FrontenacQuebec
1,855 people live in this town in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Le Granit census division.
Is Frontenac a good place to live?
Where it does best is health (A). Getting around depends on the car (C−).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Frontenac has subject grades only.
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 Frontenac grades
Each subject compares Frontenac with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Frontenac has subject grades only.
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What makes Frontenac stand out
The 3 things Frontenac does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Frontenac.
Frontenac gets an A for health
A child born in the region can expect 82.9 years, near Quebec’s towns (82.5) and higher than Canadian towns (81.5). For Frontenac itself the measure is access, and it lags: 7.7 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de l'Estrie
Commuters in Frontenac have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
92% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
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.
More households own their home in Frontenac than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%
4% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 14% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Frontenac gets a B+ for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 10.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 48, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.3 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 48 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Granit MRC
Frontenac has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.5°C
The most precipitation falls in July: 115 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 287 cm of snow, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. In January, overnight lows in Frontenac settle at −15.9°C. Snow peaks in February: 65 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 287 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 24.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 187 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,130 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St Ludger)
Frontenac’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 7.3% of area homes over the radon guideline
Shared with the rest of the Estrie health region: radon tests
For earthquakes Frontenac is middling, $0.038 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.038 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 7.3% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
In Frontenac, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 80 mm. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −11°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. The year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−16°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 261 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 11°C | 335 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 273 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St Ludger); the forecast is on the Weather page
Frontenac spends less per resident than 85% of Québec’s local municipalities
Frontenac is in Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Luc Berthold of the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Frontenac is Médiathèque Nelly-Arcan, 4.8 km away
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Frontenac in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Frontenac and its edges hold 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Teenagers have 6.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. An elementary school stands 3.1 km from the centre, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Monts-BlancsIn FrontenacElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Polyvalente MontignacNearest secondary school, 2.9 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.4 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.1 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
La Louise White-Tailed Deer Yard begins at the edge of Frontenac
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For a provincial park, Mont-Mégantic National Park (Québec) lies 16 km off. 6.5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Swimmers have 6 beaches within 5 km, Plage de Piopolis the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
26% of Frontenac’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
18% are under 15, higher than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents.
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 47.5% of Frontenac
The 2021 census counted 860 women and 950 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Frontenac | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Canada’s registers list 1 historic place in Frontenac
At the 2021 census, 22% of homes dated from before 1961, near Quebec’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Frontenac | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 22% | 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 Frontenac
Famous people from around Frontenac
One notable person was born in Frontenac; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Nelly Arcan: JLEG21, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Laurier LaPierre: Samuell, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Frontenac
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Frontenac is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,855 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Granit
- Census subdivision
- 2430025
Frontenac’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frontenac | 1,855 | — | — | A | B+ | A |
| Lac-Mégantic | 5,947 | 4.7 | A− | C | B+ | A+ |
| Nantes | 1,412 | 9 | — | A | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Frontenac
Do people in Frontenac speak French?
French comes first: 73.8% speak it alone, while 26% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Frontenac?
90% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 25% are one person living alone.
Is Frontenac growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,734 to 1,811 residents (up 4.4%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,855.
Is Frontenac a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 46 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 23% are 65 or over.
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).