FabrevilleLaval
It is a neighbourhood of 48,457 residents in Laval. Of Laval’s 13 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Fabreville a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Overall, Fabreville earns a B+, better than 72% of Canadian towns. That places it #237 of 499 in Quebec. Its strongest subject is health (A). Walkability is a strength too (A−). Owners valued their homes at a median $360,000 in 2021, which is 3.8 years of the typical household’s pay. What holds it back is hazard risk (D). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B for jobs & income.
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 less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Fabreville grades
Each subject compares Fabreville 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Fabreville stand out
The 2 things Fabreville does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Fabreville.
Fabreville gets a D for hazard risk
Seismic risk runs high: $0.21 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, 12% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Gouvernement du Québec. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Laval health region, Fabreville included. Fabreville doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Laval.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.21 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 12% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Fabreville gets an A for health
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 53%, behind the 57% for Quebec. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Fabreville live 4.5 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Lives here run to 84.1 years on average, higher than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). Fabreville shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de Laval.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 84.1 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 53% | 56% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Fabreville gets a B for safety
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 17.1 per 1,000 a year, about level with Quebec’s towns (16.6) and below Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 56 over 2023–25, near Quebec’s towns (56) and lower than Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 17.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 56 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Laval service area
Trips to work from Fabreville take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
The car took 89% of commuters, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Summer arrives in force in Fabreville, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
Fabreville has just 13% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%
Households that own their home make up 83%. A year’s rent came to 17% of the median 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
| Census 2021 | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Montréal metro area
More people in Fabreville speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 59%
18% are under 15, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.9% of Fabreville
Of the 2021 count, 24,645 were women and 23,820 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Fabreville | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Fabreville runs from −2°C to 6°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Boisbriand. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 20,070 residents: Laval is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
City council runs Fabreville, and Laval’s mayor is Stéphane Boyer.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than 87% of Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy counts 7.3
The library figures on this page are Laval’s: Bibliothèque Gabrielle-Roy serves all 458,981 people of the city, Fabreville among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Fabreville touches Rivière-des-Mille-Îles Wildlife Preserve
Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Plage Lajeunesse the nearest. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 12 km from the edge of town. 5.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 5.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 12 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
3 boards run the schools in and around Fabreville
The 3 km around Fabreville counts 54 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. Schooling in English is on offer at 6 of 66; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Coeur-Soleil (Coeur-Soleil (préscolaire))In FabrevilleElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Académie Chrétienne Rive Nord IndependentIn FabrevilleAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
| École primaire Our Lady of Peace EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Fabreville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Fabreville
Cosmodome and 18 more in and around Fabreville
A first look at Fabreville’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumCosmodome2.9 km outside town, to the east · 71K visitors a year
WaterfallRapides du Cheval Blanc2.5 km outside town, to the south
MuseumWater interpretation center2 km outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMusée pour Enfants200 m outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumCentre d'exploration du Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles800 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumCentre interprétation de l'Eau2 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Cosmodome: abdallahh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Rapides du Cheval Blanc: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Water interpretation center: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Fabreville
No notable person born in Fabreville is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Alexis Lafrenière: Tlop2000, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Fabreville
Neighbourhood in Laval
Statistics Canada counts Laval as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Fabreville and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 48,457 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Laval
- Census subdivision
- 2465005
Fabreville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fabreville | 48,457 | — | B+ | C+ | B | A |
| Le Boisé Champêtre | 37,891 | 4.3 | B | C | B | A |
| Laval-Ouest | 11,034 | 4.7 | B | C+ | B | A |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 4.9 | A | B | B | A− |
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 5 | A | B | B | A− |
| Boisbriand | 29,830 | 5.2 | — | C | — | A+ |
| Saint-Eustache | 47,562 | 6.1 | B+ | C− | B | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Fabreville
Do people in Fabreville speak French?
Almost everyone does. 59% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 34.2% speak French and no English.
Is Fabreville a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 42.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
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).