MontpellierQuebec
Its population rose 13% from 2016 to 2021. With 1,253 residents, it is a town in Quebec.
Is Montpellier a good place to live?
The typical owner put their home at $200,000 in 2021: 3.7 years of the median household’s income. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for health. Walkability is weaker too (D−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Montpellier is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.
How Montpellier grades
Each subject compares Montpellier with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Montpellier is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Montpellier stand out
The 3 things Montpellier does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Montpellier.
Commuters in Montpellier travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 36 min on average
95% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 36 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 95% | 90% | 89% |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 13%: how Montpellier stands on hazards
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.092 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Montpellier is on the national inventory. Montpellier doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Outaouais health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.092 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
More people in Montpellier speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%
Visible minorities make up 1.8% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 9% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 47.3% of Montpellier
Of the 2021 count, 525 were women and 585 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Montpellier | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 8.6% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 55% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 36% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 30% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 42% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Montpellier: 11% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners make up 82% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 82% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $200,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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.
31 public protected areas lie within 10 km of Montpellier
The largest is Notre-Dame-du-Laus White-Tailed Deer Yard: 8,821 ha, 8.6 km from the edge of town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The nearest provincial park, Plaisance National Park (Québec), is 24 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 31 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 7% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Montpellier has colder winter nights than 78% of Canadian towns
Frost comes on 179 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 26 May to 22 September, 119 days. Snow peaks in January: 45 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in June, at 95 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 179 | 161 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 185 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −16.5°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 26.2°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Angers)
Expect November days around 5°C in Montpellier, nights around −4°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Papineau. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −11°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 191 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −1°C | 223 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 275 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 2°C | 249 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Angers); the forecast is on the Weather page
Just 1,529 votes decided Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation in 2021, closer than 94% of Canada’s ridings
Denis Tassé is mayor of Montpellier, with 6 councillors on the council.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Montpellier’s public library is Bibliothèque De Montpellier
It sits 1.2 km from the centre of Montpellier.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Montpellier’s health region counts 17% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. A baby born in the region can expect 80.7 years, 82.2 for a girl and 79.1 for a boy (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Montpellier’s is long: 24 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de l'Outaouais, with Montpellier one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Montpellier’s grade for safety: a B−
Measured across Papineau MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Its police area recorded 17.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Across its police area, there are 13.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 13.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 17.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 107 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The registers record 1 historic place in Montpellier
Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 19% of homes, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) yet higher than Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Montpellier | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Montpellier
Parc Omega and 4 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Montpellier; these are the best known within 40 km.
ZooParc Omega25 km southeast
ZooPapanack Park Zoo34 km southeast
National historic site · Parks CanadaGranary30 km southeast
Historic houseManoir Papineau30 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Parc Omega: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Papanack Park Zoo: Ber'Zophus, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Granary: Rodjameswilliam, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manoir Papineau: Fralambert, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Montpellier
No notable person born in Montpellier is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Montpellier
Town in Quebec
For Montpellier, 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
- 1,253 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Papineau
- Census subdivision
- 2480090
Montpellier’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montpellier | 1,253 | — | — | C+ | B− | B− |
| Lac-Simon | 1,159 | 9 | — | B− | B− | B− |
| Ripon | 1,835 | 10 | — | B+ | B− | B− |
| Saint-André-Avellin | 3,862 | 17 | C | B− | B− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Montpellier
Do people in Montpellier speak French?
French comes first: 50.7% speak it alone, while 48% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Who are the people of Montpellier?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 9% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
Has Montpellier grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 985 to 1,112 residents (up 12.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,253.
What kind of homes are in Montpellier?
Mostly 94% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 1.9 people on average, and 40% have just one.
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).