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14,608 people live in this neighbourhood in Laval. Of Laval’s 13 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Population

14,608

people, Census 2021

Median age

42.7

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

57%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

25%

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

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,616 of 2,556

Is Pont-Viau a good place to live?

Pont-Viau’s grades pull in different directions. The neighbourhood’s overall C+ puts it #384 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns. Buying in is costly (D). Jobs and pay trail most towns (D). It lags on hazard risk as well (D). Walkability is its strong suit (A+). Residents are healthier than most (A).

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealthWeakestDHazard risk DCost of living

What makes Pont-Viau stand out

The 3 things Pont-Viau does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

25% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

53% rent their home

Compare 25% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Pont-Viau grades

Each subject compares Pont-Viau 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

WalkabilityAmong the best of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itDOpen →Cost of livingHomes are among the least affordable for local incomesDOpen →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workDOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Délia-Tétreault Museum and 14 more in and around Pont-Viau

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Pont-Viau, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumDélia-Tétreault Museumin town

MuseumCosmodome3.5 km outside town, to the southwest · 71K visitors a year

GardenAhuntsic Park1 km outside town, to the southeast

CathedralSaint Sauveur Cathedral2.6 km outside town, to the southeast

GardenJarry Park4.6 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMusée de l'imprimerie du Québec2.9 km outside town, to the east

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

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

Photo credits (5)

Délia-Tétreault Museum: Alexandre Payer, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cosmodome: abdallahh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ahuntsic Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Sauveur Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jarry Park: Miguel Tremblay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pont-Viau.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Pont-Viau faces more hazards than 93% of Canadian towns

Source area for radon tests: the Laval health region

Radon topped the guideline in 12% of tested homes, above Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.21 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Pont-Viau. Pont-Viau shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Laval.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

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

Pont-Viau12%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Pont-Viau	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%

$0.21

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

Low

wildfire band

13 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePont-Viau’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.21 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon12% 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

HousingCost of living D

Renting in Pont-Viau eats 23% of household income, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area

20% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $400,000, about level with Canadian towns ($406,000) and above Quebec’s towns ($300,000).

$400,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Pont-Viau$400,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	23%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	13%	18%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pagePont-Viau’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living5.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Owners and renters47% 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.

HealthHealth A

For health, Pont-Viau is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Région de Laval: health survey and life expectancy

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 53%, between Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 84.1, women 85.7 and men 82.4 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.8 km from the average resident of Pont-Viau, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

53%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Pont-Viau53%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Pont-Viau	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%

84.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePont-Viau’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey53% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.7, men 82.4 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Household incomes in Pont-Viau are lower than in 68% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 30 min, above Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.

25%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van72%

Public transit21%

Walk4%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min

$69,200

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

47%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pagePont-Viau’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment8.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work25% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

SafetySafety B

Pont-Viau earns a B for safety

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 17.1 per 1,000 a year, close to Quebec’s towns (16.6) and below Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 56, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

56Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202357

202458

202553

2023–2025	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	17.1	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	56	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

43%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePont-Viau’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

Climate

Afternoon heat in Pont-Viau beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 29 April and returns around 14 October: 167 days without it. A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Pont-Viau	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

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePont-Viau’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station12 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Who lives here

More people in Pont-Viau speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

Visible minorities make up 35% of the population, above both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town. 17% of residents are children under 15.

42.7median age

Pont-ViauQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

50.9% of Pont-Viau’s residents are women

7,450 women and 7,190 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Pont-Viau
	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	62%	64%
65+	22%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	59%	56%

Full pagePont-Viau’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French50% speak both · 46% speak French but not English Ages42.7 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households5,980 households

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

Weather

Pont-Viau in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Laval forecast, on the Weather page.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

More visits per person served than 87% of Quebec’s town libraries: Laval public library counts 7.3

Laval public library serves the whole of Laval, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 458,981 people, Pont-Viau among them.

Full pagePont-Viau’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 15 km from Pont-Viau

Rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat (40 ha) is the biggest, 8.3 km from town. Of the country within 10 km, 1.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 100 km there is no national park.

1.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Pont-Viau1.3%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.3%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	10	4

15 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

Full pagePont-Viau’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas27 protected areas within 10 km · rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat National & provincial parks15 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Schools in Pont-Viau: 5 boards, side by side

In English: 8 of the 88 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Independent schools number 16 of 88, above the 9% in Quebec.

88schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École De l'Arc-en-ciel (Des Perséides)In Pont-ViauElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École alternative Phoenix EnglishNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
École primaire Jules-Verne EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 88 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public64

Independent16

English public8

Schools within 3 km	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
School boards	5	2	3

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards5 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Laval Every school88 schools within 3 km · 56 elementary schools, 27 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade Language8 of 88 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Pont-Viau?”

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.

History

Pont-Viau keeps its older homes: 41% from before 1961

41%built before 1961

41%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Pont-Viau	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	41%	21%	18%

Full pagePont-Viau’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes41% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Pont-Viau 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 Pont-Viau

15pages on Pont-Viau

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costDHomes 5.8 × income Property pricesSchools88 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 84.1 in its region Work & commuteD57% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.7 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Pont-Viau

No notable person born in Pont-Viau is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Laurent-Olivier DavidCanadian politician · born in Sault-au-Récollet · 1840–1926

Marcel-Claude RoyCanadian politician · born in Laval-des-Rapides · 1936–2018

Rhéal FortinCanadian politician · born in Laval-des-Rapides · born 1970

Ferdinand DavidCanadian politician · born in Sault-au-Récollet · 1824–1883

Gilles VaillancourtCanadian mayor · born in Laval-des-Rapides · born 1941

Jeannine VanierCanadian composer and organist · born in Laval-des-Rapides · 1929–2023

Photo credits

Laurent-Olivier David: H. Larin, Public domain · Rhéal Fortin: Nevmar, CC BY-SA 4.0

Pont-Viau’s neighbours

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

Laval-des-RapidesSault-au-RécolletLa VisitationNicolas-VielOuest (Montréal-Nord)Saint-SulpicePont-Viau

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pont-Viau	14,608	—	C⁺	D	B	A
Laval-des-Rapides	41,971	2.2	C⁺	D	B	A
Sault-au-Récollet	25,464	2.5	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
La Visitation	17,166	2.8	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Nicolas-Viel	19,361	3.6	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Ouest (Montréal-Nord)	23,373	3.7	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Saint-Sulpice	18,557	4	C	D	C	A

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

Questions about Pont-Viau

Do people in Pont-Viau speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 45.9% of residents speak only French and 50% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

About Pont-Viau

Neighbourhood in Laval

Pont-Viau is a neighbourhood of Laval, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 14,608 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Laval
Census subdivision: 2465005

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).