LéryQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 2,817 residents. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.
Is Léry a good place to live?
Health is its strong suit (A). It also does well on jobs & income (A). Housing is expensive (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C).
Léry has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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 Léry grades
Each subject compares Léry with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Léry has no overall grade because safety isn’t graded here.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Léry stand out
The 3 things Léry does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Léry.
Léry’s grade for health: an A
In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. People in the region live to 82.5 on average: 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024. For Léry itself the measure is access: 2.9 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de la Montérégie)
More of Léry’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 27 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Léry is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Léry’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.16 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Monteregie health region
More households own their home in Léry than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 83%
Owners put the median home at $452,000, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). 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 | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $452,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 13% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Montréal metro area
Within 10 km of Léry, 27% of the land is protected
Within 5 km is one beach, Johnson Beach. Oka National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 18, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 27% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 18 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Afternoon heat in Léry beats that of 78% of Canadian towns
A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Léry | 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))
What November brings in Léry: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. ECCC’s forecast for Beauharnois is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
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
The council of Léry is led by its mayor, Walter Letham
The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Léry: the closest, Bibliothèque Raymond-Laberge, is 5.7 km away
The next is Bibliothèque publique de Mercier (Mercier), 6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Léry’s schools come under 3 different boards
Schooling in English is on offer at 2 of 15; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Secondary school means a trip of 2.9 km at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'ArchipelIn LéryElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Louis-Philippe-ParéNearest secondary school, 0.7 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École Centennial Park EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Léry is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 62% speak both languages
22% of residents are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Immigrants make up 7.5% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.5% of Léry’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 1,160 women and 1,230 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Léry | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Before 1961: 43% of the homes in Léry
| Heritage | Léry | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 43% | 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 Léry
Maison LePailleur - Société du musée du grand Châteauguay and 5 more in and around Léry
The best-known places to visit in and around Léry come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Famous people from around Léry
No notable person born in Léry is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Vanessa Gilles: Taylor Vincent, CC BY 4.0 · Corey Crawford: Hockeybroad, CC BY 3.0 · Kim St-Pierre: Jeff, CC BY 2.0 · Martin Gilbert: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Léry
Town in Quebec
Léry 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
- 2,817 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Roussillon
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2467055
Léry’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Léry | 2,817 | — | — | C | — | A |
| Châteauguay | 53,508 | 5.6 | B | C− | B+ | A |
| Mercier | 16,036 | 6.2 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 7.5 | C | D | C+ | A |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 9.6 | A | B | A | A |
| Kahnawake | 11,142 | 10 | — | — | B+ | A |
| Sainte-Martine | 5,884 | 10 | B− | C | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Léry
Do people in Léry speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 32.8% of residents speak only French and 62% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Léry?
86% 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. A household averages 2.4 people; 26% are one person living alone.
Who are the people of Léry?
5% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 8% are immigrants.
Has Léry grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 2,318 to 2,390 residents (up 3.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,817.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).