ListugujQuebec
A First Nations reserve in Quebec, home to 1,646 people. It sits within the Campbellton (partie du Québec / Quebec part) census metropolitan area.
Is Listuguj a good place to live?
Where it falls short is safety (D−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).
Listuguj is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Listuguj grades
Each subject compares Listuguj with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Listuguj is a First Nations reserve, so it has no overall grade and no place in ranked lists: Statistics Canada suppresses or doesn’t collect much of a reserve’s data, and its grades couldn’t be set fairly beside other towns’.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Listuguj.
Listuguj’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 580, runs above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 62.8 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 127.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 580 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 127.3 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 62.8 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
On hazards, Listuguj comes out behind 91% of Canadian towns
A quarter of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, higher than both Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Little of the land around Listuguj has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 25% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.053 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region
Listuguj has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.8°C
The coldest nights come in January, when Listuguj averages a low of −16.2°C. Snowfall adds up to 337 cm a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 18 May, and the first in autumn, 1 October, lie 135 days. A normal January brings 71 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 337 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 23.8°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −16.2°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Charlo)
Listuguj has 4 English-language schools among its 7
Its schools answer to 3 boards. The closest elementary school is 6.6 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Père-PacifiqueNearest elementary school, 0.2 kmElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Centre d'apprentissage (La Traversée) EnglishNearest secondary school, 1.2 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Lord Beaverbrook School EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 8.9 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 6.6 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Back to 1760 in Listuguj, with Battle of the Restigouche
Inside the town there are 2 historic places, all of them top designations.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Battle of the Restigouche 1760
- Busteed House 1800
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
What November brings in Listuguj: −4°C at night, 4°C by day
By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. A normal November brings 87 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −16°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 213 mm |
| Spring | 7°C | −3°C | 240 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 11°C | 276 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 283 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Charlo); the forecast is on the Weather page
Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois) represents Listuguj in Ottawa as MP for Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj
As a reserve, Listuguj is run by its First Nation’s council, which the open municipal lists don’t cover.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Listuguj: the closest, Raymond Lagacé Public Library, is 8.6 km away
The next is Campbellton Centennial Library (Campbellton), 8.7 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
From Listuguj, Miguasha National Park (Québec) is the nearest provincial park (23 km)
One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Sentiers Ornithologiques. Within 100 km there is no national park. 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest is 4015000: 2,141 ha, 7.7 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 4.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Smoking runs high around Listuguj: 18% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%
Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). Lives here run to 79.9 years on average, lower than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Listuguj live 3.5 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Listuguj | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 18% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 56% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine
Everything we know about Listuguj
Famous people from around Listuguj
One notable person was born in Listuguj; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
René Lévesque: Yves Beauchamp, Public domain · Frédéric Niemeyer: ataelw, CC BY 2.0 · John Stevens: PhotoGraphics Photography/AHL, CC BY 2.0 · Patsy Gallant: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Listuguj
First Nations reserve in Quebec
Listuguj is a First Nations reserve in Quebec, counted by Statistics Canada as its own census subdivision. Statistics Canada has no 2021 census figures for Listuguj: the reserve wasn’t enumerated, or its counts were suppressed.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,646 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Avignon
- Metro area
- Campbellton (partie du Québec / Quebec part)
- First Nation
- Listuguj Mi'gmaq Government
- Census subdivision
- 2406804
Listuguj’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Listuguj | 1,646 | — | — | — | D− | B− |
| Pointe-à-la-Croix | 1,294 | 6.8 | — | B | B+ | B− |
| Campbellton New Brunswick | 7,485 | 9.3 | D | C+ | C− | C− |
| Atholville New Brunswick | 3,346 | 14 | C− | A− | C | D |
| Dalhousie New Brunswick | 1,132 | 19 | — | A+ | C | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).