Grenville-sur-la-RougeQuebec

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,034 of 2,556

3,040 people live in this town in Quebec. It lies in Argenteuil.

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Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

3,040

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

53.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

48%

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 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. Grenville-sur-la-Rouge grades C− overall, better than 25% of Canadian towns, and ranks #436 of 499 in Quebec. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (D). It also trails on walkability (C−). Health is its strong suit (A). Homes were valued at a median $220,000 at the 2021 census, 3.6 times the typical household’s income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDJobs & income C⁻Walkability

How Grenville-sur-la-Rouge grades

Each subject compares Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 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

HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Hazard riskBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺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 →

What makes Grenville-sur-la-Rouge stand out

The 3 things Grenville-sur-la-Rouge does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

27% are 65 or over

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.

HealthHealth A

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s grade for health: an A

60%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région des Laurentides

In the health survey, 60% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.2, with women at 83.7 and men at 80.8. Closer to home, a hospital is 9.1 km from the average resident of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.2	82.5	81.5

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

8.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageGrenville-sur-la-Rouge’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 8.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min

$61,600

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

13%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to175 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Hawkesbury

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 10% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.093 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Grenville-sur-la-Rouge.

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

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.093	$0.14	$0.030

$0.093

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

Low

wildfire band

0.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon10% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.093 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

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Grenville-sur-la-Rouge records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 122

76Crime Severity Index

The force’s area logs 20.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 76, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202383

202472

202574

2023–2025	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.6	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	122	88	86
Crime Severity Index	76	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	20	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageGrenville-sur-la-Rouge’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety76 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Grenville-sur-la-Rouge safe?”

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 Argenteuil MRC

HousingCost of living C⁺

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$220,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, close to Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%).

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

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge$220,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	87%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$220,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	19%	18%	20%

$660

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$592

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters87% own their home Cost of living3.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $220,000, against the median household income Renting$660 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Climate

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is wetter than 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year

26.5°CJuly afternoons

Gardeners get 143 frost-free days, from 12 May to 3 October. The most precipitation falls in October: 120 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 218 cm of snow, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in January: 56 cm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,178 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	218 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

218 cm

of snow a year

143

frost-free days, 12 May to 3 Oct

143

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,178 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −14.7°C Snow218 cm of snow a year Weather station24 km to the station · Lachute

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

Who lives here

More people in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%

53.2median age

1.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 3.6% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) but below Canadian towns (6.4%).

Grenville-sur-la-RougeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

27%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

48.8% of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s residents are women

1,405 women and 1,475 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge
	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	13%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	27%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	59%	56%

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English and French57% speak both · 30% speak French but not English Ages53.2 median age · 27% are 65 or over Households1,375 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

4 school boards share Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

11schools within 3 km

Taken together, Grenville-sur-la-Rouge and its 3 km edge hold 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools for 1,705 students. Schooling in English is on offer at one of the 11; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. From the town centre, high school starts 5.1 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École élémentaire publique Nouvel Horizon Bottom fifth in OntarioLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	375	French public
École secondaire catholique régionale de Hawkesbury CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	380	French Catholic
École primaire de Grenville EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 11 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public5

French Catholic4

Independent1

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
School boards	4	2	3
Nearest secondary school	5.1 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.8 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

1,705

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025-26

5.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.8 km

to the nearest elementary school

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The boards4 school boards · CSDC de l'Est ontarien Every school11 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools Language1 of 11 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?”

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.

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, nights around −2°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

July brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights. In November, the normal is 93 mm of rain and snow.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	262 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	262 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	327 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	327 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

93 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 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge has two public libraries, Bibliothèque Calumet and Bibliothèque Pointe-au-Chêne

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Grenville-sur-la-Rouge in particular.

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The libraries2 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Protected land at Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s edge: Greece Point Water Fowl Gathering Area

3.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Le Déboulis is the nearest. Voyageur Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 8.2 km. No national park lies within 100 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge3.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	3.2%	4.9%	2.3%

8.2 km

to Voyageur Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas23 protected areas within 10 km · Voyageur Provincial Park National & provincial parks8.2 km to a provincial park · Voyageur Provincial Park

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

History

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

1historic place

28% of its homes were built before 1961, higher 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

Calumet railway station 1877

1877

oldest construction date on the record

28%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	28%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes28% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Grenville-sur-la-Rouge 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 Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

15pages on Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 76 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.6 × income Property pricesSchools11 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteD51% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 53.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Carillon Barracks and 6 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks23 km east

ZooParc Omega26 km west

ZooPapanack Park Zoo39 km southwest

National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary24 km west

National historic siteCarillon Canal23 km east

Historic houseManoir Papineau24 km west

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Omega: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Granary: Rodjameswilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Manoir Papineau: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

No notable person born in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Bob HartleyCanadian ice hockey coach · born in Hawkesbury · born 1960

André PrévostCanadian composer · born in Hawkesbury · 1934–2001

Brian GreenwayGuitarist and vocalist · born in Hawkesbury · born 1951

Dan McGillisCanadian ice hockey player · born in Hawkesbury · born 1972

Andrew AllenCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born in Vankleek Hill · born 1976

Connie BrownCanadian ice hockey player · born in Vankleek Hill · 1917–1966

Photo credits

Brian Greenway: Chris Harte from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Dan McGillis: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

About Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

Town in Quebec

For Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 3,040 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Argenteuil
Census subdivision: 2476052

Grenville-sur-la-Rouge’s neighbours

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

GrenvilleHawkesburyVankleek HillBrownsburg-ChathamEast HawkesburyGrenville-sur-la-Rouge

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge	3,040	—	C⁻	C⁺	C⁺	A
Grenville	1,889	4.1	—	C⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Hawkesbury Ontario	11,451	5.4	C⁻	D	C	B⁻
Vankleek Hill Ontario	9,321	9	B	B⁻	A⁻	C⁺
Brownsburg-Chatham	8,466	17	C	C⁺	C⁺	A⁺
East Hawkesbury Ontario	3,787	18	B⁻	B	C⁺	C⁺

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

Questions about Grenville-sur-la-Rouge

Do people in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge speak French?

French is the common language here. 57% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 29.5% speak French but not English.

Who are the people of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?

93% 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 2.1 people; 36% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of Grenville-sur-la-Rouge?

Its median age is 53.2, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 13% of residents; over-65s, 27%.

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).