FramptonQuebec
Its census division is La Nouvelle-Beauce. With 1,374 residents, it is a town in Quebec.
Is Frampton a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A). Where it falls short is walkability (C−). It lags on hazard risk as well (C−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Frampton 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 Frampton grades
Each subject compares Frampton 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, Frampton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Frampton stand out
The 3 things Frampton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frampton.
Renting in Frampton costs 11% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
6% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 89% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Crime runs lighter where Frampton is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38
Shared with the rest of Nouvelle-Beauce MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Its police area records 8.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 38 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 8.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 69 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Frampton’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 13% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region
Seismic risk in Frampton sits near the middle: $0.053 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Frampton is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.053 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
59% of adults around Frampton call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: 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. Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Frampton’s is long: 19 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Frampton | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
July highs in Frampton: 25.1°C, against 26.5°C in Quebec’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 27 September, 130 days. Snowfall adds up to 287 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in December: 75 cm in a normal year. Winter lows in Frampton average −16.5°C in January.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 287 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,182 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 181 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Scott)
An older town: 25% of people in Frampton are 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Both official languages: 24% of residents, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). 15% of residents are children under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.3% of Frampton’s residents are women
Here the census found 690 men and 620 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Frampton | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
None of the land within 10 km of Frampton is protected
Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 52 km. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
What November brings in Frampton: −3°C at night, 4°C by day
Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 81 mm of precipitation. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −17°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 266 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 269 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 358 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 289 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Scott); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Frampton spends more than four in five Québec’s local municipalities
Frampton is in Beauce-Nord for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Frampton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque J.-A.-Kirouac, 7.7 km away
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
3 schools in and around Frampton: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The nearest secondary school is 8.9 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École l'EnvoléeIn FramptonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École de l'EnvolNearest secondary school, 1.9 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
More of Frampton’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 97% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 29 min. The car took 95% of commuters, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 95% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Before 1961: 44% of the homes in Frampton
Inside the town the registers count 10 historic places.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Frampton | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 44% | 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 Frampton
Famous people from Frampton
6 notable people were born in Frampton.
About Frampton
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Frampton is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,374 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Nouvelle-Beauce
- Census subdivision
- 2426005
Frampton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frampton | 1,374 | — | — | A | A | B+ |
| Saint-Malachie | 1,755 | 6.3 | — | A− | A | B+ |
| Saints-Anges | 1,364 | 8.3 | — | A+ | A | A− |
| Sainte-Marguerite | 1,297 | 9.2 | — | A− | A | A− |
| Saint-Léon-de-Standon | 1,033 | 13 | — | B | A | B |
| Vallée-Jonction | 2,042 | 13 | — | A | A | A− |
| Sainte-Claire | 3,724 | 15 | A+ | A− | A | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Frampton
Do people in Frampton speak French?
Almost everyone does. 24% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 76.3% speak French and no English.
What kind of homes are in Frampton?
Single-detached houses make up 88% 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.
Who are the people of Frampton?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
Is Frampton growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,297 to 1,309 residents (up 0.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,374.
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).