La ConceptionQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Les Laurentides census division. The town has 1,685 residents and lies in Quebec.
Is La Conception a good place to live?
La Conception’s strongest is health (A−). The weak point is jobs & income (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $274,000 in 2021, which is 3.8 years of the typical household’s pay. It also trails on walkability (C−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. La Conception has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 La Conception grades
Each subject compares La Conception with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
La Conception has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes La Conception stand out
The 2 things La Conception does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Conception.
Trips to work from La Conception take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
The car took 92% of commuters, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
60% of adults around La Conception call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région des Laurentides
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 82.2 years on average: women 83.7, men 80.8, in 2022/2024. Measured from where La Conception’s residents live, a hospital is 32 km away on average and 100% of them are over 30 km out.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | La Conception | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
La Conception earns a B+ for safety
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Laurentides MRC
The force’s area logs 11.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 49 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 49 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Flood mapping exists for La Conception: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Measured across the Laurentides health region: radon tests
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.070 per $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is higher than usual: 10% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.070 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Most households in La Conception own their home: 86%, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 86% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $274,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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.
La Conception has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −18.3°C
Summer highs in La Conception reach 25.3°C in July. Frosty days number 196 in a normal year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 110 frost-free days, from 28 May to 15 September. For the wettest month, look to October: 120 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 196 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −18.3°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Jovite)
More people in La Conception speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%
Under 15: 13% of residents. Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.3% of La Conception’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 755 women and 775 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| La Conception | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
La Conception has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
One named trail is close: the Sentier National. Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 3.9 km. CPCAD lists 15 protected areas within 10 km. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | La Conception | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 13% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 14 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 5°C in La Conception, nights around −5°C
December follows at −3°C by day and −13°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in July (25°C) and bottoms out in January (−18°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −16°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −4°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 0°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Jovite); the forecast is on the Weather page
La Conception’s council outspends 94% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
La Conception is in Labelle 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
The nearest public library to La Conception is Bibliothèque du Couvent, 8.9 km away
The next is Bibliothèque De Brebeuf (Brébeuf), 9.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about La Conception
Canadian Ski Museum and 2 more in and around La Conception
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near La Conception, the best known first.
Famous people from around La Conception
No notable person born in La Conception is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Simon Plouffe: Plouffe, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Denise Pelletier: Noël Gauvin, Public domain · Lionel Bertrand: Arthur Roy, Public domain
About La Conception
Town in Quebec
La Conception is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,685 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Laurentides
- Census subdivision
- 2478115
La Conception’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Conception | 1,685 | — | — | C+ | B+ | A− |
| Brébeuf | 1,012 | 8.2 | — | C− | B+ | A− |
| Mont-Tremblant | 11,879 | 10 | B− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Amherst | 1,703 | 12 | — | C | B+ | A− |
| Labelle | 2,861 | 13 | B− | C+ | B+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about La Conception
Do people in La Conception speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 49.7% of residents speak only French and 48% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Has La Conception grown?
It added people: 1,337 in 2016, 1,527 in 2021, 14.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,685.
Who are the people of La Conception?
Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in La Conception?
Mostly 84% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 34% have just one.
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).