L'Isle-aux-AllumettesQuebec

1,413 residents make their home in this town in Quebec. It is part of Pontiac, a census division.

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Population

1,413

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

51%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is L'Isle-aux-Allumettes a good place to live?

Safety is its strong suit (B). Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D). The typical owner put their home at $250,000 in 2021: 3.6 years of the median household’s income. It is hard to get around without a car (D). Hazard risk is weaker too (D).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. L'Isle-aux-Allumettes has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

WeakestDWalkability DJobs & income

How L'Isle-aux-Allumettes grades

Each subject compares L'Isle-aux-Allumettes 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

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

WalkabilityNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →SafetyAbove the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →HealthNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁻Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Quebec. The reason: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes L'Isle-aux-Allumettes stand out

The 3 things L'Isle-aux-Allumettes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

52% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

26% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes.

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk3%

Census 2021	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min

$67,000

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to130 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Pembroke

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.10 per $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near L'Isle-aux-Allumettes: 0.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year. More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from MRC de Pontiac.

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

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	13%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.10	$0.14	$0.030

$0.10

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

Low

wildfire band

3.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageL'Isle-aux-Allumettes’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.6% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.10 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon13% 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Outaouais health region

SafetySafety B

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s grade for safety: a B

56Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Pontiac MRC

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 16.9 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 12.5 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, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202358

202455

202554

2023–2025	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	12.5	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	16.9	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

63%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageL'Isle-aux-Allumettes’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is L'Isle-aux-Allumettes safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HealthHealth B

Smoking runs high around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes: 17% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Measured across the Région de l'Outaouais: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 82.2 and men to 79.1, 80.7 years taken together (2022/2024). In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Closer to home, a hospital is 8.4 km from the average resident of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	80.7	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%

80.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

8.4 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.2, men 79.1 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Climate

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes has colder winter nights than four in five Canadian towns

26.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal June brings 96 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 49 cm. Snow totals 199 cm over the year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm).

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.0°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer25.2°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−17.9°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Snowfall a year	199 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	932 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

199 cm

of snow a year

132

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.3°C, January lows −17.9°C Rain and snow932 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow199 cm of snow a year Weather station22 km to the station · Petawawa

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Petawawa)

Who lives here

More of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

50median age

Visible minorities make up 1.1% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). 40% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

L'Isle-aux-AllumettesQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification51%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

Women numbered 670 and men 715 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes
	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	16%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	26%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	51%	59%	56%

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Immigrants3% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority Ages50 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households620 households · 2.2 people per household English and French40% speak both · 0.4% speak French but not English

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

Weather

What November brings in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes: −4°C at night, 5°C by day

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Snowfall in a normal November: 25 cm. December follows at −2°C by day and −12°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 77 mm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−18°C).

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−15°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	−3°C	222 mm
Summer	25°C	11°C	276 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	244 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

77 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 (Petawawa); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Per resident, L'Isle-aux-Allumettes spends more than nine in ten Québec’s local municipalities

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Pontiac, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

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Member of ParliamentSophie Chatel council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes has no public library of its own; the nearest is Pembroke Public Library, 9.4 km away

After it comes Petawawa Public Library (Petawawa), 16 km away.

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Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Step out of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes into Westmeath Provincial Park

2.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Davidson White-Tailed Deer Yard (1,258 ha) is the biggest, 5.8 km from town. 20 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Within 5 km are 12 beaches; Petawawa Point is the nearest.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes2.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	13	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.1%	4.9%	2.3%

At the edge

to Westmeath Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas20 protected areas within 10 km · Davidson White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Westmeath Provincial Park

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

Schools

Around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes, 14 schools of 20 teach in English

20schools within 3 km

English and French, public and Catholic boards all run schools here. 5,550 students attend the 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade in or within 3 km of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes. Teenagers have 2.2 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
Valour JK to 12 School - Elementary School EnglishLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8	Elementary · Grades JK–8	770	English public
Fellowes High School EnglishLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	650	English public
École Dr. Wilbert Keon EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 20 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public8

English Catholic6

French public3

French Catholic3

Schools within 3 km	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
School boards	6	2	3
Nearest secondary school	2.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

5,550

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025-26

2.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Language14 of 20 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school20 schools within 3 km · 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade The boards6 school boards · Renfrew County DSB Questions“What schools are there in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?”

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).

HousingCost of living B⁻

Only 9% of households in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$250,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 82% of households own their home.

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

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	82%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000

$650

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$584

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$650 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters82% 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.

History

An older town: 32% of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s homes predate 1961

32%built before 1961

32%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	32%	21%	18%

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Older homes32% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does L'Isle-aux-Allumettes 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 L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

15pages on L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.6 × income Property pricesSchools20 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteD52% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

St. Columbkille Cathedral and 8 more in and around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

A first look at L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

CathedralSt. Columbkille Cathedral1.8 km outside town, to the south

FortFort William4.3 km outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseumChamplain Trail Museum1.4 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumPetawawa Heritage Village2.3 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumCFB Petawawa Military Museum & Canadian Airborne Forces Museum4.2 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseum42Nd Field Regiment Lanark & Renfrew (1St Air Defence Regiment) Scottish RCA Regimental Museum1.5 km outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (2)

St. Columbkille Cathedral: Royalbroil, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort William: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

One notable person was born in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Leo LafranceCanadian/American ice hockey player · 1902–1993

Tom GreenCanadian actor and comedian · born in Pembroke · born 1971

Dave TrottierCanadian ice hockey player · born in Pembroke · 1906–1956

Richard John NeuhausCanadian-American Christian writer · born in Pembroke · 1936–2009

Frank NighborCanadian ice hockey player · born in Pembroke · 1893–1966

Harry CameronCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Pembroke · 1890–1953

Photo credits

Tom Green: Kristen Wong, Public domain · Dave Trottier: Unknown author, Public domain · Frank Nighbor: The original uploader was Scorpion0422 at English Wikipedia ., Public domain · Harry Cameron: Unknown author, Public domain

About L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for L'Isle-aux-Allumettes covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.

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

Population: 1,413 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Pontiac
Census subdivision: 2484082

L'Isle-aux-Allumettes’ neighbours

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

PembrokeLaurentian ValleyPetawawaL'Isle-aux-Allumettes

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
L'Isle-aux-Allumettes	1,413	—	—	B⁻	B	B
Pembroke Ontario	15,479	9.9	D	C⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Laurentian Valley Ontario	9,714	13	B⁺	B	A	C⁺
Petawawa Ontario	19,606	17	A	B⁺	A⁺	C

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

Questions about L'Isle-aux-Allumettes

Do people in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes speak French?

French is the common language here. 40% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 0.4% speak French but not English.

What kind of homes are in L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?

93% 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 2.2 people; 34% are one person living alone.

How old are the people of L'Isle-aux-Allumettes?

At 50, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 26%.

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).