Les CoteauxQuebec
Population 6,294: a town in Quebec. It sits within the Montréal census metropolitan area.
Is Les Coteaux a good place to live?
Health is its strong suit (A). Les Coteaux’s overall grade is B+, better than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #226 of 499 in Quebec. Homes are dear (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.
How Les Coteaux grades
Each subject compares Les Coteaux 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 Les Coteaux stand out
The 3 things Les Coteaux does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Les Coteaux.
For health, Les Coteaux gets an A
At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. The average trip from home to a hospital is 7.3 km, higher than both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Across the region, 55% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.5, women 84.2 and men 80.8 (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Les Coteaux | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région de la Montérégie
For the force that serves Les Coteaux, the Crime Severity Index is 39, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 62, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. What’s more, the force’s area logs 10.4 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Shelter costs push only 10% of Les Coteaux’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town
Measured across the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Households that own their home make up 67%. A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, higher than Quebec’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 67% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Les Coteaux’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests
Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.16 per $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Les Coteaux.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Les Coteaux | 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
Most of Les Coteaux works elsewhere: the town has 0.3 jobs for each resident in work
The average trip to work took 27 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Les Coteaux | 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.
More people in Les Coteaux speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%
14% of residents have reached 65. Children under 15 make up 20%, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%).
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 Les Coteaux’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 2,880 women to 2,760 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Les Coteaux has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns
Most of the snow comes in January, about 44 cm. October is the wettest month, with 109 mm of rain and snow on average. Snowfall adds up to 170 cm a year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 28 April, and the first in autumn, 7 October, lie 161 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 170 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 147 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,047 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St-Anicet)
What November brings in Les Coteaux: −1°C at night, 7°C by day
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Salaberry-de-Valleyfield forecast. Then December: freezing by day, −8°C at night. November normally sees 81 mm of precipitation. A typical November adds 10 cm of snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 210 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 5°C | 290 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St-Anicet); the forecast is on the Weather page
92% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Les Coteaux
Les Coteaux is in Beauharnois—Salaberry—Soulanges—Huntingdon, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Claude DeBellefeuille of the Bloc Québécois.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Les Coteaux’s public library is Bibliothèque municipale de Les Coteaux
Bibliothèque municipale de Les Coteaux serves 6,108 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land at Les Coteaux’s edge: lac Saint-Francois (Saint-Zotique) Water Fowl Gathering Area
For a swim, Plage de Saint-Zotique is the beach within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 6.7% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Biggest among them: lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,275 ha, 4.5 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The 5 schools of Les Coteaux: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
The nearest secondary school is 3.2 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Léopold-CarrièreIn Les CoteauxElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire des NavigateursNearest secondary school, 0.6 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Les Coteaux | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 3.2 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Les Coteaux
Atelier 30 and 2 more in and around Les Coteaux
The best-known places to visit in and around Les Coteaux come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Famous people from Les Coteaux
3 notable people were born in Les Coteaux.
About Les Coteaux
Town in Quebec
For Les Coteaux, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,294 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2471033
Les Coteaux’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Coteaux | 6,294 | — | B+ | C | A | A |
| Coteau-du-Lac | 7,839 | 4.6 | A− | C+ | A | A |
| Saint-Zotique | 10,445 | 4.7 | A− | C | A | A |
| Salaberry-de-Valleyfield | 47,002 | 7.2 | C+ | C− | C+ | A |
| Saint-Polycarpe | 2,549 | 9.1 | A− | B− | A | A− |
| Saint-Clet | 1,784 | 9.5 | — | C | A | A− |
| Sainte-Barbe | 1,993 | 10 | — | C− | D | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Les Coteaux
Do people in Les Coteaux speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 47.9% know French alone, and 51% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Who are the people of Les Coteaux?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Les Coteaux?
Single-detached houses make up 48% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 30% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Is Les Coteaux growing?
Yes: the census counted 5,368 in 2016 and 5,643 in 2021, a rise of 5.1%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 6,294.
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).