LabrecqueQuebec
1,375 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. Its census division is Lac-Saint-Jean-Est.
Is Labrecque a good place to live?
Where it does best is cost of living (A+). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−). Getting around depends on the car (C).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Labrecque has its subject grades alone.
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 Labrecque grades
Each subject compares Labrecque with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Labrecque has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Labrecque stand out
The 3 things Labrecque does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Labrecque.
Renting in Labrecque costs 10% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Just over nine in ten households own their home, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 10% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Labrecque’s health region reports 66% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Measured from where Labrecque’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 18 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.8 years at birth, 83.2 for women and 80.4 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 66% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.8 | 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 published for the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean, not by town
Commuters in Labrecque travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
94% of commuters drove, above both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Winter nights bite in Labrecque: January lows of −20.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
Rain and snow peak in July, at 112 mm. Frost comes on 188 days a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 128 frost-free days, from 20 May to 27 September. July afternoons in Labrecque average 24.5°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 302 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −20.4°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 24.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 188 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Bagotville)
Labrecque is graded a B+ for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 50 over 2023–25, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 50 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Lac-Saint-Jean-Est MRC
12% of Labrecque’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
4.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.0% of Labrecque’s residents are women
665 men and 665 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Labrecque | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 32% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Labrecque in November: highs near 2°C, lows near −5°C
Across the year, normals run from −20°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July. About 39 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 66 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Alma forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −7°C | −18°C | 171 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −4°C | 197 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 11°C | 301 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 1°C | 260 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Bagotville); the forecast is on the Weather page
Marie-Josée Larouche leads Labrecque as mayor
Mario Simard (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Jonquière, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Labrecque.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Labrecque has one public library, Bibliothèque Publique De Labrecque
The library is 1.1 km from the centre of Labrecque.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to Labrecque is 14 km away
The schools around it answer to 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-du-RosaireIn LabrecqueElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 14 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
lac Labreque Muskrat Habitat reaches Labrecque
14 km from town is Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The largest is Rivière-Belley Territorial reserve for protected area purposes: 4,600 ha, 2.6 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km of the town, 4.7% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Labrecque’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 2.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.18 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Labrecque.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Labrecque | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.18 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 2.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Labrecque has 1 historic place on the registers
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 22% of homes, near Quebec’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Hôtel de ville 1930
| Heritage | Labrecque | 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 Labrecque
Famous people from around Labrecque
One notable person was born in Labrecque; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Lucien Bouchard: Lionel_jospin_UdeM.jpg : Antoine Taveneaux derivative work: — Riba, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mélanie Turgeon: Hans Bezard, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Labrecque
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Labrecque is one census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,375 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Lac-Saint-Jean-Est
- Census subdivision
- 2493055
Labrecque’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labrecque | 1,375 | — | — | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Saint-Nazaire | 2,167 | 11 | — | A | B+ | A |
| L'Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur | 2,291 | 12 | — | A+ | B+ | A− |
| Alma | 30,659 | 17 | A+ | A− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Ambroise | 4,262 | 18 | A | A+ | B+ | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Labrecque
Who are the people of Labrecque?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 5%.
What kind of homes are in Labrecque?
Single-detached houses make up 87% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Do people in Labrecque speak French?
French is the common language here.
Is Labrecque growing?
It added people: 1,321 in 2016, 1,328 in 2021, 0.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,375.
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).