Lac-SupérieurQuebec
Its census division is Les Laurentides. A town in Quebec, home to 2,122 people.
Is Lac-Supérieur a good place to live?
Health is its strong suit (A). Safety is a strength too (B+). Its lowest grade is for cost of living (C−). Walkability is weaker too (C−).
Lac-Supérieur is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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 Lac-Supérieur grades
Each subject compares Lac-Supérieur with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Lac-Supérieur is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Lac-Supérieur stand out
The 3 things Lac-Supérieur does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lac-Supérieur.
Lac-Supérieur earns an A for health
Age-standardised, 60% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Lac-Supérieur apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 18 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.2 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men. Lac-Supérieur doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région des Laurentides.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lac-Supérieur | 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
Lac-Supérieur is a town of owners: 87% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 16% of households, between Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $290,000, close to Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and below Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lac-Supérieur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $290,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 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.
Lac-Supérieur has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
The average trip to work took 28 min, about level with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lac-Supérieur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Lac-Supérieur earns a B+ for safety
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: Laurentides MRC
The violent index for its police area came to 72, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.9 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lac-Supérieur | 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
Lac-Supérieur is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Radon topped the guideline in a tenth of tested homes, higher than both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.067 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lac-Supérieur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.067 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Laurentides health region)
Lac-Supérieur has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −18.3°C
The frost-free season runs from 28 May to 15 September, 110 days. Frost comes on 196 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Summer highs in Lac-Supérieur reach 25.3°C in July. January is the snowiest month, with 56 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lac-Supérieur | 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)
Lac-Supérieur is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 53% speak both languages
4.6% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children are 13% of the town. Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
46.7% of Lac-Supérieur’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 920 women to 1,050 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Lac-Supérieur | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) surrounds Lac-Supérieur
Within its own boundary, 72% of the town is protected. No national park lies within 100 km. Parks and reserves take up 47% of the ground within 10 km, above both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 21 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lac-Supérieur | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 47% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 15 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
What November brings in Lac-Supérieur: −5°C at night, 5°C by day
Expect around 17 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −13°C. A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. 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
Per resident, Lac-Supérieur spends more than nine in ten Québec’s local municipalities
Lac-Supérieur sends one MP to Ottawa from Laurentides—Labelle, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Lac-Superieur is Lac-Supérieur’s public library
The library is 5.2 km from the centre of Lac-Supérieur.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Lac-Supérieur
Mont Tremblant Resort and 3 more in and around Lac-Supérieur
Sights in Lac-Supérieur and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Ski hillMont Tremblant Resort3.4 km outside town, to the west
Ski hillMont Blanc2.6 km outside town, to the southwestAttractionAttractionSentier des cimes Laurentides1.6 km outside town, to the southwestArt galleryArt galleryMaison des arts1.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Mont Tremblant Resort: Acarpentier, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mont Blanc: Brigitte Beaulne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Lac-Supérieur
No notable person born in Lac-Supérieur is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Mikaël Kingsbury: Clément Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Drouin: Lisa Gansky from New York, NY, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pierre-Luc Dubois: Winnipeg Jets, CC BY 3.0 · Marie-Pier Préfontaine: Krzysztof Golik, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Simon Plouffe: Plouffe, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Lac-Supérieur
Town in Quebec
For Lac-Supérieur, 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
- 2,122 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Laurentides
- Census subdivision
- 2478095
Lac-Supérieur’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac-Supérieur | 2,122 | — | — | C− | B+ | A |
| Saint-Faustin--Lac-Carré | 4,009 | 5.6 | B | C | B+ | A |
| Mont-Tremblant | 11,879 | 14 | B− | C− | B+ | A− |
| Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts | 12,154 | 16 | B | D | B+ | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lac-Supérieur
Do people in Lac-Supérieur speak French?
Almost everyone does. 53% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 44.9% speak French and no English.
Who are the people of Lac-Supérieur?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Lac-Supérieur?
Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2 people on average, and 40% have just one.
Is Lac-Supérieur growing?
It grew from 1,888 people in 2016 to 1,972 in 2021, up 4.4%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,122.
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).