Grande-ValléeQuebec

It lies in La Côte-de-Gaspé. The town has 1,087 residents and lies in Quebec.

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Population

1,087

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

59.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

45%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Grande-Vallée a good place to live?

Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−). Its lowest grade is for hazard risk (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for cost of living, B for safety, B− for health and C+ for jobs & income.

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Grande-Vallée 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.

StrongestA⁻Walkability

What makes Grande-Vallée stand out

The 3 things Grande-Vallée does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

35% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

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

Median household income, 2020

Income

$60,400 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Grande-Vallée grades

Each subject compares Grande-Vallée 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Grande-Vallée has subject grades only.

WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grande-Vallée.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Grande-Vallée: July afternoons reach 20.3°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to October: 130 mm on average. A normal winter brings 385 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 80 cm.

20.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.4°C

Spring5.3°C

Summer19.0°C

Autumn9.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	20.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	385 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,161 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	167	161	159

385 cm

of snow a year

167

days with frost a year

123

days with precipitation a year

Full pageGrande-Vallée’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 20.3°C, January lows −13.4°C Rain and snow1,161 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow385 cm of snow a year Weather station14 km to the station · Cap-Madeleine

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cap-Madeleine)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Radon is Grande-Vallée’s main hazard: 25% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Flood mapping exists: a study by Gouvernement du Québec. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.021 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Grande-Vallée doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Grande-Vallée25%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.021	$0.14	$0.030

$0.021

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

Low

wildfire band

11 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageGrande-Vallée’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon25% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.021 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

Who lives here

13% of Grande-Vallée’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.9% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.4% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

59.2median age

Grande-ValléeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

35%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree32%

Postsecondary qualification45%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.3% of Grande-Vallée

Here the census found 545 men and 530 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Grande-Vallée
	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	11%	17%	16%
15 to 64	54%	62%	64%
65+	35%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	32%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	45%	59%	56%

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English and French13% speak both · 87% speak French but not English Ages59.2 median age · 35% are 65 or over Households530 households · 2 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority

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

HousingCost of living B

Grande-Vallée earns a B for cost of living

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 76%.

$150,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

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

Grande-Vallée$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	19%	18%	20%

$640

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$596

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageGrande-Vallée’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Renting$640 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters76% own their home

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.

SafetySafety B

Grande-Vallée earns a B for safety

Its police area recorded 15.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.1 property crimes are reported each year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Grande-Vallée alone, so this card uses the figure for Côte-de-Gaspé MRC.

58Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202373

202449

202551

2023–2025	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	11.1	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	15.8	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	106	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

74%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageGrande-Vallée’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Grande-Vallée’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Grande-Vallée safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Grande-Vallée have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

By car: that was how 85% of commuters travelled at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van85%

Walk9%

Public transit3%

Census 2021	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	19 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	85%	90%	89%

$60,400

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

74%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to40 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Gaspé

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.

Schools

2 schools in and around Grande-Vallée: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school

2schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Esdras-Minville (Du P'tit-Bonheur)In Grande-ValléeElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Esdras-MinvilleIn Grande-ValléeSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

1.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school Language0 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Grande-Vallée?”

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.

Weather

What November brings in Grande-Vallée: −2°C at night, 4°C by day

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Grande-Vallée forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 32 cm over the month. Expect about 105 mm of rain and snow over November.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November4°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−11°C	281 mm
Spring	5°C	−2°C	284 mm
Summer	19°C	12°C	270 mm
Autumn	10°C	3°C	326 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

105 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Cap-Madeleine); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

A small constituency per seat: 160 residents in Grande-Vallée, fewer than in 94% of Quebec municipalities

The mayor of Grande-Vallée is Noël Richard, who sits with 6 councillors.

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Member of ParliamentAlexis Deschênes council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Bibliothèque De Grande-Vallee and Bibliothèque De Petite-Vallée are Grande-Vallée’s two public libraries

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Grande-Vallée in particular.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong6.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The SIA, 2-Côte de Gaspé runs by Grande-Vallée

5% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). A drive of 44 km reaches Forillon National Park, the nearest national park. Count 16 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest is Madeleine Centre 180803 Water Fowl Gathering Area: 797 ha, 9.5 km from the edge of town.

5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Grande-Vallée5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	16	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	5%	4.9%	2.3%

44 km

to Forillon National Park

50 km

to Gaspésie National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Footpaths & routesSIA, 2-Côte de Gaspé Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas16 protected areas within 10 km · Madeleine Centre 180803 Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks44 km to a national park · Forillon National Park

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

HealthHealth B⁻

More smokers around Grande-Vallée: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine

On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 56% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. A child born in the region can expect 79.9 years, lower than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). For Grande-Vallée itself the measure is access: 3.1 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.

56%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Grande-Vallée56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Grande-Vallée	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	18%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

3.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 78.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Grande-Vallée

15pages on Grande-Vallée

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costBHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁺45% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.2 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Grande-Vallée

Who are the people of Grande-Vallée?

0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.

Is Grande-Vallée a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 59.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 11%, people 65 and over 35%.

Do people in Grande-Vallée speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Grande-Vallée?

77% 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 people; 37% are one person living alone.

About Grande-Vallée

Town in Quebec

Statistics Canada treats Grande-Vallée 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: 1,087 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: La Côte-de-Gaspé
Census subdivision: 2403020

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).