Le Boisé ChampêtreLaval
This neighbourhood in Laval has a population of 37,891. Of Laval’s 13 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Le Boisé Champêtre a good place to live?
Good on most counts; one lags. Le Boisé Champêtre’s overall grade is B, better than 63% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #283 of 499 in Quebec. Health is a strength (A). Hazards are a real consideration (D). It lags on cost of living as well (C). The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B− for jobs & income.
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 Le Boisé Champêtre grades
Each subject compares Le Boisé Champêtre 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 Le Boisé Champêtre stand out
The 3 things Le Boisé Champêtre does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Le Boisé Champêtre.
Le Boisé Champêtre gets a D for hazard risk
Radon is higher than usual: 12% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.21 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Le Boisé Champêtre is on the national inventory. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Laval, Le Boisé Champêtre included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Le Boisé Champêtre | 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Laval health region
Le Boisé Champêtre scores better for health than 88% of Canadian towns
What sets Le Boisé Champêtre apart within its region is distance, and at 2.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 53%, behind the 57% for Quebec. Lives here run to 84.1 years on average, higher than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de Laval, with Le Boisé Champêtre one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Le Boisé Champêtre | 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
Half the owned homes in Le Boisé Champêtre are worth more than $424,000, half less
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area
21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $424,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Le Boisé Champêtre gets a B for safety
Shared with the rest of the Laval service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The force’s area logs 17.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 56 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Le Boisé Champêtre | 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
Summer afternoons in Le Boisé Champêtre are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
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. Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Le Boisé Champêtre | 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))
Le Boisé Champêtre is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 69% speak both languages
Two in five residents belong to a visible minority, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents. One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.1% of Le Boisé Champêtre’s residents are women
Here the census found 18,520 men and 19,370 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Le Boisé Champêtre runs from −2°C to 6°C
Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).
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
20,070 residents per council seat in Laval, a higher ratio than 99% of Quebec municipalities
As a neighbourhood of Laval, Le Boisé Champêtre answers to the city council and its mayor, Stéphane Boyer.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than 87% of Quebec’s town libraries: Laval public library counts 7.3
The library figures on this page are Laval’s: Laval public library serves all 458,981 people of the city, Le Boisé Champêtre among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Oka National Park (Québec), 16 km away, is the closest provincial park to Le Boisé Champêtre
L'Île-Bizard man-made landscape (1,354 ha) is the biggest, 9.2 km from town. 37 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Plage Lajeunesse the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 11 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Household incomes in Le Boisé Champêtre top those of 75% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 28 min on average. 87% of commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Schools in Le Boisé Champêtre: 4 boards, side by side
Its 3 km reach takes in 50 elementary schools, 20 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, all of Le Boisé Champêtre’s schooling. Schooling in English is on offer at 9 of 77; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'AvenirIn Le Boisé ChampêtreElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École d'éducation internationale de LavalIn Le Boisé ChampêtreSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire Souvenir EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 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.
Le Boisé Champêtre: 1 historic place, with the highest designation
Before 1961 is when 3.2% of the homes went up, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Le Boisé Champêtre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 3.2% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Le Boisé Champêtre
Cosmodome and 22 more in and around Le Boisé Champêtre
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Le Boisé Champêtre, the best known first.
MuseumCosmodomein town · 71K visitors a year
WaterfallRapides du Cheval Blanc3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumWater interpretation center4.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumDélia-Tétreault Museum4.4 km outside town, to the eastMuseumMuseumMusée de la santé Armand-Frappierin townMuseumMuseumMusée pour Enfantsin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- 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
- Délia-Tétreault Museum: Alexandre Payer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Le Boisé Champêtre
No notable person born in Le Boisé Champêtre is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Rhéal Fortin: Nevmar, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Joseph-Aldric Ouimet: Unknown author, Public domain
About Le Boisé Champêtre
Neighbourhood in Laval
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Le Boisé Champêtre, one part of Laval; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 37,891 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Laval
- Census subdivision
- 2465005
Le Boisé Champêtre’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Le Boisé Champêtre | 37,891 | — | B | C | B | A |
| Chomedey | 81,813 | 2.5 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Fabreville | 48,457 | 4.3 | B+ | C+ | B | A |
| Sainte-Dorothée | 38,183 | 4.7 | A | B | B | A− |
| Laval-des-Rapides | 41,971 | 5.2 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Cartierville | 24,617 | 5.3 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 5.5 | A | B | B | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Le Boisé Champêtre
Do people in Le Boisé Champêtre speak French?
French comes first: 18.8% speak it alone, while 69% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
How old are the people of Le Boisé Champêtre?
At 40.1, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 14%.
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).