LorraineQuebec

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With 9,721 residents, it is a town in Quebec. It belongs to the Montréal metropolitan area.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Louise Montgrain · CC BY 3.0

Population

9,721

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

73%

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 Lorraine a good place to live?

The picture is mixed. Its strongest is health (A+). Safety is another plus (B+). Hazards are a real consideration (D). At $500,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.9 times local household income. Overall, that makes an A, good for #68 of 499 in Quebec. It comes out better than 94% of Canadian towns.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its 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.

StrongestA⁺HealthWeakestDHazard risk

How Lorraine grades

Each subject compares Lorraine 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

HealthNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downDOpen →SafetyLess crime than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺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 Lorraine stand out

The 3 things Lorraine does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Median household income, 2020

Income

$129,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Health

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Immigrants

Who lives here

12% are immigrants

The median of Canadian towns: 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorraine.

HealthHealth A⁺

Lorraine’s grade for health: an A+

60%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Across the region, 60% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. Chronic conditions run at 13% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Measured from where Lorraine’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.8 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.2 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lorraine60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	13%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.2	82.5	81.5

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

5.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageLorraine’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région des Laurentides

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Lorraine faces more hazards than 88% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 10% of homes, above Quebec’s towns (8.2%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.18 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping exists: a study by Gouvernement du Québec. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Laurentides health region, Lorraine included.

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

Lorraine10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.18	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.18

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

Low

wildfire band

2.8 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageLorraine’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.18 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon10% 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

SafetySafety B⁺

The force covering Lorraine records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61

48Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Thérèse-de-Blainville service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 48, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.5 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area records 17.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202452

202546

2023–2025	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	61	88	86
Crime Severity Index	48	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	17.2	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLorraine’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety48 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lorraine’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lorraine safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Trips to work from Lorraine take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 32 min on average

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Public transit4%

Walk1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	32 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$129,000

median household income, 2020

30%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to660 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Laval

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.

HousingCost of living B⁺

Lorraine is a town of owners: 98% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$500,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

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

Lorraine$500,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	98%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	13%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,380

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageLorraine’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters98% own their home Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Montréal metro area

Climate

Afternoon heat in Lorraine beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lorraine	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

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLorraine’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station22 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Weather

In Lorraine, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Lorraine forecast.

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

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

−2°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLorraine’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Lorraine’s mayor: Jean Comtois

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Full pageLorraine’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMadeleine Chenette Provincial legislatureBlainville

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Lorraine has one public library, Bibliothèque de Lorraine

Bibliothèque de Lorraine serves 9,738 people from a single building.

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A year at the library2.8 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Lorraine is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 70% speak both languages

42.4median age

Under 15: 19% of residents. 17% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%).

LorraineQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree8%

Postsecondary qualification73%

Women and men · all residents

50.3% of Lorraine’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 4,775 were women and 4,725 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Lorraine
	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	63%	62%	64%
65+	17%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	8.3%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	73%	59%	56%

Full pageLorraine’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French70% speak both · 27% speak French but not English Ages42.4 median age · 17% are 65 or over Households3,390 households · 2.8 people per household Immigrants12% are immigrants · 10% belong to a visible minority

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

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Lorraine is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 23 km away

1.6%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest named area nearby is rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat, 40 ha, 4.3 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 1.6% has protected status, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lorraine1.6%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.6%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	5	10	4

23 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas25 protected areas within 10 km · rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Lorraine’s schools come under 3 different boards

26schools within 3 km

Taken together, Lorraine and its 3 km edge hold 19 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. 2 of the 26 teach in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec.

School	Level	Students	System
École du RuisseletIn LorraineElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire Rive-NordNearest secondary school, 0.5 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École secondaire de Rosemère EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 26 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public20

Independent4

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

1.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Mille-Îles Every school26 schools within 3 km · 19 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language2 of 26 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Lorraine?”

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).

History

Lorraine’s 1 historic place is a top designation

1historic place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 1.9% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Maison Garth 1833

1833

oldest construction date on the record

1.9%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Lorraine	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	1.9%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Garth Older homes1.9% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Lorraine 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 Lorraine

15pages on Lorraine

The big questions

SafetyB⁺Crime Severity Index 48 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchools26 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁺62% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.6% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.4 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Water interpretation center and 6 more in and around Lorraine

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Lorraine, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumWater interpretation center4 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumSociété d'Histoire des Mille-Iles4.3 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumCentre interprétation de l'Eau4 km outside town, to the south Art galleryArt galleryCentre D'Art Ste-Rose4.3 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumMaison Hamilton4.1 km outside town, to the south MuseumMuseumMusée Régional Joseph-Filion4.3 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (1)

Water interpretation center: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Lorraine

4 notable people were born in Lorraine.

See all 4 →

Bianca GervaisQuébécois actress · born 1985

Ludovick BourgeoisCanadian singer · born 1993

Édouard TherriaultCanadian freestyle skier · born 2003

Mathieu Bock-CôtéCanadian journalist, columnist and essayist · born 1980

Photo credits

Bianca Gervais: MercureB, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ludovick Bourgeois: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0

About Lorraine

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Lorraine 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: 9,721 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Thérèse-De Blainville
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2473025

Lorraine’s neighbours

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

Bois-des-FilionRosemèreAuteuilSainte-ThérèseBlainvilleSainte-RoseLorraine

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lorraine	9,721	—	A	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺
Bois-des-Filion	10,666	1.7	B⁺	C	B⁺	A⁺
Rosemère	14,198	3.4	A	B	B⁺	A⁺
Auteuil	27,843	4.8	A⁻	B	B	A
Sainte-Thérèse	27,253	5.4	B	D	B⁺	A⁺
Blainville	61,739	6.4	A⁺	B⁻	A	A⁺
Sainte-Rose	37,408	7.3	A	B	B	A⁻

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

Questions about Lorraine

Do people in Lorraine speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 27.4% know French alone, and 70% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

What kind of homes are in Lorraine?

Mostly 88% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.8 people on average, and 13% have just one.

Has Lorraine grown?

It grew from 9,352 people in 2016 to 9,502 in 2021, up 1.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 9,721.

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).