PottonQuebec

In Quebec, this town has 2,201 residents. Its population rose 9% from 2016 to 2021.

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Photo: Jean-Pierre Guillet · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

2,201

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

59.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

57%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

11%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Potton a good place to live?

Safety is its strong suit (A−). At $348,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 5.1 times local household income. It is strong on health as well (A−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Potton has subject grades only.

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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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.

StrongestA⁻Safety A⁻Health A⁻Walkability

How Potton grades

Each subject compares Potton 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Potton has subject grades only.

SafetyVery little crime by comparisonA⁻Open →HealthAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostBOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁻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 →

What makes Potton stand out

The one thing Potton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

37% are 65 or over

For the middle of Canadian towns, 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Potton.

SafetySafety A⁻

Crime runs lighter where Potton is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 40

40Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 8.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 7.9 property 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 Memphrémagog MRC as a whole, not for Potton alone.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202345

202440

202535

2023–2025	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	7.9	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	40	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	58	88	86
Violent crime	8.2	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

40%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pagePotton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety40 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Potton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Potton safe?”

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

HealthHealth A⁻

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are rarer around Potton (14% against 17% for the typical Canadian town)

57%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Shared with the rest of the Région de l'Estrie: health survey and life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 82.9 years, close to Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 57% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Potton’s is long: 27 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Potton57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

27 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

4.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pagePotton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care27 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 4.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.8, men 81.0 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Climate

More rain and snow fall on Potton than on 94% of Canadian towns: 1,340 mm a year

25.3°CJuly afternoons

A normal July brings 128 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow totals 321 cm over the year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Expect July highs of around 25.3°C in Potton. Most of the snow comes in December, about 68 cm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.3°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer24.2°C

Autumn13.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Potton	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	25.3°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

321 cm

of snow a year

139

frost-free days, 15 May to 2 Oct

156

days with precipitation a year

Full pagePotton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,340 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −13.5°C Snow321 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · Sutton

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

Who lives here

Potton is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 67% speak both languages

59.6median age

Just over one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

PottonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

37%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification57%

Women and men · all residents

48.3% of Potton’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 970 women and 1,040 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Potton
	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	9.7%	17%	16%
15 to 64	53%	62%	64%
65+	37%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	57%	59%	56%

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

English and French67% speak both · 17% speak French but not English Ages59.6 median age · 37% are 65 or over Households1,025 households · 2 people per household Immigrants11% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Potton’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 7.3% of area homes over the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the Estrie health region

Shaking is about as much of a worry in Potton as in most places, at $0.038 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Potton7.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.038	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.3%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.038

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

Low

wildfire band

21 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon7.3% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.038 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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Potton is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$348,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 15% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

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

Potton$348,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	13%	18%
Rent as a share of income	15%	18%	20%
Households owning their home	83%	70%	74%

$600

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$500

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Owners and renters83% own their home Cost of living5.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$600 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Weather

In Potton, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights

6°Ca normal November afternoon

By December, a normal day reaches −1°C and a night falls to −9°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 112 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 34 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night.

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−4°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−12°C	292 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	327 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	365 mm
Autumn	13°C	4°C	357 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

112 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pagePotton’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 (Sutton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Louis Veillon heads the council of Potton as mayor

In the National Assembly of Québec, Potton belongs to Orford; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Full pagePotton’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentLouis Villeneuve council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

No public library is mapped in or near Potton

It sits 3.5 km from the centre of Potton.

Full pagePotton’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

The 2 schools of Potton: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

2schools within 3 km

Young children have 3.1 km to the nearest elementary school, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. The nearest secondary school is 3.3 km away, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
École du BaluchonIn PottonElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École primaire de Mansonville EnglishIn PottonAll grades	All grades	–	English public

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public1

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Potton	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest elementary school	3.1 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	3.3 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

3.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.1 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pagePotton’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade Language1 of 2 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Sommets Questions“What schools are there in Potton?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · In Quebec, no schools grade. The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Outdoors

A national route near Potton: the Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer

7.5%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 7.5%, above both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). For a swim, Plage de Mansonville is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km. Mont-Orford National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 16 km. No national park lies within 100 km.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Potton7.5%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	7.5%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	3	10	4

16 km

to Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pagePotton’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Footpaths & routes10 named routes · Sentier de l'Estrie, Mont Singer Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas62 protected areas within 10 km · Proposed Michael-Dunn Biodiversity Reserve National & provincial parks16 km to a provincial park · Mont-Orford National Park (Québec)

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Working-age people in Potton have jobs more often than in 82% of Canadian towns

11%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car took nine in ten commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk9%

Public transit2%

Census 2021	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	26 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	90%	89%

$65,000

median household income, 2020

29%

worked from home, May 2021

46%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work11% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to45 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Lac-Brome

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

History

Potton: 2 historic places, one with the highest designation

2historic places

Before 1961 is when 35% of the homes went up, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The oldest dated place, Pont de la Frontière, goes back to 1896. Counted by designation, there are a municipal citation.

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Pont de la Frontière 1896
Grange ronde de Mansonville 1911

1896

oldest construction date on the record

35%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Potton	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	35%	21%	18%

Full pagePotton’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Pont de la Frontière Older homes35% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Potton 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 Potton

15pages on Potton

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 40 Housing & costC⁺Homes 5.1 × income Property pricesSchools2 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteB⁻48% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors7.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 59.6 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Musee d'Art Singulier Contemporain and 5 more in and around Potton

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Potton, the best known first.

All attractions →

Art galleryArt galleryMusee d'Art Singulier Contemporainin town

Abbey or priorySaint Benedict Abbey2.2 km outside town, to the northeast

Ski hillSki hillOwl's Headin town AttractionAttractionSentier de l'Estrie Zone Glen900 m outside town, to the north MuseumMuseumCopp's Ferry Museum2.1 km outside town, to the northeast GardenGardenPioneer Bigelow Garden2.1 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Photo credits (1)

Saint Benedict Abbey: Jean-Philippe Boulet, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Potton

One notable person was born in Potton; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

John Powell NoyesCanadian lawyer · 1842–1923

Reginald FessendenCanadian radio pioneer · born in Bolton-Est · 1866–1932

Eugène Alphonse DyerCanadian politician · born in Sutton · 1838–1911

Dennis DraperCanadian politician · born in Sutton · 1873–1951

Nina May OwensCanadian painter · born in Bolton-Est · 1869–1959

Royce Coleman DyerCanadian soldier · born in Sutton · 1889–1918

About Potton

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Potton 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: 2,201 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Memphrémagog
Census subdivision: 2445030

Potton’s neighbours

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

Bolton-EstSuttonPotton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Potton	2,201	—	—	C⁺	A⁻	A⁻
Bolton-Est	1,337	15	—	B	A⁻	A
Sutton	4,775	16	C⁺	C⁻	C⁺	A

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

Questions about Potton

Do people in Potton speak French?

French is the common language here. 67% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 16.6% speak French but not English.

Has Potton grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,852 to 2,012 residents (up 8.6%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,201.

Who are the people of Potton?

Visible minorities are 1% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 11%, and Indigenous people 3%.

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).