CentreLongueuil
In Longueuil, this neighbourhood has 6,627 residents. It is one of the 24 neighbourhoods that make up Longueuil.
Is Centre a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health (A). Centre grades B overall, better than 56% of Canadian towns, and ranks #314 of 499 in Quebec. Add walkability to its strengths (A+). What counts against it is cost of living (D). It lags on jobs & income as well (C).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Centre stand out
The 3 things Centre does most differently from other towns.
How Centre grades
Each subject compares Centre 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 →
Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue and 14 more in and around Centre
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Centre, the best known first.
CathedralCo-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue2.2 km outside town, to the west
Theme parkLa Ronde4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
AttractionGoliath4.6 km outside town, to the southwest
AttractionLe Monstre4.5 km outside town, to the southwest
ZooMontreal Aquarium4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumFort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Co-Cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue: JasonParis from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- La Ronde: Matt Biddulph, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Goliath: Dennin, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Le Monstre: Robert Lavigne, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Aquarium: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort de l'Île Sainte-Hélène: Idej Elixe, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Centre.
Health in Centre beats 95% of Canadian towns
For Centre itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 11% of adults to 12%. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Région de la Montérégie as a whole, not for Centre alone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Renting in Centre eats 24% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Households that own their home make up 57%. 26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Centre doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Montréal metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 26% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 57% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Centre’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.2% of area homes over the radon guideline
Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests
Seismic risk runs high: $0.23 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fire seldom reaches Centre: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% 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 | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.23 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Earthquake risk: the city of Longueuil
Households in Centre have lower incomes than those in 74% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Centre gets a B for safety
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Longueuil service area
Violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.2 per 1,000 people a year. The violent index for its police area came to 70, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18.1 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 18.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 9.2 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 70 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Summer arrives in force in Centre, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Snow totals 217 cm over the year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. Frost usually lifts by 29 April and returns around 14 October: 167 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
Centre is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 54% speak both languages
Visible minorities make up 18% of the population, higher than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.8% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
57.3% of Centre’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 3,805 women to 2,830 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Centre | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 44% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 46% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 64% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Centre, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −9°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Centre’s public library is Bibliothèque Joseph-De-Serigny
The library figures on this page are Longueuil’s: Bibliothèque Joseph-De-Serigny serves all 267,524 people of the city, Centre among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 3.4 km from Centre
CPCAD lists 21 protected areas within 10 km. Biggest among them: Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 903 ha, 9.8 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 10 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
35 schools in and around Centre: 31 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade
The schools around it answer to 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Bel-EssorIn CentreElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École spécialisée des RempartsNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| École Saint-Mary's EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Centre | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Everything we know about Centre
Centre’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centre | 6,627 | — | B | D | B | A |
| Bellerive | 4,393 | 1.1 | B+ | C− | B | A |
| Sacré-Coeur | 20,375 | 1.5 | C+ | D | B | A |
| Parcours-du-Cerf - Du Tremblay | 21,776 | 1.6 | A | B− | B | A |
| Carillon / Saint-Pie-X | 5,457 | 1.7 | C+ | D− | B | A |
| Collectivité Nouvelle | 3,587 | 1.9 | A | B | B | A |
| Saint-Vincent-de-Paul | 8,352 | 2.3 | C+ | D | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Centre
Do people in Centre speak French?
Almost everyone does. 54% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 43.7% speak French and no English.
Is Centre a young town or an old one?
61.2 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 46% of residents are 65 or over and 10% under 15.
About Centre
Neighbourhood in Longueuil
No official boundary marks Centre off from the rest of Longueuil: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,627 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Longueuil
- Census subdivision
- 2458227
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).