MercierQuebec

TownGrade

A⁺

#85 of 2,556

Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area. 16,036 people call this town in Quebec home.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

16,036

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

39.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

59%

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 Mercier a good place to live?

Mercier’s strongest is health (A). Safety is a strength too (A). Natural hazards weigh more here (C−). The typical owner put their home at $376,000 in 2021: 3.7 years of the median household’s income. All told, that adds up to an A+ overall and a rank of #45 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than 96% 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. 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.

StrongestAHealth ASafety A⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

How Mercier grades

Each subject compares Mercier 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

HealthGraded on how healthy residents areAOpen →SafetyVery little crime by comparisonAOpen →Hazard riskWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentA⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Mercier stand out

The 3 things Mercier does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

5% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

68% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Health

Better than 92%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

Safety

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mercier.

HealthHealth A

Mercier earns an A for health

55%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de la Montérégie

At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 55% against 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 84.2 and men to 80.8, 82.5 years taken together (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mercier55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mercier	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

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMercier’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care3.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 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

SafetySafety A

Mercier’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 60, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

36Crime Severity Index

Violent crime is recorded at 7 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202344

202435

202529

2023–2025	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	7	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	60	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

51%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMercier’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety36 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mercier’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mercier safe?”

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Mercier is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by MRC Roussillon

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Monteregie health region: radon tests

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.19 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). About as many homes carry radon around Mercier as elsewhere, 8.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.

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

Mercier8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.19	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.19

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

Low

wildfire band

4.6 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.19 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

Commuters in Mercier travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

7%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit4%

Walk3%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	29 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$100,000

median household income, 2020

18%

worked from home, May 2021

16%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMercier’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to1,410 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

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.

Outdoors

More of the land around Mercier is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

15%of the land within 10 km protected

Biggest among them: Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 5.6 km off. The 10 km around town hold 26 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 23 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mercier15%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	15%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	18	10	4

23 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMercier’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas26 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

Children make up 22% of Mercier, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

39.2median age

14% of residents have reached 65. Both official languages: 54% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

MercierQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree17%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.6% of Mercier

Women numbered 7,410 and men 7,220 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.

Who lives in Mercier
	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	22%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	14%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	17%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	59%	56%

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

Ages39.2 median age · 14% are 65 or over Households5,400 households · 2.7 people per household Immigrants12% are immigrants · 13% belong to a visible minority English and French54% speak both · 43% speak French but not English

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

Climate

Mercier has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mercier	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 pageMercier’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 station17 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

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

Weather

Mercier in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C). November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November.

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 pageMercier’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

Council seats in Mercier are spread thin, 2,290 residents each, more than in 89% of Quebec municipalities

Lise Michaud leads Mercier as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

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

Member of ParliamentNathalie Provost council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

Bibliothèque publique de Mercier is Mercier’s public library

It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Mercier.

Full pageMercier’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Mercier has just 10% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$376,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area

81% of households own their home. Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Mercier$376,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	81%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,370

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living3.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $376,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters81% 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.

Schools

Around Mercier, 5 schools of 20 teach in English

20schools within 3 km

In or within 3 km of Mercier: 14 elementary schools, 5 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 des Bons-VentsIn MercierElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École BonnierIn MercierSecondary	Secondary	–	French public
École primaire Harmony EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 20 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public15

English public5

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

0.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMercier’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language5 of 20 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school20 schools within 3 km · 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Grandes-Seigneuries Questions“What schools are there in Mercier?”

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.

History

One place in Mercier, at the top of the registers

1historic place

Before 1961 is when 8% of the homes went up, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Maison Sauvageau-Sweeny 1800

1800

oldest construction date on the record

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Mercier	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	8%	21%	18%

Full pageMercier’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Sauvageau-Sweeny Older homesCanadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Mercier 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 Mercier

15pages on Mercier

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 36 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.7 × income Property pricesSchools20 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteA⁻68% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors15% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 39.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Maison LePailleur - Société du musée du grand Châteauguay and 13 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Mercier; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumMaison LePailleur - Société du musée du grand Châteauguay1.8 km outside town, to the northwest

Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts24 km north · 1M visitors a year

Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal22 km north · 2M visitors a year

MuseumCanadian Railway Museum15 km northeast · 47K visitors a year

CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral25 km north

MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal26 km north · 54K visitors a year

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

Photo credits (5)

Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Canadian Railway Museum: Fraccle, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Mercier

3 notable people were born in Mercier.

See all 3 →

Côme-Séraphin CherrierCanadian politician · 1848–1912

Paul-Étienne GrandboisCanadian politician · 1846–1907

Édouard LabergeCanadian politician · 1829–1883

Photo credits

Côme-Séraphin Cherrier: Chs. Desautels Succ. d'Archambault, Montréal, Public domain

About Mercier

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Mercier 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: 16,036 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Roussillon
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2467045

Mercier’s neighbours

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

ChâteauguaySaint-IsidoreLérySainte-MartineKahnawakeSaint-Urbain-PremierMercier

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mercier	16,036	—	A⁺	B⁻	A	A
Châteauguay	53,508	5.1	B	C⁻	B⁺	A
Saint-Isidore	2,889	5.7	—	C⁺	—	A
Léry	2,817	6.2	—	C	—	A
Sainte-Martine	5,884	7.6	B⁻	C	C⁺	A
Kahnawake	11,142	8.7	—	—	B⁺	A
Saint-Urbain-Premier	1,380	10	—	B	C⁺	A⁻

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

Questions about Mercier

Do people in Mercier speak French?

French comes first: 42.6% speak it alone, while 54% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

Has Mercier grown?

Yes: the census counted 13,115 in 2016 and 14,626 in 2021, a rise of 11.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 16,036.

What kind of homes are in Mercier?

71% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.7 people; 20% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of Mercier?

Visible minorities are 13% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 12%, and Indigenous people 3%.

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).