NoyanQuebec
A town of 1,576 in Quebec. It is part of Le Haut-Richelieu, a census division.
Is Noyan a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health (B+). Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D−). A median home here was worth $210,000 at the census, or 3.2 times what the middle household earns in a year.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Noyan gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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.
How Noyan grades
Each subject compares Noyan with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Noyan gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Noyan stand out
The 3 things Noyan does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Noyan.
Trips to work from Noyan take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 34 min on average
The car carried 96% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 34 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 96% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Flood mapping exists for Noyan: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
Noyan’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.17 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.17 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Monteregie health region
Noyan is wetter than 94% of Canadian towns: 1,340 mm of rain and snow a year
December is the snowiest month, with 68 cm on average. Rain and snow peak in July, at 128 mm. A normal winter brings 321 cm of snow, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. In July, daytime highs in Noyan average 26.6°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 321 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,340 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 26.6°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 149 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Acadie)
Noyan sits a long way from hospital care: 31 km for the average resident
Smoking takes in 11% of adults, age-standardised, below Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 55% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 82.5, women 84.2 and men 80.8 (2022/2024). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Montérégie, Noyan included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Only 10% of households in Noyan spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Rent took 21% of household income, higher than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Owners make up 85% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $210,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 21% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
No high school in or near Noyan: the closest is 18 km off
Young children have 5.9 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 du Petit ClocherNearest elementary school, 0.8 kmElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 18 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 5.9 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.
46% of Noyan’s residents speak both English and French
Just over a fifth of residents have reached 65. Visible minorities make up 3.2% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 47.0% of Noyan
Here the census found 750 men and 665 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Noyan | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 37% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Noyan in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 112 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 292 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 327 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 365 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 4°C | 357 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Acadie); the forecast is on the Weather page
230 residents per council seat in Noyan, a lower ratio than three in four Quebec municipalities
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Noyan is Brome—Missisquoi, and Louis Villeneuve (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Municipale De Noyan is Noyan’s public library
It stands 2.8 km from the centre of Noyan.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Proposed Samuel-De Champlain Biodiversity Reserve reaches Noyan
For a swim, Plage Goyette is the nearest of 2 beaches within 5 km. Within 100 km there is no national park. The nearest provincial park, Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), is 49 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Noyan gets a B− for safety
Property crime in its police area ran at 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The force’s area logs 13.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for Haut-Richelieu MRC as a whole, not for Noyan alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Noyan | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 63 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Everything we know about Noyan
Lacolle Mills Blockhouse and 4 more in and around Noyan
What there is to see in Noyan and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumLacolle Mills Blockhouse1.2 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumFort Lennox2.8 km outside town, to the north
National historic site · Parks CanadaBarracks2.9 km outside town, to the north
National historic site · Parks CanadaGuardhouse2.9 km outside town, to the north
National historic site · Parks CanadaOfficers' Quarters2.9 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Lacolle Mills Blockhouse: Marc-Lautenbacher, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Lennox: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Barracks: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Guardhouse: Mickael Pollard, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Officers' Quarters: Gachepi, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Noyan
No notable person born in Noyan is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Noyan
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Noyan 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
- 1,576 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Le Haut-Richelieu
- Census subdivision
- 2456015
Noyan’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noyan | 1,576 | — | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Lacolle | 2,806 | 5.9 | B− | B− | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Paul-de-l'Île-aux-Noix | 2,321 | 6.2 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville | 1,274 | 10 | — | C | B− | B+ |
| Venise-en-Québec | 2,252 | 13 | — | D | B− | B+ |
| Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle | 1,655 | 14 | — | B+ | C− | B+ |
| Henryville | 1,664 | 15 | — | B | B− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Noyan
Do people in Noyan speak French?
French is the common language here.
What kind of homes are in Noyan?
94% 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 2.2 people; 34% are one person living alone.
Who are the people of Noyan?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.
Is Noyan growing?
It grew from 1,392 people in 2016 to 1,418 in 2021, up 1.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,576.
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).