Père-MarquetteMontréal
Population 19,702: a neighbourhood in Montréal. Montréal is split into 77 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Père-Marquette a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Where it falls short is cost of living (D−). Health is a strength (A). Overall, that makes a C, good for #421 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 29% of Canadian towns.
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.
How Père-Marquette grades
Each subject compares Père-Marquette 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Père-Marquette stand out
The 3 things Père-Marquette does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Père-Marquette.
Rent takes more of local pay in Père-Marquette than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Montréal metro area
Owners put the median home at $520,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $520,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
For health, Père-Marquette is ahead of 93% of Canadian towns
Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.9 km from the average resident of Père-Marquette, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 14% of adults, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 54% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 83.4, with women at 85.5 and men at 81.2.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Père-Marquette | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Région de Montréal, not by town
Commuters in Père-Marquette travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 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.
Hazards in Père-Marquette: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 6.8% of tested homes
Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Montréal
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.20 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Little of the land around Père-Marquette has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year. No flood study for Père-Marquette is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Père-Marquette | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Montreal health region
The force covering Père-Marquette records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 116
The index for the force that serves it came to 80, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.4 violent incidents are reported each year. Its police area records 29.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Montréal service area, with Père-Marquette one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Père-Marquette | 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
Summer afternoons in Père-Marquette are warmer than in 78% of Canadian towns
Frost comes on 146 days a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Père-Marquette | 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))
Père-Marquette is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 70% speak both languages
13% are under 15, lower than both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: just over one in ten residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Père-Marquette’s residents are women
10,015 women and 9,700 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 76% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.8% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Père-Marquette, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.
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 public library draws 6.5 visits per person served, ahead of 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, Père-Marquette among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) is 9.4 km from Père-Marquette
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. For a swim, Plage de l'Horloge is the beach within 5 km. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 2.4%, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and close to Canadian towns (2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Independent schools are common around Père-Marquette: 33 of 147
Within 3 km of Père-Marquette are 98 elementary schools, 37 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade. In English: 23 of the 147 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Saint-Ambroise (Saint-Ambroise, annexe)In Père-MarquetteElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Le VitrailIn Père-MarquetteAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| École Pierre Elliott Trudeau EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 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).
Before 1961: 56% of the homes in Père-Marquette
| Heritage | Père-Marquette | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 56% | 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 Père-Marquette
Montreal Museum of Fine Arts and 140 more in and around Père-Marquette
The best-known places to visit in and around Père-Marquette come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts3.9 km outside town, to the southeast · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal4.8 km outside town, to the south · 2M visitors a year
MuseumMontréal Insectarium3.4 km outside town, to the northeast · 350K visitors a year (2011)
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the southeast
GardenMontréal Botanical Garden3 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMusée d'art contemporain de Montréal3.4 km outside town, to the southeast · 54K visitors a yearPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- 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
- Montréal Insectarium: Creator: James David Rogers, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Montréal Botanical Garden: GarrettRock at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Père-Marquette
Neighbourhood in Montréal
No official boundary marks Père-Marquette off from the rest of Montréal: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 19,702 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2466023
Père-Marquette’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Père-Marquette | 19,702 | — | C | D− | C | A |
| Louis-Hébert | 14,284 | 0.9 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Saint-Édouard | 16,771 | 1 | C | D− | C | A |
| Gabriel-Sagard | 20,719 | 1.4 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Parc-Laurier | 18,312 | 1.7 | C | D | C | A |
| Crémazie | 29,907 | 1.7 | C− | D− | C | A |
| Mile End | 24,987 | 1.9 | C | D− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Père-Marquette
Do people in Père-Marquette speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 26.5% of residents speak only French and 70% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
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).