Photo: Roncanada · CC BY 4.0L'Ange-Gardien sits below 96% of Canadian towns for renter households (7.1%)
One-person households: 14%, below 93% of Canadian towns. Statistics Canada puts L'Ange-Gardien’s population at 7,068 for July 2025. Across L'Ange-Gardien, 19% of residents are under 15. Residents who moved in within the year are more common here than in 75% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of L'Ange-Gardien
A bilingual town
60% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 36% speak French only and 3.8% English only. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
30% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 94% of Canadian towns; 41% are married. Couples ↓
Growing faster than most
L'Ange-Gardien went from 5,464 people in 2016 to 6,102 in 2021, +12%: faster growth than in 87% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 95% of Canadian towns: 60%
Figures are from the 2021 Census unless dated otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 8.5% here and 66% across Canada’s towns. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
L'Ange-Gardien grew +12% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 87% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 16%.
Residents aged 65 and over: 13%, a lower share than 81% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
No age band is larger than 55–59: nearly one in ten residents. The usual figure: 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. Half of L'Ange-Gardien’s residents are under 42, younger than in 51% of Canadian towns. At 11%, residents aged 15 to 24 sit close to the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ L'Ange-Gardien, 42. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About 106 men for every 100 women.
2.8 people per household, more than in 82% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with 8.2% across Canada’s towns, 5.1% of households are one-parent families here.
Above 94% of Canadian towns: 30% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Just over a fifth of adults have never married and don’t live common-law (typical: 27%). Set beside that, 11% of residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
In L'Ange-Gardien, 94% of households live in a single-detached house, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. The usual figure: 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 42% date from 2001 or later, 8.9% from before 1961.
$118,000 a year: where the middle household sits
Incomes are 2020’s, the census’s reference year, and include pandemic benefits such as CERB. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The median across Canada’s towns is $86,000; L'Ange-Gardien’s, at $118,000, is 37% higher. Across Quebec’s towns, half of households had more than $74,000 before tax. In 2020, 26% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1.7% of residents are immigrants
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in L'Ange-Gardien comes in at 1.7%. On the census count, 0.2% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Only 26% of residents said they have no religion in L'Ange-Gardien
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
1.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% across Canada’s towns. Against that, just over a third of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns. For L'Ange-Gardien, the census puts Indigenous residents at 3.3%.
L'Ange-Gardien sits below 68% of Canadian towns for degree holders aged 25 to 64 (20%)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Holding no credential: 11% (typical 9.5%). By way of comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
A job for 66% of residents aged 15 and over
Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic: some of these rates are lower than in a usual year. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Employment runs above the middle of Canada’s towns (58%), at 66%.
Ranked by age, 20th youngest of 41 towns this size
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
They run from Edgeley, at 31.2, to Fairwinds, at 61.6. Nearest to L'Ange-Gardien in age: Brown's Corners (40.5), Les Cèdres (41.2), Haysboro (42.4) and Raleigh (42.7).
Around L'Ange-Gardien, 2 of 6 towns have a higher median age
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Ange-Gardien | 7,068 | — | 42 | 13% | 1.7% |
| Vallée-de-la-Lièvre | 15,388 | 6.1 km | 42.4 | 20% | 2% |
| Lochaber-Partie-Ouest | 1,016 | 6.7 km | 42 | 15% | 2.7% |
| Bassin-de-la-Lièvre | 10,571 | 11.4 km | 36 | 12% | 4.1% |
| Cumberland | 6,139 | 13.4 km | 46.5 | 20% | 12% |
| Thurso | 3,439 | 13.5 km | 41.6 | 20% | 0.8% |
| Cardinal Creek | 11,676 | 17.1 km | 39.9 | 13% | 20% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Provincial and national yardsticks: Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of at least 2,500 residents, and all Canadian towns of that size. No whole city and no First Nations reserve is in either median.
- What these tables don’t give. Unpaid care, car ownership and internet access aren’t in the Census Profile, nor is the change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins other than visible minority and Indigenous identity are left out of the charts.
Questions about L'Ange-Gardien’s residents
What is the average age in L'Ange-Gardien?
42 is the median age, younger than 51% of Canadian towns. Under 15: 19%. 65 and over: 13%.
Is L'Ange-Gardien bilingual?
English and French: 60% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 3.8%. French only: 36%. French mother tongue: 89%.
How diverse is L'Ange-Gardien?
Immigrants make up 1.7% of residents, against 17% across Canada’s towns. 1.2% are members of a visible minority, and 3.3% are First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What religion are people in L'Ange-Gardien?
Christian: 73%. No religion: 26%. Another religion: 0.3%.
Is L'Ange-Gardien good for families?
Across Canada’s towns, a typical 16% of residents are under 15; here, 19%. 72% of households are couple families and 5.1% one-parent families. Schools near L'Ange-Gardien are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in L'Ange-Gardien?
$118,000 before tax, in 2020: the middle household’s income in L'Ange-Gardien (Canada’s towns: $86,000).
What is the population of L'Ange-Gardien?
Statistics Canada estimates 7,068 residents for July 2025; the 2021 Census counted 6,102 in L'Ange-Gardien, 12% more than 2016.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).