Notre-Dame-du-LausQuebec
Statistics Canada places it in the Antoine-Labelle census division. A town in Quebec, home to 1,912 people.
Is Notre-Dame-du-Laus a good place to live?
Notre-Dame-du-Laus’s strongest is health (A−). A median home here was worth $250,000 at the census, or 4.4 times what the middle household earns in a year. Where it falls short is jobs & income (D−). Safety lags (C+).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Notre-Dame-du-Laus has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 Notre-Dame-du-Laus grades
Each subject compares Notre-Dame-du-Laus with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Notre-Dame-du-Laus has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Notre-Dame-du-Laus stand out
The 3 things Notre-Dame-du-Laus does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-du-Laus.
Commuters in Notre-Dame-du-Laus travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
The car took 88% of commuters, about level with both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 90% | 89% |
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.
21% of the land within 10 km of Notre-Dame-du-Laus is protected
Public parks and reserves within 10 km: 71, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Within its own boundary, 20% of the town is protected. 44 km from town is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 21% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 71 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The nearest hospital is 41 km from the average home in Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région des Laurentides
Across the region, three in five adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). People in the region live to 82.2 on average: 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Notre-Dame-du-Laus’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 10% of area homes over the radon guideline
Radon tests for the Laurentides health region
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.086 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for Notre-Dame-du-Laus is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.086 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
40% of Notre-Dame-du-Laus’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.9% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
46.8% of Notre-Dame-du-Laus’ residents are women
Here the census found 810 women and 920 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 5.8% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 54% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 41% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Violent crime weighs more where Notre-Dame-du-Laus is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 131
Violent incidents in its police area came to 20.5 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Its police area records 16.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Antoine-Labelle MRC, Notre-Dame-du-Laus included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 20.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 131 | 88 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.7 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 73 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The nearest high school to Notre-Dame-du-Laus is 41 km away
Young children have 7.7 km to the nearest elementary school, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de la Lièvre-Sud (Bâtisseurs, des)In Notre-Dame-du-LausElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 41 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 7.7 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Winter nights in Notre-Dame-du-Laus are colder than in 81% of Canadian towns
A normal winter brings 180 cm of snow, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 16 May and returns around 26 September: 132 days without it. Most of the snow comes in January, about 47 cm. For the wettest month, look to October: 96 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −17.4°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 181 | 161 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 180 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Maniwaki)
Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Notre-Dame-du-Laus: 11% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners make up 82% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took 16% of household income, lower 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 | Notre-Dame-du-Laus | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 82% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $250,000 | $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.
In Notre-Dame-du-Laus, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −5°C nights
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −3°C and lows near −12°C. November normally sees 72 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Maniwaki forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 208 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 216 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 261 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 1°C | 255 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Maniwaki); the forecast is on the Weather page
Per resident, Notre-Dame-du-Laus spends more than 96% of Québec’s local municipalities
For the National Assembly of Québec, Notre-Dame-du-Laus votes in Labelle; open data doesn’t yet say who its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) is.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Notre-Dame-du-Laus has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque municipale, 20 km away
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Notre-Dame-du-Laus in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Everything we know about Notre-Dame-du-Laus
About Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Notre-Dame-du-Laus covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,912 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Antoine-Labelle
- Census subdivision
- 2479005
Questions about Notre-Dame-du-Laus
Do people in Notre-Dame-du-Laus speak French?
French comes first: 58.7% speak it alone, while 40% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).
Is Notre-Dame-du-Laus growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,558 to 1,730 residents (up 11%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,912.
What kind of homes are in Notre-Dame-du-Laus?
Single-detached houses make up 92% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 41% of households are one person, and the average is 1.8.
Is Notre-Dame-du-Laus a young town or an old one?
62.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 41% of residents are 65 or over and 6% under 15.
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).