LorrainvilleQuebec

The town, home to 1,277 people, lies in Quebec. It is part of Témiscamingue, a census division.

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Population

1,277

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

56%

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 Lorrainville a good place to live?

Where it does best is cost of living (A−). Work and incomes are strong (A−). Its lowest grade is for safety (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health and B for walkability.

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Lorrainville has its subject grades alone.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

StrongestA⁻Cost of living A⁻Jobs & income

How Lorrainville grades

Each subject compares Lorrainville 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; Lorrainville has its subject grades alone.

Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work beat most townsA⁻Open →SafetyBehind most towns comparedCOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itB⁺Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footBOpen →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Lorrainville stand out

The 3 things Lorrainville does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $160,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

60% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Lorrainville.

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Lorrainville than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

$160,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 73%.

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

Lorrainville$160,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%

$632

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$860

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$632 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $160,000, against the median household income Owners and renters73% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Lorrainville have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

7%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk7%

Census 2021	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	18 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	90%	89%

$67,000

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

21%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment5.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to195 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ville-Marie

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.

SafetySafety C

Violent crime weighs more where Lorrainville is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 131

83Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 83 over 2023–25, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 20.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 19.7 per 1,000 people a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Témiscamingue MRC, Lorrainville included.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202378

202479

202592

2023–2025	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.3	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	131	88	86
Crime Severity Index	83	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	19.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageLorrainville’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety83 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Lorrainville’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Lorrainville safe?”

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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Lorrainville: January lows of −21.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

24.8°CJuly afternoons

There are 195 days of frost in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 27 May to 20 September, 115 days. Expect July highs of around 24.8°C in Lorrainville.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.4°C

Spring8.4°C

Summer23.6°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−21.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	195	161	159
Precipitation a year	740 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.8°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

195

days with frost a year

115

frost-free days, 27 May to 20 Sep

117

days with precipitation a year

Full pageLorrainville’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.8°C, January lows −21.4°C Rain and snow740 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station54 km to the station · Earlton

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

Hazards in Lorrainville are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 4.3% of area homes above the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.055 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Lorrainville, with 0.2% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.006% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Lorrainville on the national inventory.

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

Lorrainville4.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4.3%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.055	$0.14	$0.030

$0.055

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

Low

wildfire band

8.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon4.3% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.2% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.055 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth B

Life expectancy around Lorrainville is 79.5 years, 2.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

57%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Closer to home, a hospital is 7.6 km from the average resident of Lorrainville, further than the usual 3.7 km. Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. What’s more, about as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 57% against 57%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Lorrainville57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.5	82.5	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

79.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

7.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 7.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 77.6 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

Weather

What November brings in Lorrainville: −6°C at night, 2°C by day

2°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Temiskaming Shores. A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −15°C. Expect about 57 mm of rain and snow over November.

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−19°C	116 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	167 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	234 mm
Autumn	10°C	0°C	222 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

57 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageLorrainville’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 (Earlton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

180 residents per council seat in Lorrainville, a lower ratio than 85% of Quebec municipalities

For the National Assembly of Québec, Lorrainville votes in Rouyn-Noranda--Témiscamingue; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.

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Member of ParliamentSébastien Lemire council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

No public library stands in Lorrainville: the closest, Bibliothèque De Laverlochere, is 8.8 km away

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Lorrainville in particular.

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Places to belong3.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

26% of Lorrainville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

42.4median age

20% are under 15, above both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town.

LorrainvilleQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree23%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 49.8% of Lorrainville

In 2021 there were 640 women to 645 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Lorrainville
	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	21%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	23%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	59%	56%

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

English and French26% speak both · 74% speak French but not English Ages42.4 median age · 21% are 65 or over Households570 households · 2.2 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Outdoors

Only 0.2% of the land within 10 km of Lorrainville is protected

0.2%of the land within 10 km protected

The closest provincial park is Opémican National Park (Québec), 22 km from the edge of town. The largest is rivière la Loutre et Baie Paulson Water Fowl Gathering Area: 161 ha, 9.4 km from the edge of town. Also worth knowing: there is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. National parks are all over 100 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Lorrainville0.2%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.2%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	10	4

22 km

to Opémican National Park (Québec)

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · rivière la Loutre et Baie Paulson Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks22 km to a provincial park · Opémican National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

Lorrainville and its edges hold 6 schools: 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade

6schools within 3 km

Elementary school is 6.6 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École Béarn-Fabre (De l'Assomption)In LorrainvilleElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Du CarrefourIn LorrainvilleAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 6 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	6.6 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

6.6 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school6 schools within 3 km · 4 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 6 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Lorrainville?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

In Lorrainville, 41% of homes go back before 1961

1historic place

On the registers, the town counts 1 historic place. Outside the boundary but close by, there is one more.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Caserne de pompiers de Lorrainville 1931

1931

oldest construction date on the record

41%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Lorrainville	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	41%	21%	18%

Full pageLorrainville’s history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes41% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registersOne historic place inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Lorrainville 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 Lorrainville

15pages on Lorrainville

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 83 Housing & costA⁻Homes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchools6 schools within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 79.5 in its region Work & commuteA⁻60% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

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

Famous people from around Lorrainville

One notable person was born in Lorrainville; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Auguste VincentCanadian politician · 1915–1998

Gilles LoiselleCanadian politician · born in Ville-Marie · 1929–2022

Sacha GuimondCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Ville-Marie · born 1991

Pierre BrienCanadian politician · born in Ville-Marie · born 1970

Roger GuindonCanadian Catholic priest and academic · born in Ville-Marie · 1920–2012

Frank Polsonborn in Ville-Marie · 1952–2026

About Lorrainville

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Lorrainville is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,277 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Témiscamingue
Census subdivision: 2485037

Lorrainville’s neighbours

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

Ville-MarieSaint-Bruno-de-GuiguesLorrainville

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Lorrainville	1,277	—	—	A⁻	C	B
Ville-Marie	2,421	6.9	—	B⁻	C	B⁺
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	1,197	15	—	A	C	B⁻

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

Questions about Lorrainville

Do people in Lorrainville speak French?

Almost everyone does. 26% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 74.3% speak French and no English.

What kind of homes are in Lorrainville?

Single-detached houses make up 74% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Has Lorrainville grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,272 to 1,286 residents (up 1.1%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,277.

How old are the people of Lorrainville?

Its median age is 42.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 20% of residents; over-65s, 21%.

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).