Bois-FrancsMontréal
Population 35,858: a neighbourhood in Montréal. It is one of the 77 neighbourhoods that make up Montréal.
Is Bois-Francs a good place to live?
The weak point is cost of living (C−). With a B− overall, Bois-Francs is better than 48% of Canadian towns. That places it #355 of 499 in Quebec. On health it is strong (A). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A+).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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.
What makes Bois-Francs stand out
The 3 things Bois-Francs does most differently from other towns.
How Bois-Francs grades
Each subject compares Bois-Francs with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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Centre d'exposition Lethbridge and 27 more in and around Bois-Francs
What there is to see in Bois-Francs and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
GardenMaison Robert-Bélangerin town
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal4.5 km outside town, to the east · 2M visitors a year
MuseumMontreal Holocaust Museum3.1 km outside town, to the east
MuseumCosmodome4.9 km outside town, to the northwest · 71K visitors a year
CathedralSaint Sauveur Cathedral3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Maison Robert-Bélanger: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montreal Holocaust Museum: Virginiewenglenski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cosmodome: abdallahh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Sauveur Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bois-Francs.
For health, Bois-Francs is ahead of 90% of Canadian towns
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de Montréal
13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Life expectancy in the region is 83.4 years (85.5 for women, 81.2 for men, 2022/2024). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Quebec’s 57%. For Bois-Francs itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.3 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.4 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Home ownership in Bois-Francs, 63%, runs below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Montréal metro area, with Bois-Francs one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 63% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Bois-Francs’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Montréal
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.20 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Bois-Francs: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.001% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Figures for radon tests are published for the Montreal health region as a whole, not for Bois-Francs alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.20 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 6.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
For the force that serves Bois-Francs, the Crime Severity Index is 80, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Montréal service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 116, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 15.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 116 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 80 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 15.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Few places match Bois-Francs for protected land nearby: more than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 16 km from the edge of town. 39 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 3.7 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 14% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 22 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Summer afternoons in Bois-Francs are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Bois-Francs | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
Households in Bois-Francs have higher incomes than those in 78% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 29 min, higher than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Bois-Francs is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 67% speak both languages
20% are under 15, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
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 51.6% of Bois-Francs
17,370 men and 18,485 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Bois-Francs: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 84 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 27°C and January nights −14°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Montréal has one council seat for every 29,470 residents, more than 99% of municipalities in Quebec
As a neighbourhood of Montréal, Bois-Francs answers to the city council and its mayor, Soraya Martinez Ferrada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque du Boisé logs 6.5 visits per person served, more than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Bibliothèque du Boisé serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Bois-Francs among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Teaching in English: 31 of Bois-Francs’s 133 schools
Boards running schools in the area: 6, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2) and Canadian towns (3). Outside the public system: 39 of 133 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. The 3 km around Bois-Francs counts 79 elementary schools, 28 secondary schools and 26 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre académique Fournier inc., section primaire IndependentIn Bois-FrancsElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| Académie LaurenHill (Laurenhill) EnglishIn Bois-FrancsSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Vanguard, secteur anglophone EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Bois-Francs
8.4% of its homes were built before 1961, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Bois-Francs | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 8.4% | 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 Bois-Francs
Famous people from around Bois-Francs
No notable person born in Bois-Francs is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Ray Bourque: Ravenswing, CC BY 3.0 · June Rowlands: Onnig Cavoukian, Public domain · Mathieu Darche: Wknight94, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Philémon Cousineau: Blank & Stoller Ltd, Public domain
Bois-Francs’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bois-Francs | 35,858 | — | B− | C− | C | A |
| Grenet | 12,580 | 1.8 | C− | D | C | A |
| Cartierville | 24,617 | 2.2 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Du College/Hodge | 22,329 | 2.2 | C | D | C | A |
| Dutrisac | 10,643 | 2.7 | C | D | C | A |
| Nouveau-Bordeaux | 30,171 | 3.5 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Chameran/Montpellier | 21,170 | 3.6 | C− | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Bois-Francs
Do people in Bois-Francs speak French?
Almost everyone does. 67% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 11.9% speak French and no English.
How old are the people of Bois-Francs?
At 39.9, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 20% of the population and seniors 16%.
About Bois-Francs
Neighbourhood in Montréal
Bois-Francs is one of Montréal’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 35,858 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
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).