PiedmontQuebec

The town, home to 3,667 people, lies in Quebec. It lies in Les Pays-d'en-Haut.

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Population

3,667

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

67%

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

C⁺

#1,510 of 2,556

Is Piedmont a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. With a C+ overall, Piedmont is better than 45% of Canadian towns and ranks #368 of 499 in Quebec. Homes are dear (D). Where it does best is health (A). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for safety and B− for walkability.

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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Piedmont stand out

The 3 things Piedmont does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

32% are 65 or over

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+18% more people than in 2016

Next to 4%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Health

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

How Piedmont grades

Each subject compares Piedmont 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

HealthAmong the best of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →SafetyBetter than most of the towns comparedBOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁺Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Quebec: 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 Piedmont.

HealthHealth A

Piedmont is graded an A for health

Shared with the rest of the Région des Laurentides: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Piedmont, further than the usual 3.7 km. Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 60%, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Lives in the region last 82.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.7 for women, 80.8 for men.

60%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Piedmont60%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Piedmont	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

82.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePiedmont’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.8 Conditions and habits13% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

HousingCost of living D

Renting in Piedmont eats 24% of household income, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 20% of households, above both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). 75% of households are owner-occupiers.

$368,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

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

Piedmont$368,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	24%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	75%	70%	74%

$1,100

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,100

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pagePiedmont’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,100 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living4.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $368,000, against the median household income Owners and renters75% own their home

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Piedmont’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 10% of area homes over the radon guideline

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.072 for each $1,000 of buildings, between Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Piedmont, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

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

Piedmont10%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	10%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.072	$0.14	$0.030

$0.072

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

Low

wildfire band

8.0 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePiedmont’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon10% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.072 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 · Data for radon tests covers the Laurentides health region

Who lives here

More people in Piedmont speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 65%

6.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%). Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

58median age

PiedmontQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

32%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

51.8% of Piedmont’s residents are women

1,800 women and 1,675 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Piedmont
	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	9.6%	17%	16%
15 to 64	58%	62%	64%
65+	32%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	67%	59%	56%

Full pagePiedmont’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French65% speak both · 33% speak French but not English Ages58 median age · 32% are 65 or over Households1,820 households · 1.9 people per household Immigrants7% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority

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

SafetySafety B

Piedmont is graded a B for safety

The violent index for its police area came to 72, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 16.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage 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 Pays-d'en-Haut MRC as a whole, not for Piedmont alone.

53Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202354

202454

202553

2023–2025	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	16.9	16.6	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	72	88	86
Crime Severity Index	53	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

45%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePiedmont’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety53 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Piedmont’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Piedmont safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Commuters in Piedmont travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

The car took 93% of commuters, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

5%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	31 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	90%	89%

$77,500

median household income, 2020

23%

worked from home, May 2021

19%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to155 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint-Sauveur

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Piedmont than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year

Snow peaks in January: 56 cm in a normal year. October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average. Snowfall adds up to 218 cm a year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 12 May to 3 October, 143 days.

26.5°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring10.9°C

Summer25.3°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,178 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	218 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.5°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

218 cm

of snow a year

143

frost-free days, 12 May to 3 Oct

143

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePiedmont’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,178 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 26.5°C, January lows −14.7°C Snow218 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · Lachute

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

Weather

Expect November days around 5°C in Piedmont, nights around −2°C

Expect around 17 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 93 mm. The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C).

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	−13°C	262 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	262 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	327 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	327 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

93 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pagePiedmont’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Piedmont’s mayor: Bernard Bouclin

Piedmont is in Prévost for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

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Member of ParliamentTim Watchorn council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D

Piedmont has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque de Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs, 3.9 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Jean-Charles-Des Roches (Prévost), 6.4 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

3 school boards share Piedmont

Counting a 3 km margin, Piedmont has 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. In English: one of the 8 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Teenagers have 4.5 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

8schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École de la MontagneNearest elementary school, 0.2 kmElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Secondaire Mountainview EnglishNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 8 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public7

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3
Nearest secondary school	4.5 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

4.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Laurentides Every school8 schools within 3 km · 6 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language1 of 8 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Piedmont?”

