Lac-BeauportQuebec
8,524 people call this town in Quebec home. Statistics Canada counts it in the Québec metro area.
Is Lac-Beauport a good place to live?
Health is a strength (A+). It is a safe place by the numbers (A+). Most journeys need a car (C). Hazard risk is higher than most (C). Homes were valued at a median $448,000 at the 2021 census, 3.4 times the typical household’s income. The overall grade lands at A+, #2 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than almost every Canadian town.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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 Lac-Beauport grades
Each subject compares Lac-Beauport 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 Lac-Beauport stand out
The 3 things Lac-Beauport does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lac-Beauport.
For health, Lac-Beauport gets an A+
Measured from where Lac-Beauport’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. The survey finds 62% of adults in very good or excellent health, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Women in the region live to 84.7 and men to 81.1, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 9.6% of adults, against 12% for Quebec.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région de la Capitale-Nationale
The police who cover Lac-Beauport record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 28
Its police area recorded 6.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 8.8 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 28 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 47 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 6.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (Jacques-Cartier MRC)
Household incomes in Lac-Beauport top those of 99% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 27 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 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.
Rent takes less of local pay in Lac-Beauport than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income
Owners make up 91% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Lac-Beauport doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Québec metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
A flood study covers Lac-Beauport: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.093 for each $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Lac-Beauport: 8.8% 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 | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.093 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the Capitale-Nationale health region, not by town
Lac-Beauport has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 25.0°C
For the wettest month, look to July: 119 mm on average. Snow totals 299 cm over the year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. The frost-free season runs from 10 May to 5 October, 148 days. Midwinter nights in Lac-Beauport bottom out at −16.7°C on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,173 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))
Lac-Beauport in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C
Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −11°C. November normally sees 91 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vanier.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 342 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 318 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Lac-Beauport has one council seat for every 1,220 residents, more than four in five municipalities in Quebec
Lucie Laroche is mayor of Lac-Beauport, with 6 councillors on the council.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Lac-Beauport has one public library, Bibliothèque de Lac-Beauport
Bibliothèque de Lac-Beauport serves 8,473 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
4 mapped walking routes pass Lac-Beauport
No national park lies within 100 km. 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. 9.8 km from town is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Lac-Beauport is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55% speak both languages
Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). 13% of residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.5% of Lac-Beauport’s residents are women
Women numbered 4,045 and men 4,120 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.7% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 76% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
5 schools in and around Lac-Beauport: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Teenagers have 4.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Montagnac (Montagnac (la Montagne))In Lac-BeauportElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Le SommetNearest secondary school, 2.3 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 4.4 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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.
Lac-Beauport has 3 historic places on the registers
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 5.9% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The earliest construction date, 1843, belongs to Maison Simons.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Lac-Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 5.9% | 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 Lac-Beauport
Le Relais and 3 more in and around Lac-Beauport
Sights in Lac-Beauport and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Ski hillLe Relaisin townSki hillSki hillCentre de Ski Le Relaisin townMuseumMuseumÉrablière Du Lac-Beauport / Musée Des Animaux Du Québecin townSki hillSki hillA venir3.9 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Le Relais: Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Lac-Beauport
6 notable people were born in Lac-Beauport.
Photo credits
Raphaël Gagné: Steve Bennett, CC BY 2.5 · Hugo Latulippe: Stéphanie Robert, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guillaume Wagner: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Joseph John Lannin: Bain News Servce, Public domain
About Lac-Beauport
Town in Quebec
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Lac-Beauport 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
- 8,524 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- La Jacques-Cartier
- Metro area
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2422040
Lac-Beauport’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Beauport | 8,524 | — | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 16,222 | 4.2 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Orsainville | 14,751 | 7.2 | B+ | C | B− | A+ |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux | 17,558 | 7.7 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 7.9 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 7.9 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 8.3 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lac-Beauport
Do people in Lac-Beauport speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 44.5% of residents speak only French and 55% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Who are the people of Lac-Beauport?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Lac-Beauport?
Households hold 2.7 people on average, and 18% have just one.
Is Lac-Beauport growing?
It grew from 7,801 people in 2016 to 8,164 in 2021, up 4.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 8,524.
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).