MashteuiatshQuebec

In Quebec, this First Nations reserve has 2,074 residents. It is home to the Première Nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh.

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Population

2,074

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

58%

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 Mashteuiatsh a good place to live?

Residents are healthier than most (A). Its lowest grade is for safety (D). It is hard to get around without a car (D). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

No overall grade, and no ranking: Mashteuiatsh is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDSafety DWalkability

What makes Mashteuiatsh stand out

The 3 things Mashteuiatsh does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

3% walk, cycle or take transit

Against 8% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 93%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

Health

Better than 92%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

How Mashteuiatsh grades

Each subject compares Mashteuiatsh 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

No overall grade, and no ranking: Mashteuiatsh is a First Nations reserve, and Statistics Canada holds back or never gathers enough of a reserve’s figures to compare it fairly with other towns.

SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carDOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downBOpen →Jobs & incomeClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mashteuiatsh.

SafetySafety D

Violent crime weighs more on Mashteuiatsh than on Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 437

The violent crime rate is 77.1 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime runs at 37.2 per 1,000 people a year.

192Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023241

2024159

2025175

2023–2025	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	437	88	86
Violent crime	77.1	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	37.2	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

63%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMashteuiatsh’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety192 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mashteuiatsh’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mashteuiatsh safe?”

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

HealthHealth A

Mashteuiatsh’s grade for health: an A

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 66%, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Across the region, life runs to 81.8 years on average: women 83.2, men 80.4, in 2022/2024. Measured from where Mashteuiatsh’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 7.2 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

66%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mashteuiatsh66%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	66%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	81.8	82.5	81.5

81.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

7.2 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

5.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMashteuiatsh’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey66% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care7.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 5.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.2, men 80.4 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

Climate

Mashteuiatsh has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.7°C

Some 271 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). In January, overnight lows in Mashteuiatsh settle at −20.8°C. Gardeners get 137 frost-free days, from 17 May to 2 October. Snow peaks in December: 55 cm in a normal year.

23.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.2°C

Spring7.3°C

Summer22.6°C

Autumn9.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	23.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	271 cm	217 cm	141 cm
January night low	−20.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	187	161	159

271 cm

of snow a year

187

days with frost a year

137

frost-free days, 17 May to 2 Oct

124

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 23.7°C, January lows −20.8°C Rain and snow911 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow271 cm of snow a year Weather station6.3 km to the station · Roberval

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Wildfire low, radon 2.8%: how Mashteuiatsh stands on hazards

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.13 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Mashteuiatsh: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.003% a year. No one has filed a flood map for Mashteuiatsh on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Mashteuiatsh2.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	2.8%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

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

Low

wildfire band

13 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon2.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.13 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 · Radon tests: the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region

Outdoors

Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Mashteuiatsh

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. One protected area lies within 10 km. Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Plage Robertson is the nearest.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mashteuiatsh0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

18 km

to Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · marais du Golf de Saint-Prime Muskrat Habitat National & provincial parks18 km to a provincial park · Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

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

Schools

The 3 schools of Mashteuiatsh: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

3schools within 3 km

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

Other2

French public1

School	Level	Students	System
École AmishkIn MashteuiatshElementary	Elementary	–	Other
École secondaire Kassinu MamuIn MashteuiatshSecondary	Secondary	–	Other

See all 3 schools →

1.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Mashteuiatsh?”

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.

Weather

What November brings in Mashteuiatsh: −5°C at night, 2°C by day

The month after, December, normally sees −6°C afternoons and −15°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 39 cm. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−6°C

January−11°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−18°C	166 mm
Spring	7°C	−4°C	193 mm
Summer	23°C	12°C	302 mm
Autumn	10°C	1°C	250 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

71 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 (Roberval); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

At 61%, 2021 turnout in Lac-Saint-Jean trailed 69% of the country’s ridings

Mashteuiatsh sends one MP to Ottawa from Lac-Saint-Jean, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois).

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Who runs itIndian Reserve Provincial legislatureRoberval

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

The nearest public library to Mashteuiatsh is Bibliotheque Georges-Henri-Levesque, 6.7 km away

The next is Bibliothèque Publique De Saint-Prime (Saint-Prime), 6.8 km away.

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Places to belong1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Mashteuiatsh’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 85%

0.5% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 17% of the population here. Retirement age and beyond: 19% of residents are 65 or older.

43.6median age

MashteuiatshQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

49.8% of Mashteuiatsh’s residents are women

Census 2021 put women at 1,000 and men at 1,010; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Mashteuiatsh
	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	19%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	59%	56%

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

Ages43.6 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households810 households · 2.5 people per household English and French15% speak both · 85% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from Mashteuiatsh are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

3%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van95%

Walk3%

Census 2021	Mashteuiatsh	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	18 min	27 min	26 min

$77,500

median household income, 2020

12%

worked from home, May 2021

60%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment11% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work3% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to120 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Roberval

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.

Nearby attractions

Ilnu Museum of Mashteuiatsh and 5 more in and around Mashteuiatsh

Sights in Mashteuiatsh and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumIlnu Museum of Mashteuiatshin town

MuseumMusée du fromage cheddar3.7 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumMusée amérindien de Mashteuiatshin town MuseumMuseumNative Museum of Mashteuiatshin town MuseumMuseumMusée de la Vieille Fromagerie Perron3.7 km outside town, to the west MuseumMuseumBoulangerie Perron - Économusée De La Boulangerie3.7 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Photo credits (1)

Musée du fromage cheddar: Nyson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mashteuiatsh

15pages on Mashteuiatsh

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 192 Housing & costProperty pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 81.8 in its region Work & commuteB⁻52% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Mashteuiatsh

5 notable people were born in Mashteuiatsh.

See all 5 →

Aurélien GillCanadian politician · 1933–2015

Bernard ClearyCanadian politician · 1937–2020

Marie-Andrée GillCanadian poet · born 1986

Carmen Gill-CasavantCanadian museologist · 1926–2018

Mike PaulCanadian singer-songwriter · born 1979

Mashteuiatsh’s neighbours

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

RobervalSaint-PrimeSaint-FélicienMashteuiatsh

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mashteuiatsh	2,074	—	—	—	D	A
Roberval	9,828	6.9	A	A⁻	C⁺	A⁺
Saint-Prime	2,808	7.7	A⁻	A⁺	C⁺	A
Saint-Félicien	10,143	17	A⁻	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Mashteuiatsh

Do people in Mashteuiatsh speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Mashteuiatsh?

76% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 1% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.5 people; 30% are one person living alone.

Is Mashteuiatsh growing?

Yes: the census counted 1,957 in 2016 and 2,010 in 2021, a rise of 2.7%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,074.

How old are the people of Mashteuiatsh?

The median resident is 43.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.

About Mashteuiatsh

First Nations reserve in Quebec

Statistics Canada counts Mashteuiatsh, a First Nations reserve in Quebec, as its own census subdivision.

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

Population: 2,074 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Domaine-du-Roy
First Nation: Première Nation des Pekuakamiulnuatsh
The community’s own name: Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan
Census subdivision: 2491802

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).