Pointe-des-CascadesQuebec
Home to 1,867 people, this town lies in Quebec. Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area.
Is Pointe-des-Cascades a good place to live?
Pointe-des-Cascades’s strongest is safety (A). Health is another plus (A−). Housing is expensive (C). It also trails on hazard risk (C). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Pointe-des-Cascades has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.
What makes Pointe-des-Cascades stand out
The 3 things Pointe-des-Cascades does most differently from other towns.
How Pointe-des-Cascades grades
Each subject compares Pointe-des-Cascades with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Pointe-des-Cascades has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pointe-des-Cascades.
The police who cover Pointe-des-Cascades record less serious crime than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 39
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 62, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 10.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Pointe-des-Cascades shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
55% of adults around Pointe-des-Cascades rate their health very good or excellent
Smokers make up 11% of the region’s adults, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Pointe-des-Cascades, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pointe-des-Cascades | 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région de la Montérégie)
Pointe-des-Cascades is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Radon is about average around Pointe-des-Cascades: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs high: $0.14 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is rare near Pointe-des-Cascades: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.001% a year. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Monteregie health region, with Pointe-des-Cascades one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $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
Homes in Pointe-des-Cascades are worth a median $360,000, by what owners told the census
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) and near Canadian towns (18%). 74% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 18% | 20% |
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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Montréal metro area
Commuters in Pointe-des-Cascades travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
More people in Pointe-des-Cascades speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%
Just over one in ten residents are 65 or over, lower than both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under 15: just over a fifth of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Pointe-des-Cascades’ residents are women
Here the census found 895 women and 880 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 64% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Pointe-des-Cascades has more protected land around it than 9 in 10 Canadian towns
There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Oka National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. The 10 km around town hold 26 protected areas. 9.5 km out lies the largest, Lac des Deux Montagnes (Anse à l'Orme) Water Fowl Gathering Area, at 1,984 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 20% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Summer arrives in force in Pointe-des-Cascades, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
For the wettest month, look to October: 103 mm on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 146 days a year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pointe-des-Cascades | 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))
What November brings in Pointe-des-Cascades: −2°C at night, 6°C by day
ECCC’s forecast for Beauharnois is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −1°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect around 16 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation.
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
Pointe-des-Cascades’s council spends less per resident than 90% of Québec’s local municipalities
Peter Zytynsky leads Pointe-des-Cascades as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque Adrienne-DeMontigny is Pointe-des-Cascades’s public library
It stands 0.7 km from the centre of Pointe-des-Cascades.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No high school in or near Pointe-des-Cascades: the closest is 6.1 km off
Elementary school is 3.9 km away at the nearest, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixNearest elementary school, 1.3 kmElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Pointe-des-Cascades | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 6.1 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.9 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
Pointe-du-Buisson and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Pointe-des-Cascades; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumPointe-du-Buisson800 m outside town, to the southeast
Big drawMuseumMontreal Museum of Fine Arts37 km northeast · 1M visitors a year
Big drawMuseumSaint Joseph's Oratory of Mount Royal34 km northeast · 2M visitors a year
ZooEcomuseum Zoo11 km north · 144K visitors a year (2017)
CathedralMarie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral38 km northeast
FortFort Senneville11 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Pointe-du-Buisson: Pointedubuisson, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- Marie-Reine-du-Monde Cathedral: Wilfredor, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Pointe-des-Cascades
Famous people from around Pointe-des-Cascades
One notable person was born in Pointe-des-Cascades; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Alexandre Burrows: Orlandkurtenbach, CC BY 3.0 · Daniel Walcott: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Albert Laberge: Lapres & Lavergne, Public domain
Pointe-des-Cascades’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pointe-des-Cascades | 1,867 | — | — | C | A | A− |
| Pincourt | 15,220 | 4.9 | A− | C+ | A | A− |
| Terrasse-Vaudreuil | 1,883 | 6.7 | — | C− | A | A− |
| L'Île-Perrot | 11,921 | 6.7 | B+ | C− | A | A− |
| Les Cèdres | 7,145 | 7.1 | A | B− | A | A− |
| Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot | 11,716 | 7.4 | A | B | A | A |
| Beauharnois | 15,285 | 8.1 | C | D | C+ | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Pointe-des-Cascades
Do people in Pointe-des-Cascades speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 33% know French alone, and 62% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Is Pointe-des-Cascades growing?
It grew from 1,481 people in 2016 to 1,775 in 2021, up 19.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,867.
What kind of homes are in Pointe-des-Cascades?
Mostly 66% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 29% have just one.
Is Pointe-des-Cascades a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 37.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 22% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over.
About Pointe-des-Cascades
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Pointe-des-Cascades is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,867 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2471055
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).