daveluyville?
Single-detached houses make up 77% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 35% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
Is Daveluyville growing?
Yes: the census counted 2,255 in 2016 and 2,360 in 2021, a rise of 4.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,477.
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).