La PrésentationQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Les Maskoutains census division. In Quebec, this town has 2,696 residents.
Is La Présentation a good place to live?
La Présentation’s strongest subject is jobs & income (A). Health is a strength too (A). The catch is walkability (C−). At $348,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.9 times local household income. Overall, that makes an A−, better than 82% of Canadian towns. It ranks #183 of 499 in Quebec.
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.
How La Présentation grades
Each subject compares La Présentation with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes La Présentation stand out
The 3 things La Présentation does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in La Présentation.
A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in La Présentation than in almost any Canadian town
94% of commuters drove, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). A trip to work takes 26 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
For health, La Présentation is ahead of 88% of Canadian towns
The survey counts just over one in ten adults as smokers, below Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. Measured from where La Présentation’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 8.3 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Montérégie
La Présentation’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.15 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for La Présentation on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Monteregie health region, with La Présentation one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
La Présentation earns a B+ for safety
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 71, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 9.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 14 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Maskoutains MRC, La Présentation included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 14 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 71 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Children make up 21% of La Présentation, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
29% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 15% of the town.
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 48.2% of La Présentation
Women numbered 1,270 and men 1,365 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| La Présentation | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 20% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
La Présentation is wetter than four in five Canadian towns: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year
Rain and snow peak in August, at 114 mm. Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, lower than Quebec’s towns (217 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 12 May and returns around 27 September: 136 days without it. Snow peaks in December: 49 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,109 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 202 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −14.8°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Fleury)
The nearest provincial park to La Présentation is Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), 17 km away
One beach is mapped within 5 km: Plage Ô 4 Îles. No national park lies within 100 km. 13 areas within 10 km are protected for nature, and on top of that of the land within 10 km, 1.7% has protected status, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In La Présentation, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Saint-Hyacinthe forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 227 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | 0°C | 265 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 322 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 295 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Fleury); the forecast is on the Weather page
Louise Arpin heads the council of La Présentation as mayor
Saint-Hyacinthe is the riding La Présentation votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Bernard-De-Michaudville is La Présentation’s public library
From the centre of La Présentation, it is 1.1 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to La Présentation is 6.5 km away
Young children have 2.1 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École La PrésentationIn La PrésentationElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.5 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 2.1 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.
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in La Présentation: 6% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 69%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 69% | 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.
La Présentation: 2 historic places, all in the top tier
Église de la Présentation-de-la-Sainte-Vierge, begun in 1817, is the oldest by its record. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 15% of homes, below both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | La Présentation | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 15% | 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 La Présentation
Chouette à voir! and 10 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of La Présentation; with it, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe7.9 km east
MuseumFort Chambly29 km southwest
ZooGranby Zoo36 km southeast
CathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue39 km southwest
FortFort Sainte Thérèse33 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Cathedral of St. Hyacinth, Saint-Hyacinthe: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Chambly: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granby Zoo: ( Boréal ), CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue: JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Sainte Thérèse: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around La Présentation
2 notable people were born in La Présentation; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Élisabeth Bergeron: Les Soeurs de Saint-Joseph, Public domain · Marie-Soleil Michon: Bull-Doser, Public domain · David Savard: All-Pro Reels from District of Columbia, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Felix Hebert: Library of Congress, Public domain · Gérald Fauteux: Gar Lunney, Public domain
About La Présentation
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for La Présentation covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,696 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Maskoutains
- Census subdivision
- 2454035
La Présentation’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Présentation | 2,696 | — | A− | B− | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Madeleine | 2,387 | 7.2 | — | B | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Hyacinthe | 60,874 | 7.7 | B+ | D | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Marie-Madeleine | 2,940 | 8.9 | A− | B | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Barnabé-Sud | 1,053 | 11 | — | B− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Charles-sur-Richelieu | 1,867 | 11 | — | B+ | A | A− |
| Saint-Jude | 1,402 | 13 | — | B+ | B+ | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about La Présentation
Do people in La Présentation speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 70.8% know French alone, and 29% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in La Présentation?
78% 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 2.5 people; 27% are one person living alone.
Is La Présentation growing?
It added people: 2,540 in 2016, 2,638 in 2021, 3.9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,696.
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).