East BroughtonQuebec

2,311 people call this town in Quebec home. Its census division is Les Appalaches.

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Population

2,311

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

47%

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 East Broughton a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living (A). It also does well on health (B+). Its lowest grade is for hazard risk (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B− for jobs & income and B− for walkability.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, East Broughton 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.

StrongestACost of living

What makes East Broughton stand out

The 3 things East Broughton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $130,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Cost of living

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

28% are 65 or over

Compare 19% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How East Broughton grades

Each subject compares East Broughton 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, East Broughton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itCOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in East Broughton.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in East Broughton costs 14% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 74%.

$130,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

East Broughton$130,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$636

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageEast Broughton’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $130,000, against the median household income Owners and renters74% own their home

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.

Climate

Summers stay cool in East Broughton: July afternoons reach 23.5°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Winter lows average −16.1°C in January, below Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. Rain and snow peak in July, at 140 mm. Also worth knowing: a normal December brings 81 cm of snow, the most of any month.

23.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.3°C

Spring8.2°C

Summer22.4°C

Autumn10.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	358 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	23.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,324 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	177	161	159

358 cm

of snow a year

177

days with frost a year

167

days with precipitation a year

Full pageEast Broughton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −16.1°C Rain and snow1,324 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow358 cm of snow a year Weather station25 km to the station · Thetford Mines

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in East Broughton: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 13% of tested homes

Measured across the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region: radon tests

Earthquake risk in East Broughton is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.042 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

East Broughton13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.042	$0.14	$0.030

$0.042

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

Low

wildfire band

Full pageEast Broughton’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon13% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.042 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 59% of adults around East Broughton; the typical Canadian town: 52%

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches

Lives in the region last 82.8 years on average (2022/2024): 84.4 for women, 81.3 for men. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, higher than Quebec’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where East Broughton’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 20 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

59%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

East Broughton59%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	59%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.8	82.5	81.5

82.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

20 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

20 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageEast Broughton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey59% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 20 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.4, men 81.3 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

SafetySafety B

East Broughton gets a B for safety

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Appalaches MRC

Its police area recorded 15.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 15.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

56Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202350

202464

202554

2023–2025	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	15.4	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	15.6	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

54%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageEast Broughton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime East Broughton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is East Broughton safe?”

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

Outdoors

Protected land is absent from the 10 km around East Broughton

No national park lies within 100 km. Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 24 km.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

East Broughton0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

24 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

Full pageEast Broughton’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks24 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

In East Broughton, November normally means 3°C afternoons and −4°C nights

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −16°C. November usually brings some 28 cm of snow. Expect about 91 mm of rain and snow over November. ECCC’s forecast for Thetford Mines is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

3°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November3°C

December−4°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−14°C	309 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	305 mm
Summer	22°C	12°C	396 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	315 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

91 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageEast Broughton’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 (Thetford Mines); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Jean-Benoit Létourneau leads East Broughton as mayor

For federal votes, East Broughton belongs to Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.

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

council seats7 Provincial legislatureLotbinière-Frontenac

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

East Broughton has one public library, Bibliothèque La Bouquinerie (East Broughton)

The library is 0.4 km from the centre of East Broughton.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

18% of East Broughton’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 0.5% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

48median age

East BroughtonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

28%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree27%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

49.0% of East Broughton’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 1,100 and men at 1,145; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in East Broughton
	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	62%	64%
65+	28%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	27%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	59%	56%

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English and French18% speak both · 82% speak French but not English Ages48 median age · 28% are 65 or over Households1,015 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

The car carries 94% of commuters in East Broughton, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and below Quebec’s towns (27 min).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Walk5%

Census 2021	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Car or van	94%	90%	89%
Average trip	25 min	27 min	26 min

$63,600

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

26%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment6.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Where people commute to215 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Thetford Mines

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

Schools

East Broughton’s teenagers travel 19 km to the nearest high school

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École institutionnelle Paul VI et du Saint-Nom-de-MarieIn East BroughtonElementary	Elementary	–	French public

Schools within 3 km	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	19 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

19 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in East Broughton?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

An older town: 42% of East Broughton’s homes predate 1961

42%built before 1961

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	East Broughton	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	21%	18%

Full pageEast Broughton’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does East Broughton 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 East Broughton

15pages on East Broughton

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costAHomes 2.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from East Broughton

7 notable people were born in East Broughton.

See all 7 →

Clément PerronCanadian film director and screenwriter · 1929–1999

Mario LessardCanadian ice hockey player · born 1954

Sarto FournierCanadian politician (1908–1980); mayor of Montreal, Quebec …

Joseph-Émile PerronCanadian politician · 1893–1979

Tancrède LabbéCanadian politician · 1887–1956

Normand CloutierCanadian film producer · 1932–2012

East Broughton’s neighbours

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

Tring-JonctionSaint-FrédéricSaint-VictorEast Broughton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
East Broughton	2,311	—	—	A	B	B⁺
Tring-Jonction	1,626	7.7	—	A	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Frédéric	1,172	13	—	A⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-Victor	2,344	16	—	A⁺	A⁻	A⁻

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

Questions about East Broughton

Who are the people of East Broughton?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.

How old are the people of East Broughton?

Its median age is 48, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 16% of residents; over-65s, 28%.

Do people in East Broughton speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in East Broughton?

Single-detached houses make up 78% 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.

About East Broughton

Town in Quebec

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: East Broughton is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 2,311 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Appalaches
Census subdivision: 2431122

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).