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TownGrade

B⁻

#1,220 of 2,556

A neighbourhood in Montréal, home to 30,978 people. It is one of 77 neighbourhoods of Montréal.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Bull-Doser · Public domain

Population

30,978

people, Census 2021

Median age

42.2

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

65%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

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

Is Pierrefonds-Ouest a good place to live?

Health is a strength (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A). Its lowest grade is for safety (C). Homes are dear (C). Hazard risk is higher than most (C). The overall grade lands at B−, #326 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 54% 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.

StrongestAWalkability AHealth

How Pierrefonds-Ouest grades

Each subject compares Pierrefonds-Ouest 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 carAOpen →HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downCOpen →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →Cost of livingBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Pierrefonds-Ouest stand out

The 2 things Pierrefonds-Ouest does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

Health

Better than 88%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pierrefonds-Ouest.

HealthHealth A

Pierrefonds-Ouest gets an A for health

54%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Expected years of life at birth: 83.4, above Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%. For Pierrefonds-Ouest itself the measure is access: 4.3 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de Montréal, Pierrefonds-Ouest included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Pierrefonds-Ouest54%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Pierrefonds-Ouest	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

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePierrefonds-Ouest’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care4.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.7 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

Outdoors

Within 10 km of Pierrefonds-Ouest, 34% of the land is protected

34%of the land within 10 km protected

No national park lies within 100 km. The closest provincial park is Oka National Park (Québec), 2.8 km from the edge of town. Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 30, higher than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Some protected land is inside the neighbourhood: 25% of its area.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Pierrefonds-Ouest34%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	34%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	30	10	4

2.8 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePierrefonds-Ouest’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas48 protected areas within 10 km · Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks2.8 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

A flood study covers Pierrefonds-Ouest: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Radon is about average around Pierrefonds-Ouest: 6.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.20 for each $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Pierrefonds-Ouest shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Montreal health region.

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

Pierrefonds-Ouest6.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Pierrefonds-Ouest	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

13 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.20 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon6.8% 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Montréal

SafetySafety C

Violent crime weighs more where Pierrefonds-Ouest is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116

80Crime Severity Index

Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Montréal service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 80 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.4 per 1,000 people 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

202381

202481

202578

2023–2025	Pierrefonds-Ouest	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 pagePierrefonds-Ouest’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

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

HousingCost of living C

Pierrefonds-Ouest households put 23% of their income into housing and transport, less than the 29% typical across Canada

$500,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

The median home value was $500,000, above Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Households that own their home make up 72%. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Montréal metro area, with Pierrefonds-Ouest one part of it.

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

Pierrefonds-Ouest$500,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$300,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	16%	13%	18%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Cost of living5.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters72% own their home

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.

Climate

Afternoon heat in Pierrefonds-Ouest beats that of 78% of Canadian towns

26.7°CJuly afternoons

There are 146 days of frost in a typical year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Pierrefonds-Ouest	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 station9.8 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

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

Who lives here

More people in Pierrefonds-Ouest speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%

42.2median age

Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents. 45% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.

Pierrefonds-OuestQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree13%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.4% of Pierrefonds-Ouest

In 2021 there were 15,890 women to 15,050 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Pierrefonds-Ouest
	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	68%	62%	64%
65+	15%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	13%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	59%	56%

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English and French69% speak both · 7.7% speak French but not English Ages42.2 median age · 15% are 65 or over Households11,130 households

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

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Pierrefonds-Ouest, nights around −2°C

6°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Deux-Montagnes. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm.

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

Town hall

29,470 residents per council seat in Montréal, a higher ratio than 99% of Quebec municipalities

Local government for Pierrefonds-Ouest is Montréal’s, with Soraya Martinez Ferrada as mayor.

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Member of ParliamentFrancis Scarpaleggia council seats65

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

At 6.5 visits per person served, Montréal public library is busier than four in five 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, Pierrefonds-Ouest among them.

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Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Pierrefonds-Ouest’s household incomes are higher than in 82% of Canadian towns

12%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work takes 29 min. The car took 85% of commuters, below both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van85%

Public transit9%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	29 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	85%	90%	89%

$96,300

median household income, 2020

27%

worked from home, May 2021

50%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work12% 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.

