LauriervilleQuebec

It is part of L'Érable, a census division. The town, home to 1,368 people, lies in Quebec.

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Population

1,368

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

45.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

51%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

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

Is Laurierville a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety, B for health, B for jobs & income and B for walkability. Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A−).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Laurierville gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestACost of living A⁻Hazard risk

How Laurierville grades

Each subject compares Laurierville 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Laurierville gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carBOpen →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsBOpen →SafetyAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →

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 Laurierville stand out

The 3 things Laurierville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

63% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Cost of living

Better than 94%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laurierville.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Laurierville costs 13% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$150,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

87% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Laurierville$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	4%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	87%	70%	74%

$500

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$460

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$500 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters87% 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

Summers stay cool in Laurierville: July afternoons reach 23.5°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

23.5°CJuly afternoons

The year’s precipitation totals 1,324 mm, above both Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). In January, overnight lows in Laurierville settle at −16.1°C. Snow peaks in December: 81 cm in a normal year. A normal July brings 140 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.3°C

Spring8.2°C

Summer22.4°C

Autumn10.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	358 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	23.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,324 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	177	161	159

358 cm

of snow a year

177

days with frost a year

167

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −16.1°C Rain and snow1,324 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow358 cm of snow a year Weather station32 km to the station · Thetford Mines

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Thetford Mines)

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

A flood study covers Laurierville: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.095 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Laurierville0%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	0%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.095	$0.14	$0.030

$0.095

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

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.095 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon0% 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

HealthHealth B

61% of adults around Laurierville call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

61%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Measured across the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec: health survey and life expectancy

A baby born in the region can expect 81.6 years, 83.3 for a girl and 79.9 for a boy (2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). What sets Laurierville apart within its region is distance: 34 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for 100% of residents.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Laurierville61%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	13%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.6	82.5	81.5

81.6

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

34 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

9.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care34 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 9.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.9 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety B

Laurierville is graded a B for safety

56Crime Severity Index

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

Violent incidents in its police area came to 15 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 16.4 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202456

202550

2023–2025	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.4	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	15	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

55%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLaurierville’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Laurierville’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Laurierville safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Trips to work from Laurierville are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average

10%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, about level with both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk8%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$61,600

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

24%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to130 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Plessisville

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.

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Laurierville is Frontenac National Park (Québec), 43 km away

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The largest is Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly: 1,822 ha, 9.2 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 87 km away.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Laurierville0.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

87 km

to La Mauricie National Park

43 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas8 protected areas within 10 km · Land set aside Seigneurie-de-Joly National & provincial parks87 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Weather

What November brings in Laurierville: −4°C at night, 3°C by day

3°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Victoriaville. November usually brings some 28 cm of snow. Expect about 91 mm of rain and snow over November. The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−16°C).

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

November3°C

December−4°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−14°C	309 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	305 mm
Summer	22°C	12°C	396 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	315 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

91 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLaurierville’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 (Thetford Mines); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Pierre Cloutier leads Laurierville as mayor

The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Laurierville is Mégantic—L’Érable—Lotbinière, and Luc Berthold (Conservative Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.

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council seats7 Provincial legislatureArthabaska

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Laurierville’s public library is Bibliothèque De Laurierville

It stands 0.8 km from the centre of Laurierville.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

19% of Laurierville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

45.6median age

Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. Immigrants make up 0.8% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

LauriervilleQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

48.1% of Laurierville’s residents are women

630 women and 680 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Laurierville
	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	22%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	59%	56%

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English and French19% speak both · 81% speak French but not English Ages45.6 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households580 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Laurierville is 13 km away

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Jean-XXIII - Marie-Immaculée - Saint-Coeur-de-MarieIn LauriervilleElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	13 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

13 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 elementary schools Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Laurierville?”

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.

History

In Laurierville, 46% of homes go back before 1961

46%built before 1961

46%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Laurierville	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	46%	21%	18%

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Older homes46% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Laurierville 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 Laurierville

15pages on Laurierville

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costAHomes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.6 in its region Work & commuteB63% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 45.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Laurierville

5 notable people were born in Laurierville.

See all 5 →

Eusèbe RobergeCanadian politician and merchant · 1874–1957

Marie-Rose TurcotCanadian journalist and writer · 1887–1977

Camille Lessard-BissonnetteCanadian-American suffragist and writer · 1883–1970

Fernand RobergeCanadian politician · 1940–2026

Joseph DemersCanadian politician · 1861–1936

About Laurierville

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Laurierville is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 1,368 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: L'Érable
Census subdivision: 2432072

Laurierville’s neighbours

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

PlessisvilleLysterPlessisvilleVal-AlainLaurierville

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Laurierville	1,368	—	—	A	B	B
Plessisville	2,718	9.4	A⁺	A	B	B⁺
Lyster	1,679	11	—	A	B	B
Plessisville	6,774	11	A	B	B	B⁺
Val-Alain	1,084	15	—	A	A⁻	B⁺

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

Questions about Laurierville

Who are the people of Laurierville?

0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 1% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Laurierville?

Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 33% have just one.

Is Laurierville growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,346 to 1,313 residents (2.5% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,368.

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).