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TownGrade

C⁻

#2,185 of 2,556

It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal. The neighbourhood, home to 19,361 people, lies in Montréal.

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Population

19,361

people, Census 2021

Median age

38.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

66%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

43%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Nicolas-Viel a good place to live?

Several subjects drag its grade down. Buying in is costly (D−). Health is where it shines (A). Add walkability to its strengths (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #473 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than a fifth of Canadian towns. Jobs & income is weaker too (D).

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability AHealthWeakestD⁻Cost of living DJobs & income

How Nicolas-Viel grades

Each subject compares Nicolas-Viel 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

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA⁺Open →Cost of livingNear the bottom of the towns comparedD⁻Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentDOpen →HealthAmong the healthiest places comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBehind most towns comparedCOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →

SchoolsBecause the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, towns in Quebec aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Nicolas-Viel stand out

The 3 things Nicolas-Viel does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

43% walk, cycle or take transit

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

10.7 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $695,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nicolas-Viel.

HousingCost of living D⁻

Fewer households own their home in Nicolas-Viel than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 38%

$695,000median home value, 2021D⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 25% of household income, higher than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Nicolas-Viel$695,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	38%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	25%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	21%	13%	18%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Owners and renters38% own their home Cost of living10.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $695,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Montréal metro area

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Commuters in Nicolas-Viel travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

43%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van55%

Public transit32%

Walk9%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	33 min	27 min	26 min

$65,200

median household income, 2020

27%

worked from home, May 2021

79%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work43% walk, cycle or take transit

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth A

Few places match Nicolas-Viel for health: it beats 91% of Canadian towns

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Shared with the rest of the Région de Montréal: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, life runs to 83.4 years on average: women 85.5, men 81.2, in 2022/2024. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 54%, behind the 57% for Quebec. Measured from where Nicolas-Viel’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.7 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Nicolas-Viel54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Nicolas-Viel	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%

83.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

1.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.5 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageNicolas-Viel’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.5 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.5, men 81.2 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Hazards in Nicolas-Viel: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Montreal health region

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.20 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Nicolas-Viel: 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. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Montréal, Nicolas-Viel included.

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

Nicolas-Viel6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Nicolas-Viel	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%

$0.20

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

Low

wildfire band

16 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon6.8% 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$0.20 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

SafetySafety C

Crime runs heavier where Nicolas-Viel is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 80

80Crime Severity Index

The violent index for its police area came to 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.4 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 29.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Nicolas-Viel	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

non-violent Crime Severity Index

32%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNicolas-Viel’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety80 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Nicolas-Viel’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Nicolas-Viel safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Montréal service area

Climate

Summer afternoons in Nicolas-Viel are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

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

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Nicolas-Viel	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

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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 station11 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

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

Outdoors

13 km from Nicolas-Viel to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

1.3%of the land within 10 km protected

National parks are all over 100 km off. Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. Parks and reserves take up 1.3% of the ground within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Nicolas-Viel1.3%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.3%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

13 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Parc-du-Mont-Royal Habitat of A Threatened Or Vulnerable Plant Species National & provincial parks13 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

More of Nicolas-Viel belongs to a visible minority than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 43%

38.6median age

57% speak both English and French, higher than both Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 count for 18% of the people here.

Nicolas-VielQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification66%

Women and men · all residents

48.3% of Nicolas-Viel’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 9,350 women and 10,000 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Nicolas-Viel
	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	68%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	66%	59%	56%

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Ages38.6 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households8,520 households English and French57% speak both · 31% speak French but not English

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

Weather

In Nicolas-Viel, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Laval is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation.

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

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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 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 6.5 visits per person served, Montréal public library is busier than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Montréal’s: Montréal public library serves all 1,948,747 people of the city, Nicolas-Viel among them.

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Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The schools around Nicolas-Viel answer to 5 boards

137schools within 3 km

In or within 3 km of Nicolas-Viel: 89 elementary schools, 32 secondary schools and 16 schools for every grade. 34 of the 137 are independent, against 9% in Quebec. Of the 137, 16 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec).

School	Level	Students	System
Académie John Caboto EnglishIn Nicolas-VielElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Centre François-Michelle, secondaire 1er cycle IndependentIn Nicolas-VielSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
École Saint-Raphaël (Le 8735, avenue Henri-Julien) EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades	All grades	–	English public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public93

Independent34

English public10

Schools within 3 km	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
School boards	5	2	3

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards5 school boards · Centre de services scolaire de Montréal Every school137 schools within 3 km · 89 elementary schools, 32 secondary schools and 16 schools for every grade Language16 of 137 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Nicolas-Viel?”

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.

History

Before 1961: 50% of the homes in Nicolas-Viel

50%built before 1961

50%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Nicolas-Viel	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	50%	21%	18%

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Older homes50% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Nicolas-Viel 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 Nicolas-Viel

15pages on Nicolas-Viel

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costD⁻Homes 10.7 × income Property pricesSchools137 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteD60% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Saint Sauveur Cathedral and 35 more in and around Nicolas-Viel

The best-known places to visit in and around Nicolas-Viel come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

CathedralSaint Sauveur Cathedral500 m outside town, to the south

GardenAhuntsic Park800 m outside town, to the north

MuseumCosmodome4.7 km outside town, to the west · 71K visitors a year

Art galleryArt Mûr3.6 km outside town, to the east · 10K visitors a year

GardenJarry Park1.2 km outside town, to the east

GardenParc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier4.3 km outside town, to the east

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

Photo credits (6)

Saint Sauveur Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ahuntsic Park: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Cosmodome: abdallahh on Flickr, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Art Mûr: Art mur, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Jarry Park: Miguel Tremblay, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Parc Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Nicolas-Viel

No notable person born in Nicolas-Viel is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Jean-Claude TurcotteCanadian Catholic cardinal · born in Parc-Jarry · 1936–2015

Laurent-Olivier DavidCanadian politician · born in Sault-au-Récollet · 1840–1926

Ferdinand DavidCanadian politician · born in Sault-au-Récollet · 1824–1883

Ernest RacicotCanadian politician · born in Sault-au-Récollet · 1835–1909

Photo credits

Laurent-Olivier David: H. Larin, Public domain

About Nicolas-Viel

Neighbourhood in Montréal

Statistics Canada counts Montréal as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Nicolas-Viel and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 19,361 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466023

Nicolas-Viel’s neighbours

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

Sault-au-RécolletSaint-SulpiceChameran/MontpellierNouveau-BordeauxParc-JarryDutrisacNicolas-Viel

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nicolas-Viel	19,361	—	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Sault-au-Récollet	25,464	1.8	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Saint-Sulpice	18,557	1.8	C	D	C	A
Chameran/Montpellier	21,170	2	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Nouveau-Bordeaux	30,171	2.1	C⁻	D⁻	C	A
Parc-Jarry	15,699	2.7	C⁺	D	C	A
Dutrisac	10,643	2.8	C	D	C	A

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

Questions about Nicolas-Viel

Do people in Nicolas-Viel speak French?

Almost everyone does. 57% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 31.3% speak French and no English.

Is Nicolas-Viel a young town or an old one?

At 38.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 15%.

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).