Schools

19 of the 44 schools around Pierrefonds-Ouest teach in English

44schools within 3 km

Taken together, Pierrefonds-Ouest and its 3 km edge hold 26 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade. Independent schools number 14 of 44, above the 9% in Quebec. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
École de l'OdysséeIn Pierrefonds-OuestElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Collège Charlemagne inc. IndependentIn Pierrefonds-OuestAll grades	All grades	–	Independent
École primaire Kingsdale Academy EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 44 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public16

Independent14

English public14

Schools within 3 km	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest secondary school	2.8 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pagePierrefonds-Ouest’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Language19 of 44 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Every school44 schools within 3 km · 26 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys Questions“What schools are there in Pierrefonds-Ouest?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Pierrefonds-Ouest keeps a building from 1799: Maison Joseph-Charlebois

3historic places

Counted by designation, there are 2 municipal citations. The lists give 3 historic places here, one in the top tier. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for one in ten homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings2

Among them

Maison Joseph-Charlebois 1799
Maison Thomas-Brunet 1834
Maison Jacques-Richer dit Louveteau 1835

1799

oldest construction date on the record

10%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Pierrefonds-Ouest	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	10%	21%	18%

Full pagePierrefonds-Ouest’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers3 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Joseph-Charlebois Older homes10% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Pierrefonds-Ouest 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 Pierrefonds-Ouest

15pages on Pierrefonds-Ouest

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 80 Housing & costCHomes 5.2 × income Property pricesSchools44 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83.4 in its region Work & commuteB⁻61% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors34% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.2 History3 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Ecomuseum Zoo and 15 more in and around Pierrefonds-Ouest

From museums to parks and historic sites: Pierrefonds-Ouest’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

ZooEcomuseum Zoo1.9 km outside town, to the southwest · 144K visitors a year (2017)

FortFort Senneville4 km outside town, to the southwest

WaterfallRapides du Cheval Blanc3.3 km outside town, to the north

GardenMorgan Arboretum2.4 km outside town, to the southwest MuseumMuseumCanadian Aviation Heritage Centre3.5 km outside town, to the southwest Water parkWater parkSuper Aqua Club4.6 km outside town, to the west

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

Photo credits (4)

Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Rapides du Cheval Blanc: Parcours riverain - Ville de Montréal from Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Morgan Arboretum: Loracco, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Pierrefonds-Ouest

6 notable people were born in Pierrefonds-Ouest.

See all 6 →

Mylène FarmerFrench singer and songwriter · born 1961

Rita GombrowiczFrench specialist in literature · born 1934

Kathleen FraserCanadian canoeist · born 1986

Raphaëlle LacasseCanadian tennis player · born 2000

Justin McInnisCanadian football wide receiver · born 1996

Normand LacombeCanadian ice hockey player · born 1964

Photo credits

Mylène Farmer: Boydu90, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rita Gombrowicz: File:Rita Gombrowicz 420.JPG : GFreihalter derivative work: Michał Sobkowski, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Kathleen Fraser: Jonas de Carvalho from Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Raphaëlle Lacasse: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Justin McInnis: Cmm3, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Pierrefonds-Ouest

Neighbourhood in Montréal

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Pierrefonds-Ouest, one part of Montréal; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

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

Population: 30,978 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2466023

Pierrefonds-Ouest’s neighbours

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

KirklandL'Île-Bizard–Sainte-GenevièveBeaconsfieldPointe-ClaireDollard-Des OrmeauxPierrefonds-EstPierrefonds-Ouest

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Pierrefonds-Ouest	30,978	—	B⁻	C	C	A
Kirkland	19,696	1.8	B⁺	B⁻	C	A
L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève	18,885	3	B	C⁺	C	A
Beaconsfield	19,430	3.8	A⁻	B	C	A
Pointe-Claire	37,437	5.1	B	C	C	A
Dollard-Des Ormeaux	50,246	5.2	B	C	C	A
Pierrefonds-Est	38,928	6.3	C	C⁻	C	A

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

Questions about Pierrefonds-Ouest

Do people in Pierrefonds-Ouest speak French?

French is the common language here. 69% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 7.7% speak French but not English.

Is Pierrefonds-Ouest a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 42.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 15% 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).