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.

Outdoors

Voyageur Provincial Park, 40 km away, is the closest provincial park to Piedmont

Some protected land is inside the town: 15% of its area. The largest is Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve: 2,963 ha, 7.2 km from the edge of town. Within 10 km are 17 protected areas. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

3.1%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Piedmont3.1%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	3.1%	4.9%	2.3%

40 km

to Voyageur Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePiedmont’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Proposed Station-de-biologie-des-Laurentides Biodiversity Reserve National & provincial parks40 km to a provincial park · Voyageur Provincial Park Footpaths & routesTour du Massif 25km

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

History

Piedmont’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

At the 2021 census, 11% of homes dated from before 1961, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

1historic place

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Maison Joseph-Thibodeau 1844

1844

oldest construction date on the record

11%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Piedmont	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	11%	21%	18%

Full pagePiedmont’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes11% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Piedmont have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Nearby attractions

Sommet Olympia and 8 more in and around Piedmont

The best-known places to visit in and around Piedmont come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Ski hillSki hillSommet Olympiain town

MuseumLaurentian Ski Museum900 m outside town, to the southwest

Ski hillSki Mont Gabriel700 m outside town, to the northwest Ski hillSki hillSki Chantecler4.6 km outside town, to the northwest Ski hillSki hillSommet Saint-Sauveur300 m outside town, to the south Ski hillSki hillMont Habitant2.3 km outside town, to the southwest

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

Photo credits (2)

Laurentian Ski Museum: MissNotaBenepics, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ski Mont Gabriel: P199, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Piedmont

15pages on Piedmont

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 53 Housing & costDHomes 4.7 × income Property pricesSchools8 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.2 in its region Work & commuteC⁺50% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 58 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from around Piedmont

No notable person born in Piedmont is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Anouk Leblanc-BoucherShort track speed skater · born in Prévost · born 1984

Maghalie RochetteCanadian cyclist · born in Sainte-Adèle · born 1993

Claude-Henri GrignonCanadian politician and writer · born in Sainte-Adèle · 1894–1976

France D'AmourCanadian singer-songwriter · born in Sainte-Adèle · born 1964

François LerouxCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sainte-Adèle · born 1970

Frédéric AllardCanadian ice hockey player · born in Saint-Sauveur · born 1997

Photo credits

Maghalie Rochette: Ralph Arvesen, CC BY 2.0 · Claude-Henri Grignon: Photo : George Nakash, Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, 1971-114 NPC, Public domain · France D'Amour: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0 · François Leroux: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0

Piedmont’s neighbours

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

Saint-SauveurSainte-Anne-des-LacsSainte-AdèleMorin-HeightsPrévostSaint-HippolytePiedmont

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Piedmont	3,667	—	C⁺	D	B	A
Saint-Sauveur	12,112	3.6	C⁺	D	B	A
Sainte-Anne-des-Lacs	4,080	4.9	B⁺	B⁻	B	A
Sainte-Adèle	15,216	6.4	B⁻	C	B	A
Morin-Heights	5,086	7.4	B	C⁺	B	A
Prévost	14,275	7.6	A	B⁻	A	A
Saint-Hippolyte	12,550	10	B⁺	B⁻	A	A

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

Questions about Piedmont

Do people in Piedmont speak French?

Almost everyone does. 65% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 33.2% speak French and no English.

Is Piedmont growing?

Yes: the census counted 2,950 in 2016 and 3,476 in 2021, a rise of 17.8%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 3,667.

Who are the people of Piedmont?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 7% are immigrants.

How old are the people of Piedmont?

The median resident is 58 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 10% are under 15 and 32% are 65 or over.

About Piedmont

Town in Quebec

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Piedmont is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.

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

Population: 3,667 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Pays-d'en-Haut
Census subdivision: 2477030

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).