LévisQuebec
It is part of the Québec metro area. With 160,882 residents, it is a town in Quebec.
Is Lévis a good place to live?
Lévis’s grades pull in different directions. Police record less crime here than in most towns (A). It is strong on jobs & income as well (A). Homes were valued at a median $290,000 at the 2021 census, 3.5 times the typical household’s income. Hazard risk is higher than most (D). The overall grade comes out at A, #61 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 94% of Canadian towns.
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. 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.
What makes Lévis stand out
The 3 things Lévis does most differently from other towns.
How Lévis grades
Each subject compares Lévis 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 →
Chaudière Falls and 82 more in and around Lévis
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Lévis, the best known first.
WaterfallChaudière Fallsin town
MuseumLévis Fortsin town
Historic houseMaison natale Louis-Fréchettein town
MuseumMaison Alphonse-Desjardinsin townSki hillSki hillLes Sentiers La Balade de Lévisin townArt galleryArt galleryCentre d'exposition Louise-Carrierin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Chaudière Falls: Eric Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Lévis Forts: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison natale Louis-Fréchette: Jean-Philippe Bourgoin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Alphonse-Desjardins: Bernard Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lévis.
Lévis gets a D for hazard risk
The radon tests numbers here cover the Chaudiere-Appalaches health region
Radon topped the guideline in 13% of tested homes, above Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Ville de Lévis has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 5 studies on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Lévis’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 57, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Violent incidents came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Property crime accounts for 9.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 9.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 57 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Trips to work from Lévis are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average
91% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 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.
Lévis scores better for health than 86% of Canadian towns
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: nearly three fifths of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. People in the region live to 82.8 on average: 84.4 for women and 81.3 for men in 2022/2024. For Lévis itself the measure is access: 4.1 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Lévis alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 59% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.8 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
July highs in Lévis: 25.1°C, against 26.5°C in Quebec’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns
Snow peaks in December: 89 cm in a normal year. Some 331 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. For the wettest month, look to July: 133 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 331 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,299 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −15.6°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval))
In Lévis, just 11% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
66% of households own their home, below both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $290,000 | $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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Québec metro area
What November brings in Lévis: −3°C at night, 4°C by day
By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −10°C. In November, the normal is 97 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −16°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Lévis forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −13°C | 303 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −1°C | 293 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 381 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 3°C | 323 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval)); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 10,060 residents: Lévis is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
For federal votes, Lévis belongs to Lévis—Lotbinière, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Jacques Gourde (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 5.7 visits per person served, Lévis public library is busier than 79% of Quebec’s town libraries
Lévis public library serves 159,049 people from 9 branches.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
32 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Lévis
One named trail is close: the De Cap en Cap 1. The largest named area nearby is Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Pointe Aubin) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 562 ha, 0.2 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 4.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 98 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 32 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
38% of Lévis’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Under 15: 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.9% of Lévis’ residents are women
Here the census found 76,145 women and 73,535 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Lévis | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 67% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The schools around Lévis answer to 5 boards
Schooling in English is on offer at 4 of 128; in Quebec, 10% of schools teach in it. Within 3 km of Lévis are 90 elementary schools, 27 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Belleau, GagnonIn LévisElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Centre de formation en entreprise et récupération (Hôtel-Dieu-de-Lévis)In LévisSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| École primaire de New Liverpool EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Lévis’s record starts in 1750 with Maison Pâquet
The registers put 20 historic places inside its boundary, 14 of them of the highest rank. Designations here include 4 municipal citations and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Lévis | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 14% | 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 Lévis
Famous people from Lévis
138 notable people were born in Lévis.
Photo credits
Charles Hamelin: The original uploader was Krazytea at English Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Louis-Nazaire Bégin: Marc-Alfred Montminy, Public domain · Louis-Honoré Fréchette: Royal Society Portraits, Public domain · Kalyna Roberge: Longbomb / Wilson Wong, CC BY 3.0 · Céline Bonnier: Montreal.TV, CC BY 3.0 · Alphonse Desjardins: Unknown author, Public domain
Lévis’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lévis | 160,882 | — | A | C+ | A | A |
| Sillery | 13,950 | 3.5 | A+ | B | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Louis | 15,792 | 5 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Sacrement | 10,650 | 5.2 | B | D | B− | A+ |
| Montcalm | 13,572 | 5.7 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Cité-Universitaire | 22,546 | 5.8 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 8,882 | 6.4 | B− | D− | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Lévis
Do people in Lévis speak French?
Almost everyone does. 38% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 61.4% speak French and no English.
Who are the people of Lévis?
Visible minorities are 4% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 1%.
What kind of homes are in Lévis?
Mostly 53% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 3% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 33% have just one.
Is Lévis growing?
It added people: 143,414 in 2016, 149,683 in 2021, 4.4% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 160,882.
About Lévis
Town in Quebec
TownRatings counts Lévis as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 160,882 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Metro area
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2425213
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).