Pointe-CalumetQuebec
6,427 people live in this town in Quebec. It belongs to the Montréal metropolitan area.
Is Pointe-Calumet a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Pointe-Calumet ranks #225 of 499 in Quebec, with a B+ overall. On that grade it does better than nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Its strongest subject is safety (A+). The drawback is hazard risk (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $260,000 in 2021, which is 3.3 years of the typical household’s pay.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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.
What makes Pointe-Calumet stand out
The 3 things Pointe-Calumet does most differently from other towns.
How Pointe-Calumet grades
Each subject compares Pointe-Calumet with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pointe-Calumet.
Crime runs lighter where Pointe-Calumet is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 31
Measured across the Lac des Deux-Montagnes service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The force’s area logs 6.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. The violent index for its police area came to 57, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.7 violent incidents are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 6.9 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 31 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 57 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.7 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Pointe-Calumet gets an A for health
Shared with the rest of the Région des Laurentides: health survey and life expectancy
Women in the region live to 83.7 and men to 80.8, 82.2 years taken together (2022/2024). By their own account, 60% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Pointe-Calumet’s is long: 7.8 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pointe-Calumet | 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
Pointe-Calumet is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.15 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Laurentides health region
Only 12% of households in Pointe-Calumet spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Montréal metro area
A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, higher than Quebec’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (20%). 77% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $260,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 21% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 70% | 74% |
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.
Commuters in Pointe-Calumet travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Pointe-Calumet is ringed by protected land: 28% within 10 km
Some protected land is inside the town: just over a tenth of its area. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 35 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, Plage de Pointe-Calumet is the nearest of 12 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 28% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 21 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
July in Pointe-Calumet runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. October is the wettest month, with 103 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
34% of Pointe-Calumet’s adults live common-law
4.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town. The share of residents under 15 is 19%.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.8% of Pointe-Calumet’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 3,065 and men at 3,215; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 27% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 48% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Pointe-Calumet: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Less is spent per resident in Pointe-Calumet than in 99% of Québec’s local municipalities
Jean-Denis Garon (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Mirabel, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Pointe-Calumet.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliotheque La Sabliere (Pointe-Calumet) logs 1.2 visits per person served, fewer than nine in ten Quebec’s town libraries
Bibliotheque La Sabliere (Pointe-Calumet) has one location for the 6,422 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
9 schools in and around Pointe-Calumet: 6 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools
None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do. Teenagers have 4.8 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École des Perséides (Perséides, des)In Pointe-CalumetElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire Liberté-JeunesseNearest secondary school, 2.7 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Pointe-Calumet | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 4.8 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).
Super Aqua Club and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Pointe-Calumet; with them, the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts31 km east · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal28 km east · 2M visitors a year
ZooEcomuseum Zoo8.6 km southeast · 144K visitors a year (2017)
FortFort Senneville7.9 km south
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral32 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: Thomas Ledl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal: Dpalma01, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ecomuseum Zoo: Katherine Houle, Kelly Brennan (Wikipedia Takes Montreal participant), CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Pointe-Calumet
Famous people from around Pointe-Calumet
One notable person was born in Pointe-Calumet; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Mylène Farmer: Boydu90, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Ovide Charlebois: Église catholique, 1936, Public domain
Pointe-Calumet’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-Calumet | 6,427 | — | B+ | C | A+ | A |
| Saint-Joseph-du-Lac | 7,391 | 2.8 | A | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac | 21,949 | 4.7 | A+ | B− | A+ | A+ |
| Oka | 4,312 | 7.2 | C+ | C | C | A |
| L'Île-Bizard–Sainte-Geneviève | 18,885 | 7.3 | B | C+ | C | A |
| Deux-Montagnes | 18,516 | 7.8 | A | C+ | A+ | A+ |
| Pierrefonds-Ouest | 30,978 | 8.4 | B− | C | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Pointe-Calumet
Do people in Pointe-Calumet speak French?
French is the common language here. 43% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 56.5% speak French but not English.
Who are the people of Pointe-Calumet?
Visible minorities are 3% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 4%.
What kind of homes are in Pointe-Calumet?
Single-detached houses make up 89% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 27% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
Has Pointe-Calumet grown?
It lost people: 6,428 in 2016, 6,281 in 2021, 2.3% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 6,427.
About Pointe-Calumet
Town in Quebec
Pointe-Calumet is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,427 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Deux-Montagnes
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2472020
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).