LanoraieQuebec

TownGrade

B⁻

#1,489 of 2,556

This town in Quebec has a population of 5,694. It grew by 7% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses.

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Population

5,694

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

44.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

53%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Lanoraie a good place to live?

Lanoraie’s grades cluster near the middle. Incomes are on the low side (C). The town ranks #365 of 499 in Quebec, with a B− overall. It comes out better than 46% of Canadian towns. Health outcomes beat most towns (B+). The typical owner put their home at $286,000 in 2021: 3.7 years of the median household’s income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for safety, B for walkability and B− for hazard risk.

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 Lanoraie grades

Each subject compares Lanoraie with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lanoraie stand out

The one thing Lanoraie does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lanoraie.

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Lanoraie take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min

$76,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

22%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageLanoraie’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to245 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

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.

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Lanoraie, 56% of adults call their health very good or excellent

56%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

A hospital lies 14 km from the typical home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Life expectancy in the region is 82.0 years (83.7 for women, 80.3 for men, 2022/2024). A pharmacy is nearer: 2.3 km on average, with 0.6 within 3 km of the typical home.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lanoraie56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

14 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLanoraie’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care14 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Région de Lanaudière

HousingCost of living C⁺

Lanoraie has just 11% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$286,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 77% of households. Rent took 19% of household income, about level with Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Lanoraie$286,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	11%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	77%	70%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$286,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	19%	18%	20%

$820

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$970

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageLanoraie’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $286,000, against the median household income Renting$820 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters77% own their home

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.

Climate

Lanoraie is wetter than 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm of rain and snow a year

26.6°CJuly afternoons

August is the wettest month, with 114 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 202 cm over the year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Lanoraie falls to about −16.0°C. Most of the snow comes in December, about 49 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lanoraie	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	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

202 cm

of snow a year

145

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLanoraie’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

SafetySafety B

Lanoraie is graded a B for safety

58Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of D'Autray MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 14.8 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 58 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202466

202554

2023–2025	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	14.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	58	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

53%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLanoraie’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety58 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lanoraie’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lanoraie safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Outdoors

More of the land around Lanoraie is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

9%of the land within 10 km protected

Fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area (2,095 ha) is the biggest, 6.9 km from town. The 10 km around town hold 35 protected areas. The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 69 km. Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 33 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lanoraie9%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	9%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	14	10	4

69 km

to La Mauricie National Park

33 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas35 protected areas within 10 km · fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks69 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Lanoraie, nights around −3°C

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Tracy forecast, on the Weather page.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	227 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	295 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

90 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLanoraie’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

A 937-vote margin made Berthier—Maskinongé closer in 2021 than 96% of Canada’s ridings

André Villeneuve is mayor of Lanoraie, with 6 councillors on the council.

Full pageLanoraie’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentYves Perron council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

At 0.7 visits per person served, Lanoraie public library is quieter than 96% of Quebec’s town libraries

Lanoraie public library serves 5,602 people from a single building.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The schools around Lanoraie answer to 3 boards

7schools within 3 km

The 3 km around Lanoraie counts 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school. From the town centre, high school starts 8.9 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). One of the 7 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire de la Source d'AutrayIn LanoraieElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Bernard-GariépyNearest secondary school, 2.6 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École Harold-Sheppard EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 7 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public6

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	8.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
School boards	3	2	3

8.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageLanoraie’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Samares Every school7 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language1 of 7 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Lanoraie?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁻

Lanoraie is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandB⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the Lanaudiere health region

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.13 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is lower than usual: 3.9% 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

Lanoraie3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

2.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLanoraie’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.13 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

32% of Lanoraie’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

44.8median age

The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents. Children under 15 make up 18%, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike.

LanoraieQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

50.0% of Lanoraie’s residents are women

Women numbered 2,565 and men 2,570 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Lanoraie
	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	21%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	59%	56%

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English and French32% speak both · 67% speak French but not English Ages44.8 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households2,125 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

History

One place in Lanoraie, at the top of the registers

1historic place

23% of its homes were built before 1961, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Maison Hervieux 1835

1835

oldest construction date on the record

23%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Lanoraie	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	23%	21%	18%

Full pageLanoraie’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Hervieux Older homes23% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Lanoraie have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lanoraie

15pages on Lanoraie

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 58 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.7 × income Property pricesSchools7 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteC60% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 44.8 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Maison des Cageux and 2 more in and around Lanoraie

Sights in Lanoraie and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMaison des Cageuxin town Historic houseHistoric houseMaison Rosalie-Cadron900 m outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumMusée Gilles Villeneuve4.9 km outside town, to the north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

Maison des Cageux: MuséeDesCageux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Lanoraie

4 notable people were born in Lanoraie.

See all 4 →

Honoré BeaugrandFormer mayor of Montreal, Quebec · 1848–1906

Joseph Israël TarteCanadian politician · 1848–1907

Joseph RobillardCanadian politician · 1838–1905

Olivier DurocherPolitician · 1743–1821

Photo credits

Honoré Beaugrand: inconnu - fichier retouché, Public domain · Joseph Israël Tarte: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain

About Lanoraie

Town in Quebec

Lanoraie is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 5,694 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: D'Autray
Census subdivision: 2452017

Lanoraie’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint-Roch-de-RichelieuSainte-Victoire-de-SorelLavaltrieSaint-OursSorel-TracySaint-ThomasLanoraie

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lanoraie	5,694	—	B⁻	C⁺	B	B⁺
Saint-Roch-de-Richelieu	2,984	9.6	A⁻	A⁻	B	A⁻
Sainte-Victoire-de-Sorel	2,599	9.8	A⁻	B⁺	B	A
Lavaltrie	15,996	10	B⁻	C⁺	B	B
Saint-Ours	1,817	10	—	B	B	A⁻
Sorel-Tracy	36,537	11	B	C⁺	B	A
Saint-Thomas	3,477	11	B⁺	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Lanoraie

Do people in Lanoraie speak French?

French comes first: 66.8% speak it alone, while 32% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

Who are the people of Lanoraie?

Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 1%.

What kind of homes are in Lanoraie?

82% 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.

Has Lanoraie grown?

It added people: 4,787 in 2016, 5,134 in 2021, 7.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 5,694.

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).