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17,139 people live in this neighbourhood in Québec. It is one of the 35 neighbourhoods that make up Québec.

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Population

17,139

people, Census 2021

Median age

47.3

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

81%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

10%

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

TownGrade

A⁺

#13 of 2,556

Is Cap-Rouge a good place to live?

Some subjects shine; others lag. With an A+ overall, Cap-Rouge is better than almost every Canadian town. Its place in the ranking is #10 of 499 in Quebec. Residents are healthier than most (A+). Work and incomes are strong (A+). At $392,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.1 times local household income. Natural hazards weigh more here (C−).

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 less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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⁺Health A⁺Jobs & income AWalkabilityWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Cap-Rouge stand out

The 3 things Cap-Rouge does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

58% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Health

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Jobs & income

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

How Cap-Rouge grades

Each subject compares Cap-Rouge 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

HealthIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentA⁺Open →WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carAOpen →Cost of livingNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskBased on seismic risk and radon tests, lowered where wildfire runs highC⁻Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as 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 Cap-Rouge.

HealthHealth A⁺

Cap-Rouge scores better for health than almost every Canadian town

Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.7, men 81.1, in 2022/2024. The survey finds 62% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. At 9.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. What sets Cap-Rouge apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Cap-Rouge62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	62%	56%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Smokers	9.6%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageCap-Rouge’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.2 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.0 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.7, men 81.1 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Région de la Capitale-Nationale

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Trips to work from Cap-Rouge are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 21 min on average

The car took 87% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

10%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van87%

Public transit6%

Walk4%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	21 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	87%	90%	89%

$126,000

median household income, 2020

37%

worked from home, May 2021

79%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageCap-Rouge’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment4.3% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit

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

HousingCost of living A

Rent takes less of local pay in Cap-Rouge than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

Owners make up 86% of households, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

$392,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

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

Cap-Rouge$392,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	86%	70%	74%

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Full pageCap-Rouge’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $392,000, against the median household income Owners and renters86% 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. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Québec metro area

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Wildfire low, radon 8.8%: how Cap-Rouge stands on hazards

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capitale-Nationale health region

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.14 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Cap-Rouge on the national inventory. Cap-Rouge doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Québec.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Cap-Rouge8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.14	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.8%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.14

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

Low

wildfire band

22 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageCap-Rouge’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon8.8% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.14 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

Climate

Wet weather: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Cap-Rouge, more than on 87% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 119 mm. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 25.1°C, below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and close to Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in December: 89 cm in a normal year.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.0°C

Spring8.9°C

Summer23.9°C

Autumn11.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	331 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,173 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	25.1°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−15.6°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

331 cm

of snow a year

135

days with precipitation a year

Full pageCap-Rouge’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,173 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −15.6°C Snow331 cm of snow a year Weather station3.7 km to the station · Ste-Foy (U. Laval)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval))

Who lives here

More people in Cap-Rouge speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%

People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town, above Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. The share of residents under 15 is 17%.

47.3median age

Cap-RougeQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree6%

Postsecondary qualification81%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.4% of Cap-Rouge

Here the census found 8,795 women and 8,330 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Cap-Rouge
	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	60%	62%	64%
65+	23%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	6%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	81%	59%	56%

Full pageCap-Rouge’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

English and French58% speak both · 42% speak French but not English Ages47.3 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households6,985 households

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

Weather

What November brings in Cap-Rouge: −3°C at night, 4°C by day

A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −10°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 91 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bernières.

4°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November4°C

December−3°C

January−7°C

February−5°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	249 mm
Spring	9°C	−1°C	264 mm
Summer	24°C	13°C	342 mm
Autumn	12°C	3°C	318 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

91 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageCap-Rouge’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 (Ste-Foy (U. Laval)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Bibliothèque de Québec logs 8.5 visits per person served, more than nine in ten Quebec’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Québec’s: Bibliothèque de Québec serves all 594,443 people of the city, Cap-Rouge among them.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 36 km away, is the closest provincial park to Cap-Rouge

CPCAD lists 22 protected areas within 10 km. The largest named area nearby is Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area, 346 ha, 3.9 km away. 4.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

4.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Cap-Rouge4.7%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	11	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	4.7%	4.9%	2.3%

36 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageCap-Rouge’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas22 protected areas within 10 km · Pointe Saint-Nicolas Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks36 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)Footpaths & routes1 named route · Sentier de la Rivière du Cap-Rouge

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

SafetySafety B⁻

Cap-Rouge gets a B− for safety

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.1 per 1,000 people a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year, between Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Québec service area as a whole, not for Cap-Rouge alone.

63Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202362

202463

202563

2023–2025	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	22.1	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	15.1	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

37%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageCap-Rouge’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety63 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Cap-Rouge’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Cap-Rouge safe?”

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

Schools

Schools in Cap-Rouge: 3 boards, side by side

Counting a 3 km margin, Cap-Rouge has 20 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.

31schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École L'ArbrisseauIn Cap-RougeElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École Madeleine-BergeronIn Cap-RougeAll grades	All grades	–	French public

See all 31 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public28

Independent3

Schools within 3 km	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
School boards	3	2	3

1.8 km

to the nearest secondary school

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The boards3 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Découvreurs Every school31 schools within 3 km · 20 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 31 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Cap-Rouge?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

History

Back to 1541 in Cap-Rouge, with Fort Charlesbourg Royal

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 3.7% of homes, lower than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). All 3 historic places listed here are of the highest rank.

3historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations3

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1541

oldest construction date on the record

3.7%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Cap-Rouge	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	3.7%	21%	18%

Full pageCap-Rouge’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers3 historic places inside the town Highest designations3 top designations · Fort Charlesbourg Royal Older homes3.7% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Cap-Rouge 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

Aquarium du Québec and 8 more in and around Cap-Rouge

From museums to parks and historic sites: Cap-Rouge’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

Aquarium · SépaqAquarium du Québec3.2 km outside town, to the east

GardenRoger-Van den Hende botanical garden3.3 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumMusée de géologie René-Bureau4.3 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumParc de la Visitation2 km outside town, to the northeast AquariumAquarium · SépaqPavillon des profondeurs3.1 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumExpo-Théâtre de la Visitation2 km outside town, to the northeast

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

Photo credits (4)

Aquarium du Québec: Josyan Pierson, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Roger-Van den Hende botanical garden: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de géologie René-Bureau: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Parc de la Visitation: Harfang, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cap-Rouge

15pages on Cap-Rouge

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 63 Housing & costAHomes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchools31 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteA⁺58% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.7% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.3 History3 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Cap-Rouge

5 notable people were born in Cap-Rouge.

See all 5 →

David VeilleuxRacing cyclist · born 1987

Jonathan MarchessaultCanadian ice hockey player · born 1990

Audrée WilhelmyCanadian writer · born 1985

Chloé RobichaudCanadian screenwriter and film director · born 1988

Suzie Bouchardborn 1988

Photo credits

David Veilleux: Mattho69, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jonathan Marchessault: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Audrée Wilhelmy: Audrée Wilhelmy, CC BY-SA 4.0

Cap-Rouge’s neighbours

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

Pointe-de-Sainte-FoyL'AéroportPlateauSaint-LouisL'Ancienne-LoretteCité-UniversitaireCap-Rouge

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Cap-Rouge	17,139	—	A⁺	A	B⁻	A⁺
Pointe-de-Sainte-Foy	14,541	2.2	B⁺	D	B⁻	A⁺
L'Aéroport	13,630	2.9	A	B	B⁻	A⁺
Plateau	14,176	3.6	B⁺	D	B⁻	A⁺
Saint-Louis	15,792	4.6	A⁻	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
L'Ancienne-Lorette	17,876	5.5	A	C⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Cité-Universitaire	22,546	6.2	C⁺	D⁻	B⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Cap-Rouge

Do people in Cap-Rouge speak French?

French comes first: 41.7% speak it alone, while 58% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

Is Cap-Rouge a young town or an old one?

At 47.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 17% of the population and seniors 23%.

About Cap-Rouge

Neighbourhood in Québec

No official boundary marks Cap-Rouge off from the rest of Québec: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

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

Population: 17,139 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Québec
Census subdivision: 2423027

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).