Pointe-aux-TremblesMontréal
Some 49,869 people live in this neighbourhood, in Montréal. Of Montréal’s 77 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Pointe-aux-Trembles a good place to live?
Pointe-aux-Trembles’s weakest is jobs & income (D). With a C overall, Pointe-aux-Trembles is better than 27% of Canadian towns and ranks #428 of 499 in Quebec. On health it is strong (A). The typical owner put their home at $348,000 in 2021: 4.9 years of the median household’s income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Pointe-aux-Trembles stand out
The 3 things Pointe-aux-Trembles does most differently from other towns.
How Pointe-aux-Trembles grades
Each subject compares Pointe-aux-Trembles 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 →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pointe-aux-Trembles.
For health, Pointe-aux-Trembles is ahead of 89% of Canadian towns
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de Montréal
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 54%, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.4, women 85.5 and men 81.2 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.0 km from the average resident of Pointe-aux-Trembles, about the norm of 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pointe-aux-Trembles | 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
Trips to work from Pointe-aux-Trembles take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 33 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 33 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.
Measured against local pay, Pointe-aux-Trembles costs more to live in than 87% of Canadian towns
Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Montréal metro area
15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, between Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 23% of the median 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
| Census 2021 | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 13% | 18% |
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.
Pointe-aux-Trembles’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 6.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
The radon tests numbers here cover 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). No one has filed a flood map for Pointe-aux-Trembles on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pointe-aux-Trembles | 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 · Earthquake risk: the city of Montréal
Violent crime weighs more where Pointe-aux-Trembles is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 116
The index for the force that serves it came to 80, higher than 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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Pointe-aux-Trembles | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Montréal service area
Pointe-aux-Trembles has more protected land around it than nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns
CPCAD lists 38 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), is 1.5 km away. The largest is fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, 6.7 km from the edge of town. Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 9.5% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 20 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
January in Pointe-aux-Trembles bites harder than in 75% of Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. July afternoons reach 26.6°C on average, about level with Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)
Visible minorities make up more of Pointe-aux-Trembles than of Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 22%
42% speak both English and French, near Quebec’s towns (44%) and higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). Children under 15 count for 16% of the people here. The 65-and-over age group makes up a fifth of residents.
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 Pointe-aux-Trembles
Here the census found 25,735 women and 24,150 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Pointe-aux-Trembles runs from −3°C to 5°C
November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−16°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −14°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 29,470 residents: Montréal is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Pointe-aux-Trembles is La Pointe-de-l'Île, and Mario Beaulieu (Bloc Québécois) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More visits per person served than 84% of Quebec’s town libraries: Bibliothèque Serge-Bouchard counts 6.5
Pointe-aux-Trembles is served by Bibliothèque Serge-Bouchard, the library of all of Montréal, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,948,747 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Pointe-aux-Trembles’s schools come under 3 different boards
Of the 37, 4 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Its 3 km reach takes in 24 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, all of Pointe-aux-Trembles’s schooling.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la Belle-Rive (Belle-Rive, pavillon de la Pointe, de la)In Pointe-aux-TremblesElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Le Tournesol (Tournesol, le)In Pointe-aux-TremblesAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
| Collège St-Jean-Vianney, CSJV international EnglishTeaches in EnglishAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Battle of Rivière des Prairies / Battle of Coulée Grou, from 1690, is Pointe-aux-Trembles’s oldest designated place
Designations here include a municipal citation. All told the heritage lists hold 4 historic places within the town, and 3 sit in the top tier. Before 1961 is when 18% of the homes went up, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Pointe-aux-Trembles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Écomuseum de la Pointe-aux-Trembles and 5 more in and around Pointe-aux-Trembles
What there is to see in Pointe-aux-Trembles and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
GardenParc de la Promenade-Bellerive3.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumMaison Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine4.6 km outside town, to the southeastAttractionAttractionÉcole de pilotage À Vol d'Oiseau4.9 km outside town, to the westWater parkWater parkCentre aquatique de Rivière-des-Prairies2.7 km outside town, to the southwestNational parkNational park · SépaqÎles-de-Boucherville National Park2.5 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Parc de la Promenade-Bellerive: Maxime Laterreur, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Louis-Hippolyte-La Fontaine: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Pointe-aux-Trembles
Famous people from Pointe-aux-Trembles
7 notable people were born in Pointe-aux-Trembles.
Photo credits
Julien Gauthier: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Yannick Tremblay: Stefanie Kovacevic, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Richard Séguin: Richard Séguin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Narcisse Blais: The British Library, Public domain
Pointe-aux-Trembles’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | 49,869 | — | C | D | C | A |
| Montréal-Est | 5,112 | 3.6 | C− | D | C | A |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | 21,852 | 4.5 | B | B− | C | A |
| Varennes | 21,490 | 5.7 | A+ | B− | A | A |
| Tétreaultville | 19,390 | 6.9 | C− | D | C | A |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 7 | B+ | D | A+ | A− |
| Dupéré | 15,036 | 7 | C | C− | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Pointe-aux-Trembles
Do people in Pointe-aux-Trembles speak French?
Almost everyone does. 42% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 56.2% speak French and no English.
Is Pointe-aux-Trembles a young town or an old one?
At 45.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 20%.
About Pointe-aux-Trembles
Neighbourhood in Montréal
The edges of Pointe-aux-Trembles follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Montréal’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 49,869 (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).