Port-Daniel--GasconsQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the Le Rocher-Percé census division. A town of 2,263 in Quebec.

Photo: David Asch · Public domain

Population

2,263

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

40%

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%

Is Port-Daniel--Gascons a good place to live?

Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A). Its weakest subject is jobs & income (C−). Health lags (C). It also trails on walkability (C+).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Port-Daniel--Gascons 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.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestC⁻Jobs & income

How Port-Daniel--Gascons grades

Each subject compares Port-Daniel--Gascons 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Port-Daniel--Gascons gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →Jobs & incomeAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itCOpen →HealthResidents’ health trails most townsCOpen →WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →SafetyAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsThe ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, which leaves towns in Quebec without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Port-Daniel--Gascons stand out

The 3 things Port-Daniel--Gascons does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.6 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

33% are 65 or over

Canadian towns centre on 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

40% have a postsecondary qualification

Against 56% in the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Port-Daniel--Gascons.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Port-Daniel--Gascons costs 14% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

$150,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 74% of households.

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

Port-Daniel--Gascons$150,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	18%	20%

$460

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$432

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$460 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters74% own their home

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.

Climate

Port-Daniel--Gascons has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.7°C

22.7°CJuly afternoons

Precipitation totals 1,095 mm a year, near Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and higher than Canadian towns (883 mm). Snow peaks in February: 84 cm in a normal year. October is the wettest month, with 117 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.2°C

Spring6.5°C

Summer21.3°C

Autumn10.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	343 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	22.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,095 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	175	161	159

343 cm

of snow a year

175

days with frost a year

133

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.7°C, January lows −14.2°C Rain and snow1,095 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow343 cm of snow a year Weather station32 km to the station · New Carlisle

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Household incomes in Port-Daniel--Gascons are lower than in 90% of Canadian towns

6%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 23 min, below both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 92% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van92%

Walk5%

Public transit1%

Census 2021	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	23 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	92%	90%	89%

$59,200

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

41%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to135 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Chandler

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Radon is Port-Daniel--Gascons’ main hazard: 25% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region: radon tests

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.021 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Port-Daniel--Gascons is on the national inventory.

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

Port-Daniel--Gascons25%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	25%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.021	$0.14	$0.030

$0.021

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

Low

wildfire band

3.2 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon25% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.021 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

HealthHealth C

More smokers around Port-Daniel--Gascons: 18% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

56%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

What sets Port-Daniel--Gascons apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 22 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Lives here run to 79.9 years on average, below Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine, with Port-Daniel--Gascons one part of it.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Port-Daniel--Gascons56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Smokers	18%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.9	82.5	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%

79.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

22 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

6.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care22 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.6, men 78.2 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Who lives here

18% of Port-Daniel--Gascons’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

56median age

0.4% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.7% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Port-Daniel--GasconsQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

33%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree40%

Postsecondary qualification40%

Women and men · all residents

48.4% of Port-Daniel--Gascons’ residents are women

Here the census found 1,100 women and 1,175 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Port-Daniel--Gascons
	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	11%	17%	16%
15 to 64	56%	62%	64%
65+	33%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	40%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	40%	59%	56%

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French18% speak both · 74% speak French but not English Ages56 median age · 33% are 65 or over Households1,075 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants0% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

The nearest high school to Port-Daniel--Gascons is 25 km away

3schools within 3 km

An elementary school stands 5.5 km from the centre, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). A single English-language school is among them; in Quebec the share is 10%.

School	Level	Students	System
École de Shigawake--Port Daniel EnglishIn Port-Daniel--GasconsElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 3 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public2

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	25 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	5.5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
School boards	2	2	3

25 km

to the nearest secondary school

5.5 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 elementary schools Language1 of 3 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire René-Lévesque Questions“What schools are there in Port-Daniel--Gascons?”

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.

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Port-Daniel--Gascons is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 135

69Crime Severity Index

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Rocher-Percé MRC

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 23.9 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 10 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202361

202477

202570

2023–2025	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	23.9	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	135	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	10	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	69	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

69%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety69 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Port-Daniel--Gascons’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Port-Daniel--Gascons safe?”

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

Weather

Port-Daniel--Gascons in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −2°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

ECCC’s forecast for Chandler is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −2°C by day and −9°C by night. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 101 mm of precipitation.

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

November4°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−12°C	261 mm
Spring	7°C	−3°C	254 mm
Summer	21°C	11°C	273 mm
Autumn	11°C	3°C	307 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

101 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ 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 (New Carlisle); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Henri Grenier heads the council of Port-Daniel--Gascons as mayor

Federally, Port-Daniel--Gascons sits in Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine—Listuguj, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Alexis Deschênes of the Bloc Québécois.

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

council seats7 Provincial legislatureBonaventure

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁻

Port-Daniel--Gascons has one public library, Bibliothèque Bonheur D'Occasion (Port-Daniel-Gascons)

From the centre of Port-Daniel--Gascons, it is 4.3 km away.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong0.4 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Port-Daniel--Gascons touches Cap-Rouge 19-05-09 Water Fowl Gathering Area

1.7%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest named area nearby is Saint-Godefroi, Paspébiac Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,089 ha, 6.4 km away. Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 54 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Forillon National Park, at 69 km. Parks and reserves take up 1.7% of the ground within 10 km, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Port-Daniel--Gascons1.7%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.7%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	12	10	4

69 km

to Forillon National Park

54 km

to Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Saint-Godefroi, Paspébiac Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks69 km to a national park · Forillon National Park

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

History

Before 1961: 42% of the homes in Port-Daniel--Gascons

4historic places

Of the dated places, Canadian National Railways/VIA Rail Station, Port-Daniel, Quebec is the oldest, from 1908. All told, the heritage lists hold 4 historic places within the town. Among the places are 3 municipal citations and a heritage railway station.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings3

Among them

1908

oldest construction date on the record

42%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Port-Daniel--Gascons	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	42%	21%	18%

Full pagePort-Daniel--Gascons’ history pageOpen the full History page

Older homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%On the registers4 historic places inside the town Questions“How many historic places does Port-Daniel--Gascons have?”

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Port-Daniel--Gascons

15pages on Port-Daniel--Gascons

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 69 Housing & costAHomes 2.6 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁻43% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 56 History4 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Port-Daniel--Gascons

4 notable people were born in Port-Daniel--Gascons.

See all 4 →

Édouard GagnonCatholic cardinal · 1918–2007

Hazel McCallionCanadian politician · 1921–2023

Gérard D. LevesqueCanadian politician · 1926–1993

Raynald BlaisCanadian politician · 1954–2023

About Port-Daniel--Gascons

Town in Quebec

Port-Daniel--Gascons 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: 2,263 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Le Rocher-Percé
Census subdivision: 2402047

Questions about Port-Daniel--Gascons

Who are the people of Port-Daniel--Gascons?

0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 8% have an Indigenous identity and 0% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Port-Daniel--Gascons?

Single-detached houses make up 87% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 37% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.

How old are the people of Port-Daniel--Gascons?

The median resident is 56 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 11% are under 15 and 33% are 65 or over.

Do people in Port-Daniel--Gascons speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 73.6% know French alone, and 18% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

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).