Lochaber-Partie-OuestQuebec

This town in Quebec has a population of 1,016. Statistics Canada counts it in the Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part) metro area.

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Population

1,016

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

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 Lochaber-Partie-Ouest a good place to live?

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s best grade is for health (B). Hazard risk is higher than most (D). Homes were valued at a median $400,000 at the 2021 census, 3.7 times the typical household’s income. It is hard to get around without a car (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B for jobs & income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Lochaber-Partie-Ouest has its subject grades alone.

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.

WeakestDHazard risk

How Lochaber-Partie-Ouest grades

Each subject compares Lochaber-Partie-Ouest 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

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Lochaber-Partie-Ouest has its subject grades alone.

Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsDOpen →WalkabilityWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesBOpen →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentB⁻Open →Cost of livingAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

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

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What makes Lochaber-Partie-Ouest stand out

The 2 things Lochaber-Partie-Ouest does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

63% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Hazard risk

Behind 86%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest gets a D for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Outaouais health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.10 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). More homes than usual carry radon here, 13% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 6 flood studies cover the town, the latest by Rideau Valley Conservation Authority.

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

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest13%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	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

6.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood6 flood studies 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

HealthHealth B

Smoking runs high around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest: 17% of adults, the typical Canadian town 12%

55%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. A child born in the region can expect 80.7 years, below Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Measured from where Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 6.7 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	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

6.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.5 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région de l'Outaouais

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Trips to work from Lochaber-Partie-Ouest take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Driving is how 94% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van94%

Public transit3%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	30 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	94%	90%	89%

$102,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to215 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Gatineau

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.

Climate

Nights turn raw in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest each January, colder than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.2°CJuly afternoons

Frost usually lifts by 26 May and returns around 22 September: 119 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 179 days a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). January is the snowiest month, with 45 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to June: 95 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer25.0°C

Autumn12.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Days with frost a year	179	161	159
Snowfall a year	185 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−16.5°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
July afternoon high	26.2°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

185 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

119

frost-free days, 26 May to 22 Sep

120

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLochaber-Partie-Ouest’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.2°C, January lows −16.5°C Rain and snow938 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow185 cm of snow a year Weather station19 km to the station · Angers

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

Outdoors

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest has 25 public protected areas within 10 km

6.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Plaisance National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 1.0 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest6.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	25	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	6.5%	4.9%	2.3%

1.0 km

to Plaisance National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas36 protected areas within 10 km · Plaisance National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks1.0 km to a provincial park · Plaisance National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, 4 schools of 12 teach in English

12schools within 3 km

The 3 km around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest counts 8 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools, 3,535 students between them. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 5, above both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
École élémentaire catholique Sainte-Trinité CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	730	French Catholic
École secondaire catholique L'Escale CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12	Secondary · Grades 9–12	645	French Catholic
St Patrick Catholic Elementary School EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary · Grades JK–6	Elementary · Grades JK–6	335	English Catholic

See all 12 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public5

French Catholic3

English public3

English Catholic1

Schools within 3 km	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
School boards	5	2	3
Nearest secondary school	6.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	5.3 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

3,535

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025-26

6.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.3 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Language4 of 12 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school12 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools The boards5 school boards · Centre de services scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées Questions“What schools are there in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?”

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.

Weather

In Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −4°C nights

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −11°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −17°C by night.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	191 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	223 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	275 mm
Autumn	13°C	2°C	249 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

72 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 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

150 residents per council seat in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, a lower ratio than 99% of Quebec municipalities

In the National Assembly of Québec, Isabelle Millette (Parti Québécois) is the MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) for Papineau, which takes in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest.

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Member of ParliamentStéphane Lauzon council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

No public library stands in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest: the closest, Bibliothèque De Thurso/Lochaber-Partie-Ouest, is 6.5 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Bernard-Lonergan (Vallée-de-la-Lièvre), 7.1 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More people in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%

42median age

7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The share of residents under 15 is 20%. Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older.

Lochaber-Partie-OuestQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

45.7% of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s residents are women

Here the census found 425 women and 505 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest
	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	67%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

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English and French55% speak both · 43% speak French but not English Ages42 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households335 households · 2.8 people per household Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority

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

SafetySafety B⁻

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest gets a B− for safety

62Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of Papineau MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 17.5 per 1,000 people a year. The violent index for its police area came to 107, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 13.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202356

202466

202563

2023–2025	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	13.9	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	17.5	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	107	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

60%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety62 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lochaber-Partie-Ouest safe?”

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

HousingCost of living B⁻

Only 10% of households in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

$400,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Ottawa-Gatineau metro area

83% of households own their home, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest$400,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$1,451

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,240

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $400,000, against the median household income Renting$1,451 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters83% 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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

15pages on Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 62 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.7 × income Property pricesSchools12 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 80.7 in its region Work & commuteB63% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park and 11 more in and around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

Sights in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumHumanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park2.9 km outside town, to the south

MuseumClarence-Rockland Museum1.5 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumCumberland Township Heritage Museum4.2 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumMusée de la Société de l'histoire de Buckingham5 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumCumberland Museum - Washrooms/Canteen4.2 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumDupuis House4.3 km outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (3)

Humanics Sanctuary and Sculpture Park: Dmitri Lytov, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Clarence-Rockland Museum: Safyrr, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cumberland Township Heritage Museum: Fdesjardins, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

No notable person born in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Guy LafleurCanadian ice hockey player · born in Thurso · 1951–2022

Bernard LonerganCanadian philosopher and theologian · born in Vallée-de-la-Lièvre · 1904–1984

Claude LemieuxCanadian ice hockey player · born in Vallée-de-la-Lièvre · 1965–2026

Joseph McCormickIce hockey player · born in Vallée-de-la-Lièvre · 1894–1958

Lawrence McCormickIce hockey player · born in Vallée-de-la-Lièvre · 1890–1961

Bill ClementCanadian ice hockey player · born in Vallée-de-la-Lièvre · born 1950

Photo credits

Guy Lafleur: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Bernard Lonergan: BCLonergan, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Claude Lemieux: Y2kcrazyjoker4, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Joseph McCormick: Unknown author, Public domain · Lawrence McCormick: Unknown author, Public domain

About Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Lochaber-Partie-Ouest 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: 1,016 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Papineau
Metro area: Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)
Census subdivision: 2480060

Lochaber-Partie-Ouest’s neighbours

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

L'Ange-GardienThursoVallée-de-la-LièvreRocklandCumberlandBassin-de-la-LièvreLochaber-Partie-Ouest

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lochaber-Partie-Ouest	1,016	—	—	B⁻	B⁻	B
L'Ange-Gardien	7,068	6.7	A	B⁺	A⁺	B
Thurso	3,439	6.8	C⁻	C	B⁻	B
Vallée-de-la-Lièvre	15,388	8.7	C	C⁻	B⁻	B⁺
Rockland Ontario	30,375	12	B	C⁻	A	C
Cumberland Ontario	6,139	13	A	C⁺	A⁺	A
Bassin-de-la-Lièvre	10,571	14	B	B⁻	B⁻	B

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

Questions about Lochaber-Partie-Ouest

Do people in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 42.7% know French alone, and 55% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Who are the people of Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?

Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 3%, and Indigenous people 7%.

Has Lochaber-Partie-Ouest grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 856 to 926 residents (up 8.2%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,016.

What kind of homes are in Lochaber-Partie-Ouest?

Mostly 90% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys.

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).