Notre-Dame-de-LourdesQuebec

Its census division is Joliette. 3,328 people live in this town in Quebec.

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Population

3,328

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

41.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

50%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

TownGrade

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Is Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. Where it falls short is walkability (C−). Work and incomes lag (C). Residents are healthier than most (A−). A median home here was worth $250,000 at the census, or 3.5 times what the middle household earns in a year. The overall grade comes out at C, #403 of 499 in Quebec. Nationally, it does better than 34% of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

StrongestA⁻HealthWeakestC⁻Walkability

What makes Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes stand out

The 3 things Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

Half of Canadian towns are above 6%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Compare 8% for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+13% more people than in 2016

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 4%

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

How Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes grades

Each subject compares Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes 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

WalkabilityBehind most towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itBOpen →SafetyClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

HealthHealth A⁻

56% of adults around Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes rate their health very good or excellent

On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.0 years, 83.7 for a girl and 80.3 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 5.8 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de Lanaudière, Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes included.

56%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

5.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

4.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.2 for each

Commutes averaged 26 min, about level with both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min

$71,500

median household income, 2020

10%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to330 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Joliette

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.

HousingCost of living C⁺

Only 10% of households in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

77% of households own their home, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and above Quebec’s towns (70%).

$250,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes$250,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$300,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	77%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%

$755

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$890

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Renting$755 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters77% own their home

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.

Climate

Precipitation in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

In January the thermometer sinks to −16.0°C overnight, lower than both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The most precipitation falls in August: 114 mm in a normal year. December is the snowiest month, with 49 cm on average. Midsummer afternoons in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes peak at about 26.6°C.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,109 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	202 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

202 cm

of snow a year

145

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,109 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Snow202 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 44 km away

For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 67 km away. Within 10 km is a single protected area.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes0%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	10	4

67 km

to La Mauricie National Park

44 km

to Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec)

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km National & provincial parks67 km to a national park · La Mauricie National Park

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Flood mapping exists for Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes: 1 on record, latest by MRC Joliette

Source area for radon tests: the Lanaudiere health region

Burn scars are few around Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, just 3.9% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.13	$0.14	$0.030

$0.13

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

Low

wildfire band

4.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.13 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% 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

SafetySafety B⁻

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is graded a B− for safety

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 108, above Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, 14.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 19.2 per 1,000 people a year.

68Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202372

202470

202563

2023–2025	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	108	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	19.2	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	14.7	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety68 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Joliette MRC

Weather

What November brings in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes: −3°C at night, 5°C by day

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Joliette. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Precipitation in November averages 90 mm. Expect around 12 cm of snow in November.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	227 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	265 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	322 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	295 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

90 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 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Pierre Guilbault is mayor of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes sends one MP to Ottawa from Joliette—Manawan, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Gabriel Ste-Marie (Bloc Québécois).

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Who runs itMunicipality council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Bibliothèque De Notre-Dame-De-Lourdes is Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’s public library

The library is 4.1 km from the centre of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

23% of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 0.7% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). 19% of residents are children under 15. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.

41.6median age

Notre-Dame-de-LourdesQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree28%

Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

48.9% of Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ residents are women

Here the census found 1,605 men and 1,535 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes
	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	19%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	18%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	28%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	50%	59%	56%

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French23% speak both · 77% speak French but not English Ages41.6 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households1,300 households · 2.4 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

7 schools in and around Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes: 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 4.2 km off, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Teenagers have 3.2 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

7schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire Sainte-BernadetteIn Notre-Dame-de-LourdesElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École secondaire du Bois-BrûléNearest secondary school, 1.4 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 7 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	Quebec	Canada
Nearest elementary school	4.2 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.2 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

4.2 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school7 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 7 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Quebec, the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Nearby attractions

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral and 2 more in and around Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

Sights in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

CathedralSt Charles Borromeo Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the southeast

GardenMaison Antoine-Lacombe2 km outside town, to the south

MuseumMusée d'art de Joliette4.6 km outside town, to the southeast

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

Photo credits (3)

St Charles Borromeo Cathedral: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Antoine-Lacombe: Dreamdan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée d'art de Joliette: Jaboileaumiss, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

15pages on Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 68 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.5 × income Property pricesSchools7 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteC60% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 41.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

No notable person born in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Sébastien MichaudCanadian taekwondo practitioner · born in Joliette · born 1987

Denis CoderreCanadian politician · born in Joliette · born 1963

Francine RacetteCanadian actress · born in Joliette · born 1947

Antonio BarretteCanadian politician · born in Joliette · 1899–1968

Bianca St-GeorgesCanadian soccer player · born in Saint-Charles-Borromée · born 1997

Claude BlanchardCanadian actor and singer · born in Joliette · 1932–2006

Photo credits

Denis Coderre: Lea-Kim Chateauneuf, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Antonio Barrette: Unknown author, Public domain · Bianca St-Georges: Hameltion, CC BY-SA 4.0

Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes’ neighbours

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

Saint-Ambroise-de-KildareSaint-Charles-BorroméeSainte-MélanieNotre-Dame-des-PrairiesJolietteSainte-ÉlisabethNotre-Dame-de-Lourdes

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes	3,328	—	C	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Saint-Ambroise-de-Kildare	4,615	4.5	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Saint-Charles-Borromée	16,904	4.6	C⁺	D	B⁻	A⁻
Sainte-Mélanie	3,417	4.7	B⁻	C⁺	B⁻	B⁺
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies	9,622	4.9	B	C⁺	B⁻	A⁻
Joliette	22,408	8.1	C	D	B⁻	A⁻
Sainte-Élisabeth	1,473	8.3	—	B	B	B⁺

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

Questions about Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

Has Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 2,783 to 3,141 residents (up 12.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 3,328.

Do people in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes speak French?

French is the common language here.

What kind of homes are in Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes?

Single-detached houses make up 78% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.

Is Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes a young town or an old one?

At 41.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 19% of the population and seniors 18%.

About Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes

Town in Quebec

TownRatings counts Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Quebec; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.

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

Population: 3,328 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Joliette
Census subdivision: 2461045

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).