Photo: Nicogag · Public domainL'Isle-Verte sits below 96% of Canadian towns for residents aged 15 to 24 (7%)
13% of residents said they have no religion, against 35% across Canada’s towns. With about 1,427 residents in July 2025, L'Isle-Verte counted 645 households at the 2021 Census. One-person households account for 36%. Fewer residents who moved in within the year than in 89% of Canadian towns: 7.2%.
What stands out about the people of L'Isle-Verte
Common-law couples
Common-law unions take in 31% of adults, more than in 95% of Canadian towns, while 30% are married. Couples ↓
Older than most towns
Half of L'Isle-Verte’s residents are under 50 and half over; the typical median across Canadian towns is 42. 25% are 65 or over, against 19% across Canada’s towns. Ages ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 71% of Canadian towns, at 16%
Unless a figure says otherwise, it is from the 2021 Census. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Residents whose mother tongue is English: 0.7%, below 98% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
L'Isle-Verte grew +5% from 2016 to 2021, ahead of 54% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Medians for comparison: +4% across Canada’s towns; +4% across Quebec’s towns.
Older than 85% of Canadian towns: half of L'Isle-Verte is over 50
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with just over one in ten residents, 1.6 times the share across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 25%.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Households here average 2.1 people, below 83% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
For L'Isle-Verte, the census puts one-parent families at 7.8%.
Common-law partners make up 31% in L'Isle-Verte, more than in 95% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
The figure for married residents 15 and over is 30% in L'Isle-Verte and 46% across Canada’s towns. The comparison figure for common-law partners is 11% across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of households in single-detached houses than 76% of Canadian towns, at 82%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
60% of homes were built before 1961 and 9.3% in 2001 or later. Fewer renter households than in 69% of Canadian towns: 17%. By way of comparison, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns.
$55,200 a year is the median household income here
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. What households took in before tax, at the middle and across income groups.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in L'Isle-Verte had $55,200 before tax, 36% below the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). $74,000 is the median household income across Quebec’s towns. In 2020, 24% of income recipients drew a COVID-19 emergency or recovery benefit; the typical town had 28%.
1.1% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
By its share of residents without Canadian citizenship (1.5%), L'Isle-Verte is below just over four fifths of Canadian towns. Add to that, the town has fewer immigrants than 97% of Canadian towns, at 1.1%.
86% said they are Christian and 13% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Across Canada’s towns, the share of visible minority residents is 15%; L'Isle-Verte has 1.5%. The share of Indigenous residents stands at 2.6%.
A lower share of degree holders aged 25 to 64 than 86% of Canadian towns, at 14%
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 11% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. For comparison, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
58% of residents 15 and over were in work
The census was taken in May 2021, during the pandemic, so these rates show a labour market still recovering. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
The employment rate of 58% is close to the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
Among its 4 nearest neighbours, 2 are older than L'Isle-Verte
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L'Isle-Verte | 1,427 | — | 50 | 25% | 1.1% |
| Saint-Arsène | 1,269 | 12.3 km | 39.6 | 19% | 0% |
| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges | 1,146 | 14.4 km | 57.2 | 33% | 1.7% |
| Trois-Pistoles | 3,123 | 16.9 km | 59.6 | 40% | 1.2% |
| Cacouna | 1,888 | 17.3 km | 46 | 24% | 2.2% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. The census takes “visible minority” from the Employment Equity Act: anyone other than Indigenous peoples who is non-white in colour or race. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are what residents reported, compared here with other towns and never used as a label.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. Each comparison is its own median: over Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, and over all Canadian towns of that size (whole cities and First Nations reserves left out). Percentiles are within Canada only.
- What these tables don’t give. Some things the page can’t show: the Census Profile asks nothing about unpaid care, cars or internet access, and gives no change by age since 2016. Ethnic origins beyond visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted.
Questions about L'Isle-Verte’s residents
What religion are people in L'Isle-Verte?
86% are Christian and 13% have no religion; 0.4% follow another religion.
Is L'Isle-Verte good for families?
Under 15: 16% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 52% of households. One-parent families: 7.8%. Schools near L'Isle-Verte are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in L'Isle-Verte?
The median household in L'Isle-Verte took in $55,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of L'Isle-Verte?
L'Isle-Verte had about 1,427 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 1,356, 5% more than 2016.
What is the average age in L'Isle-Verte?
A median age of 50. Children under 15 make up 16%, and people 65 and over 25%.
Is L'Isle-Verte bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 16% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 0.4% speak only English and 83% only French; 98% grew up with French.
How diverse is L'Isle-Verte?
1.1% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 1.5% belong to a visible minority and 2.6% have an Indigenous identity.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).