DéléageQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau census division. Some 2,047 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Population

2,047

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

49%

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 Déléage a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living (A−). It is hard to get around without a car (D−). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−). Crime runs high (C).

Déléage has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

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.

StrongestA⁻Cost of livingWeakestD⁻Walkability C⁻Hazard risk

How Déléage grades

Each subject compares Déléage 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

Déléage has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highC⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Déléage stand out

The 3 things Déléage does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Midway across Canadian towns: 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Déléage.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Déléage is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Outaouais health region

Radon topped the guideline in 13% of tested homes, above both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.094 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

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

Déléage13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.094	$0.14	$0.030

$0.094

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

Low

wildfire band

7.1 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.094 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% 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

HousingCost of living A⁻

More households own their home in Déléage than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 82%

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Déléage$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%

$532

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$468

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters82% own their home Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$532 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Déléage are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

0%walk, cycle or take transit

94% of commuters drove, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Census 2021	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	90%	89%

$59,200

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to350 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Maniwaki

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

SafetySafety C

The force covering Déléage records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 152

91Crime Severity Index

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Vallée-de-la-Gatineau MRC

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 27.4 violent incidents are reported each year. The index for the force that serves it came to 91, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 20.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202396

202492

202584

2023–2025	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	27.4	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	152	88	86
Crime Severity Index	91	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	20.8	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

59%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageDéléage’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety91 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Déléage’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Déléage safe?”

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

HealthHealth B

Smoking runs high around Déléage: 17% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 80.7 years, 82.2 for a girl and 79.1 for a boy (2022/2024). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 55%; Quebec as a whole is at 57%. For Déléage itself the measure is access: 3.4 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de l'Outaouais, with Déléage one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Déléage55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.7	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%

80.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageDéléage’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 79.1 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

Winter nights bite in Déléage: January lows of −17.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

25.6°CJuly afternoons

October is the wettest month, with 96 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost comes on 181 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 16 May to 26 September, 132 days. A normal December brings 45 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.6°C

Spring10.2°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn11.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−17.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159
Snowfall a year	182 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	25.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

182 cm

of snow a year

181

days with frost a year

132

frost-free days, 16 May to 26 Sep

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageDéléage’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −17.4°C Rain and snow939 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow182 cm of snow a year Weather station29 km to the station · Maniwaki

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

Who lives here

More of Déléage’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 21%

51.2median age

Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for just over a quarter of residents.

DéléageQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree33%

Postsecondary qualification49%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.0% of Déléage

By the 2021 count the town had 960 women and 960 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Déléage
	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	15%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	26%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	33%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	49%	59%	56%

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

Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority Ages51.2 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households870 households · 2.2 people per household English and French34% speak both · 65% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

Few places match Déléage for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns

17%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 15, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). National parks are all over 100 km off. Some protected land is inside the town: 44% of its area. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), is 80 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Déléage17%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	17%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	15	10	4

80 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas15 protected areas within 10 km · lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parks80 km to a provincial park · Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

What November brings in Déléage: −5°C at night, 4°C by day

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −12°C. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 72 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −17°C.

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	208 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	216 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	261 mm
Autumn	12°C	1°C	255 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageDéléage’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 (Maniwaki); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Déléage’s mayor: Jean-François Dion

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

Full pageDéléage’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentSophie Chatel Provincial legislatureGatineau

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Déléage’s public library is Bibliothèque Paulette-Huneault-Sirois

From the centre of Déléage, it is 9.5 km away.

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

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Déléage has 2 English-language schools among its 8

8schools within 3 km

In or within 3 km of Déléage: 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. An elementary school stands 3.6 km from the centre, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
École Le Rucher de la Vallée-de-la-Gatineau (Laval)In DéléageElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de la Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau (CF en entreprise et récupération)Nearest secondary school, 0.6 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École primaire Maniwaki Woodland (Cité étudiante de la Haute-Gatineau) EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 8 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public6

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	3.6 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	4.6 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	2	2	3

4.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.6 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageDéléage’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language2 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school8 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Hauts-Bois-de-l'Outaouais Questions“What schools are there in Déléage?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

1 historic place on the heritage registers in Déléage

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 14% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Maison Jean-Baptiste-Riel 1850

1850

oldest construction date on the record

14%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Déléage	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	14%	21%	18%

Full pageDéléage’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes14% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Déléage have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Déléage

15pages on Déléage

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 91 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteC⁻49% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors17% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Déléage

No notable person born in Déléage is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Gilles CarleFilm director · born in Maniwaki · 1928–2009

Gino OdjickCanadian ice hockey player · born in Maniwaki · 1970–2023

Jacob Whiteduck-LavoieCanadian actor · born in Kitigan Zibi

Michel NoëlCanadian poet and writer · born in Messines · 1944–2022

William CommandaAlgonquin leader and artist · born in Kitigan Zibi · 1913–2011

Patrick BrazeauCanadian politician · born in Maniwaki · born 1974

About Déléage

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Déléage 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: 2,047 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Vallée-de-la-Gatineau
Census subdivision: 2483070

Déléage’s neighbours

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

ManiwakiKitigan ZibiMessinesDéléage

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Déléage	2,047	—	—	A⁻	C	B
Maniwaki	3,803	4.2	C	B⁻	C	B⁺
Kitigan Zibi	1,261	5.6	—	—	D	B
Messines	1,691	15	—	B⁺	C	B

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

Questions about Déléage

Do people in Déléage speak French?

Almost everyone does. 34% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 64.9% speak French and no English.

What kind of homes are in Déléage?

Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Is Déléage growing?

It grew from 1,852 people in 2016 to 1,916 in 2021, up 3.5%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,047.

How old are the people of Déléage?

Its median age is 51.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 26%.

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).