Mont-LaurierQuebec

TownGrade

B⁺

#690 of 2,556

Its census division is Antoine-Labelle. Population 14,598: a town in Quebec.

2 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Sylfred1977 · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

14,598

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

48.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

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 Mont-Laurier a good place to live?

People here tend to be in good health (A+). Mont-Laurier’s overall grade, B+, puts it better than 70% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #251 of 499 in Quebec. Police record more crime here than in most towns (C+). Homes were valued at a median $200,000 at the 2021 census, 3.4 times the typical household’s income. Hazard risk is weaker too (C).

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

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⁺Health

How Mont-Laurier grades

Each subject compares Mont-Laurier 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

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesA⁺Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footB⁺Open →Hazard riskBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻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 Mont-Laurier stand out

The 3 things Mont-Laurier 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

Health

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$57,600 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mont-Laurier.

HealthHealth A⁺

Mont-Laurier earns an A+ for health

60%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Chronic conditions run at 13% of adults, age-standardised, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%); even so, the survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 60%, ahead of the 57% for Quebec. Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.7 km from the average resident of Mont-Laurier, about the norm of 3.7 km. People in the region live to 82.2 on average: 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mont-Laurier60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mont-Laurier	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

2.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

3.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMont-Laurier’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 3.6 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Région des Laurentides

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

A flood study covers Mont-Laurier: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

In Health Canada’s survey, 10% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.083 per $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030).

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

Mont-Laurier10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.083	$0.14	$0.030

$0.083

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

Low

wildfire band

2.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMont-Laurier’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$0.083 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Laurentides health region)

Outdoors

More of the land around Mont-Laurier is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

9.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Swimmers have 3 beaches within 5 km, Plage_Windigo the nearest. National parks are all over 100 km off. Count 29 protected areas within 10 km of town. For a provincial park, Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) lies 57 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mont-Laurier9.7%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	29	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	9.7%	4.9%	2.3%

57 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMont-Laurier’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas29 protected areas within 10 km · lac des Trente et Un Milles White-Tailed Deer Yard National & provincial parks57 km to a provincial park · Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

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

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Mont-Laurier records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 131

73Crime Severity Index

Measured across Antoine-Labelle MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area records 20.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 73, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Across its police area, there are 16.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202369

202478

202572

2023–2025	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.5	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	131	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	16.7	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	73	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

62%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMont-Laurier’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety73 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mont-Laurier’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mont-Laurier safe?”

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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Mont-Laurier: January lows of −17.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

25.6°CJuly afternoons

Frosty days number 181 in a normal year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 16 May to 26 September, 132 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 96 mm in a normal year.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.6°C

Spring10.2°C

Summer24.4°C

Autumn11.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−17.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	181	161	159
July afternoon high	25.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	939 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

181

days with frost a year

132

frost-free days, 16 May to 26 Sep

141

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMont-Laurier’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −17.4°C Rain and snow939 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station62 km to the station · Maniwaki

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

HousingCost of living B

Home ownership in Mont-Laurier, 62%, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$200,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Mont-Laurier$200,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	62%	70%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	12%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Median home value, 2021	$200,000	$300,000	$406,000

$788

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$755

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMont-Laurier’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters62% own their home Cost of living3.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Renting$788 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Weather

What November brings in Mont-Laurier: −5°C at night, 4°C by day

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 72 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −12°C. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−17°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Mont-Laurier.

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−15°C	208 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	216 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	261 mm
Autumn	12°C	1°C	255 mm

−5°C

a normal November night

72 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMont-Laurier’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 (Maniwaki); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

2,090 residents per council seat in Mont-Laurier, a higher ratio than 88% of Quebec municipalities

Mont-Laurier is in Labelle for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Full pageMont-Laurier’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentMarie-Hélène Gaudreau council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Fewer visits per person served than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries: Mont-Laurier public library counts 1.4

Mont-Laurier public library serves 14,641 people from 4 branches.

Full pageMont-Laurier’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong2.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Older residents shape Mont-Laurier: 26% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

48.8median age

21% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). Children under 15 make up 14% of residents.

Mont-LaurierQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree30%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.8% of Mont-Laurier

Here the census found 6,970 men and 7,210 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Mont-Laurier
	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	26%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	30%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

Full pageMont-Laurier’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages48.8 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households6,695 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French21% speak both · 79% 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 Mont-Laurier are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

8%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk7%

Bicycle1%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	17 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$57,600

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

84%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMont-Laurier’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment6.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to120 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lac-des-Écorces

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Schools

In and around Mont-Laurier, 11 schools: 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools

11schools within 3 km

None of them teaches in English, though 10% of schools in Quebec do. Teenagers have 2.4 km to go to the closest secondary school, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
École aux Quatre VentsIn Mont-LaurierElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Polyvalente Saint-JosephIn Mont-LaurierSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 11 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	2.4 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMont-Laurier’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school11 schools within 3 km · 8 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools Language0 of 11 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Mont-Laurier?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

One top designation among Mont-Laurier’s 2 historic places

2historic places

The earliest construction date, 1889, belongs to Maison Alix-Bail. Designations here include a heritage railway station. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 19% of homes, between Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1889

oldest construction date on the record

historic places just outside the town

Heritage	Mont-Laurier	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	19%	21%	18%

Full pageMont-Laurier’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Alix-Bail Older homes19% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Mont-Laurier 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 Mont-Laurier

15pages on Mont-Laurier

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 73 Housing & costBHomes 3.4 × income Property pricesSchools11 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁻55% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors9.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.8 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Mont-Laurier

20 notable people were born in Mont-Laurier.

See all 20 →

Bobby BaziniCanadian singer · born 1989

Alexandre RouleauFrance ice hockey player · born 1983

Sylvain CloutierCanadian ice hockey player · born 1974

José ClaerCanadian poet and writer · 1963–2025

Dan CloutierCanadian ice hockey player · born 1976

Jocelyn LemieuxCanadian ice hockey player · born 1967

Photo credits

Bobby Bazini: Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0 · Alexandre Rouleau: Deusax, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Sylvain Cloutier: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · José Claer: Simon Dumas, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Mont-Laurier

Town in Quebec

For Mont-Laurier, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 14,598 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Antoine-Labelle
Census subdivision: 2479088

Mont-Laurier’s neighbours

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

Lac-des-ÉcorcesFerme-NeuveMont-Laurier

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mont-Laurier	14,598	—	B⁺	B	C⁺	A⁺
Lac-des-Écorces	3,005	14	B⁻	B⁺	C⁺	A
Ferme-Neuve	2,816	18	B⁻	B⁺	C⁺	A

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

Questions about Mont-Laurier

Do people in Mont-Laurier speak French?

Yes: this is Quebec. 79.1% of residents speak only French and 21% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).

Is Mont-Laurier growing?

It added people: 14,116 in 2016, 14,180 in 2021, 0.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 14,598.

What kind of homes are in Mont-Laurier?

Mostly 61% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 39% have just one.

How old are the people of Mont-Laurier?

The median resident is 48.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 14% are under 15 and 26% are 65 or over.

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).