Notre-Dame-du-NordQuebec

Population 1,081: a town in Quebec. Statistics Canada places it in the Témiscamingue census division.

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Population

1,081

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

54.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

48%

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 Notre-Dame-du-Nord a good place to live?

Notre-Dame-du-Nord is easy to get around without a car (B+). The local economy is weaker than most (C−). Safety is weaker too (C). Homes are dear (C+).

Notre-Dame-du-Nord 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. 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.

WeakestC⁻Jobs & income

What makes Notre-Dame-du-Nord stand out

The 3 things Notre-Dame-du-Nord does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

34% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $180,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$58,000 median household income

The median of Canadian towns: $81,000

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

How Notre-Dame-du-Nord grades

Each subject compares Notre-Dame-du-Nord 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

Notre-Dame-du-Nord has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsC⁻Open →Hazard riskBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁺Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsCOpen →Cost of livingBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as 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-du-Nord.

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Commuters in Notre-Dame-du-Nord have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

85% of commuters drove, below Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van85%

Walk9%

Public transit3%

Census 2021	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	85%	90%	89%

$58,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

60%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment8.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to35 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Ville-Marie

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk B⁺

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 4.3% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Notre-Dame-du-Nord’s area

Radon tests for the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region

Seismic risk in Notre-Dame-du-Nord sits near the middle: $0.041 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Notre-Dame-du-Nord is on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandB⁺Hazard risk Grade

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

Notre-Dame-du-Nord4.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4.3%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.041	$0.14	$0.030

$0.041

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

Low

wildfire band

6.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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Radon4.3% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.041 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C

The force covering Notre-Dame-du-Nord records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 131

Its police area recorded 20.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 19.7 property crimes are reported each year.

83Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202378

202479

202592

2023–2025	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	20.3	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	131	88	86
Crime Severity Index	83	56	67
Property crime per 1,000	19.7	16.6	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNotre-Dame-du-Nord’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety83 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Notre-Dame-du-Nord’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Notre-Dame-du-Nord safe?”

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 Témiscamingue MRC

Climate

Winter nights bite in Notre-Dame-du-Nord: January lows of −21.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Summer highs average 24.8°C in July, below both Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 27 May, and the first in autumn, 20 September, lie 115 days. For the wettest month, look to September: 88 mm on average.

24.8°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.4°C

Spring8.4°C

Summer23.6°C

Autumn10.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
January night low	−21.4°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	195	161	159
Precipitation a year	740 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.8°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

195

days with frost a year

115

frost-free days, 27 May to 20 Sep

117

days with precipitation a year

Full pageNotre-Dame-du-Nord’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 24.8°C, January lows −21.4°C Rain and snow740 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station30 km to the station · Earlton

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Earlton)

HousingCost of living C⁺

Notre-Dame-du-Nord has just 9% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

63% of households own their home, below both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Rent took a fifth of household income, above Quebec’s towns (18%) and close to Canadian towns (20%).

$180,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

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

Notre-Dame-du-Nord$180,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	63%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	20%	18%	20%

$670

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$720

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageNotre-Dame-du-Nord’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $180,000, against the median household income Renting$670 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters63% own their home

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.

Who lives here

More of Notre-Dame-du-Nord’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23%

Both official languages: 46% of residents, about level with Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%). 2% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

54.4median age

Notre-Dame-du-NordQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

34%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree30%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

50.2% of Notre-Dame-du-Nord’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 550 were women and 545 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Notre-Dame-du-Nord
	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	14%	17%	16%
15 to 64	52%	62%	64%
65+	34%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	30%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	59%	56%

Full pageNotre-Dame-du-Nord’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants3% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages54.4 median age · 34% are 65 or over Households510 households · 2 people per household English and French46% speak French but not English

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

Schools

3 schools serve Notre-Dame-du-Nord, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de l'Étoile-du-Nord (Petite-Ourse, de la)In Notre-Dame-du-NordElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Rivière-des-QuinzeIn Notre-Dame-du-NordSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 3 schools →

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Notre-Dame-du-Nord?”

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.

Weather

In Notre-Dame-du-Nord, November normally means 2°C afternoons and −6°C nights

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Temiskaming Shores forecast. Then December: −5°C by day, −15°C at night. In November, the normal is 57 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−10°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−19°C	116 mm
Spring	8°C	−4°C	167 mm
Summer	24°C	11°C	234 mm
Autumn	10°C	0°C	222 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

57 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 (Earlton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

A small constituency per seat: 150 residents in Notre-Dame-du-Nord, fewer than in 95% of Quebec municipalities

Michel Vaillant leads Notre-Dame-du-Nord as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

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Member of ParliamentSébastien Lemire council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Notre-Dame-du-Nord has one public library, Bibliothèque de Notre-Dame-du-Nord

From the centre of Notre-Dame-du-Nord, it is 0.3 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Lives run shorter around Notre-Dame-du-Nord: 79.5 years, 2.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 57% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 19 km away, above both Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Notre-Dame-du-Nord included.

57%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Notre-Dame-du-Nord57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.5	82.5	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

79.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

19 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

16 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care19 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 16 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 77.6 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

Outdoors

Notre-Dame-du-Nord touches Blanche River Conservation Reserve

National parks are all over 100 km off. A provincial park, Larder River Waterway Provincial Park, lies 23 km away. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.

2.3%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Notre-Dame-du-Nord2.3%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Notre-Dame-du-Nord	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	2.3%	4.9%	2.3%

23 km

to Larder River Waterway Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas4 protected areas within 10 km · Blanche River Conservation Reserve National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Larder River Waterway Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Notre-Dame-du-Nord

15pages on Notre-Dame-du-Nord

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 83 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.5 in its region Work & commuteC⁻47% of adults in work Natural hazardsB⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 54.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Notre-Dame-du-Nord

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

How we find them →

Corey PerryCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1985

Roy DupuisCanadian actor · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1963

Gus MortsonCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in Temiskaming Shores · 1925–2015

Kent DouglasCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · 1936–2009

Erin FlemingCanadian actress (1941-2003), best know… · born in Temiskaming Shores

Marc LamotheCanadian ice hockey player · born in Temiskaming Shores · born 1974

Photo credits

Corey Perry: mark6mauno, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Gus Mortson: Unknown author, Public domain · Kent Douglas: Ralston-Purina Company, Public domain · Marc Lamothe: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Notre-Dame-du-Nord’s neighbours

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

Saint-Bruno-de-GuiguesTemiskaming ShoresNotre-Dame-du-Nord

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Notre-Dame-du-Nord	1,081	—	—	C⁺	C	B⁻
Saint-Bruno-de-Guigues	1,197	14	—	A	C	B⁻
Temiskaming Shores Ontario	10,144	19	C	C	C	C⁺

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

Questions about Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Do people in Notre-Dame-du-Nord speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 45.6% know French alone, and 46% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

How old are the people of Notre-Dame-du-Nord?

54.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 34% of residents are 65 or over and 14% under 15.

What kind of homes are in Notre-Dame-du-Nord?

Single-detached houses make up 72% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 1% are in high-rise apartments. 39% of households are one person, and the average is 2.

About Notre-Dame-du-Nord

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Notre-Dame-du-Nord is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 1,081 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Témiscamingue
Census subdivision: 2485090

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).