NeuvilleQuebec
Home to 4,579 people, this town lies in Quebec. It belongs to the Québec metropolitan area.
Is Neuville a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Health is its strong suit (A). Add jobs & income to its strengths (A). It is hard to get around without a car (C). Hazards are a real consideration (C−). The typical owner put their home at $300,000 in 2021: 3.1 years of the median household’s income. Overall, that makes an A, better than 94% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #63 of 499 in Quebec.
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 is the Sûreté du Québec unit's figure for the whole MRC. 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 Neuville stand out
The 3 things Neuville does most differently from other towns.
How Neuville grades
Each subject compares Neuville 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 Neuville.
Neuville is graded an A for health
On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%), and the region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 9.6% of adults to 12%. Women in the region live to 84.7 and men to 81.1, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024). Across the region, 62% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
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 la Capitale-Nationale, not by town
Most of Neuville works elsewhere: the town has 0.5 jobs for each resident in work
The average trip to work takes 26 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Neuville is graded an A− for safety
Measured across Portneuf MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 45 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 10.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. In addition, violent crime in the area its police cover: 9.8 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 45 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 72 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.8 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Neuville’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capitale-Nationale health region
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.14 for each $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study for Neuville.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Most households in Neuville own their home: 87%, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent took 16% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 9% of households, below 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 Québec metro area, with Neuville one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 87% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Wet weather: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Neuville, more than on 87% of Canadian towns
The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −16.7°C, below Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. July is the wettest month, with 119 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal December brings 89 cm of snow, the most of any month. A July afternoon in Neuville typically reaches 25.0°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 331 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,173 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))
Within 10 km of Neuville: 23 public protected areas
7.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The largest is Cap-Santé (ouest) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 682 ha, 8.2 km from the edge of town. The nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 42 km away. La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 81 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 23 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Expect November days around 4°C in Neuville, nights around −4°C
ECCC’s forecast for Donnacona is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −3°C by day and −11°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 91 mm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 342 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 318 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier reached 69% in 2021, above 89% of ridings
Neuville has 6 councillors and a mayor, Simon Sheehy.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Neuville is Bibliothèque La Corne De Brume, 4.1 km away
The next is Bibliotheque Auguste-Honore-Gosselin (Pont-Rouge), 10 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Common-law couples: 39% of residents 15 and over in Neuville
Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 18%. 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 49.5% of Neuville
The 2021 census counted 2,215 women and 2,260 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Neuville | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.2% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
No high school in or near Neuville: the closest is 11 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Bourdons-et-Courval (Bourdons, des)In NeuvilleElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 11 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
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).
Neuville’s oldest designated place, Maison Soulard, dates from 1759
On the list: a municipal citation. Canada’s heritage registers list 11 historic places inside the town, 10 with the highest designation. At the 2021 census, 20% of homes dated from before 1961, below Quebec’s towns (21%) but above Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Neuville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 20% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Ferme Langlois Et Fils (Chez Médé) - Cannery Économusée and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Neuville; with them, the best known within 40 km.
National historic siteMaison Quézel400 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMusée national des beaux-arts du Québec30 km northeast · 324K visitors a year
MuseumMusée de la civilisation32 km northeast · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel32 km northeast
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral32 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Maison Quézel: JeffT, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec: colros, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Neuville
Famous people from Neuville
10 notable people were born in Neuville.
Photo credits
François-Réal Angers: Unknown author, Public domain · Gabrielle Pilote Fortin: Hoebele, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antoine Polette: Unknown author, Public domain · Louis Méthot: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain · Stéphanie Jasmin: Bull-Doser, Public domain · Zéphirin Paquet: Jules-Isaïe Benoît, Public domain
Neuville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neuville | 4,579 | — | A | B+ | A− | A |
| Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | 1,747 | 4.5 | — | B− | A− | B+ |
| Pont-Rouge | 11,339 | 10 | A+ | B+ | A− | A |
| Donnacona | 7,785 | 11 | A− | B− | A− | A |
| Saint-Apollinaire | 9,218 | 12 | A− | B | A− | B+ |
| Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | 20,864 | 12 | A+ | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Sainte-Croix | 2,612 | 14 | A− | B− | A− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Neuville
Do people in Neuville speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 59.8% of residents speak only French and 40% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Neuville?
84% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 25% are one person living alone.
Is Neuville growing?
It added people: 4,392 in 2016, 4,475 in 2021, 1.9% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,579.
Is Neuville a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 46, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
About Neuville
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Neuville is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,579 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Portneuf
- Metro area
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2434007
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).