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Chutes-MontmorencyQuébec

TownGrade

B⁺

#739 of 2,556

With 16,273 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Québec. Québec is split into 35 neighbourhoods, and this is one.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population

16,273

people, Census 2021

Median age

46.7

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

60%

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%

Is Chutes-Montmorency a good place to live?

People here tend to be in good health (A+). Chutes-Montmorency ranks #258 of 499 in Quebec, with a B+ overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 69% of Canadian towns. Walkability is another plus (A). Prices are high against local incomes (C−). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and B for jobs & income.

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 AWalkabilityWeakestC⁻Cost of living C⁻Hazard risk

How Chutes-Montmorency grades

Each subject compares Chutes-Montmorency 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 →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁻Open →Hazard riskWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workBOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Chutes-Montmorency stand out

The 3 things Chutes-Montmorency does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Health

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A+.

Households renting

Housing

50% rent their home

For the middle of Canadian towns, 25%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chutes-Montmorency.

HealthHealth A⁺

Health in Chutes-Montmorency beats almost every Canadian town

62%very good or excellent healthA⁺Health Grade

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 62%, ahead of the 57% for Quebec. On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, life runs to 82.9 years on average: women 84.7, men 81.1, in 2022/2024. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 9.6% of adults to 12%. Chutes-Montmorency doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Capitale-Nationale.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Chutes-Montmorency62%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Chutes-Montmorency	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

5.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

9.6%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageChutes-Montmorency’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey62% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 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

HousingCost of living C⁻

Half the owned homes in Chutes-Montmorency are worth more than $280,000, half less

$280,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Québec metro area

A year’s rent came to 21% of the median household income, higher than Quebec’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (20%). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%).

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

Chutes-Montmorency$280,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Chutes-Montmorency	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	21%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$280,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,276

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Cost of living3.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $280,000, against the median household income Renting$1,276 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters50% own their home

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Wildfire low, radon 8.8%: how Chutes-Montmorency stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Shared with the rest of the Capitale-Nationale health region: radon tests · Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Québec

Seismic risk runs high: $0.14 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Chutes-Montmorency is on the national inventory.

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

Chutes-Montmorency8.8%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Chutes-Montmorency	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

9.3 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageChutes-Montmorency’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

Chutes-Montmorency has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.9°C

24.9°CJuly afternoons

Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Winter lows in Chutes-Montmorency average −16.6°C in January. Snow peaks in December: 77 cm in a normal year. July is the wettest month, with 129 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.2°C

Spring8.4°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn11.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Chutes-Montmorency	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	299 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,216 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.9°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	179	161	159

299 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

142

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 24.9°C, January lows −16.6°C Rain and snow1,216 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow299 cm of snow a year Weather station8.4 km to the station · Lauzon

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

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Commuters in Chutes-Montmorency have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

10%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 86% of commuters went by car.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Public transit8%

Walk2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Chutes-Montmorency	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	22 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	86%	90%	89%

$73,400

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

89%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work10% walk, cycle or take transit

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.

Outdoors

Chutes-Montmorency touches Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering Area

6.4%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 6.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). The largest named area nearby is Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area, 455 ha, 8.4 km away. The closest provincial park is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 27 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Chutes-Montmorency6.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Chutes-Montmorency	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	6.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	15	10	4

27 km

to Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageChutes-Montmorency’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas25 protected areas within 10 km · Île d'Orléans Saint-Pierre Est Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks27 km to a provincial park · Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec)

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

Who lives here

32% of Chutes-Montmorency’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

46.7median age

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

Chutes-MontmorencyQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

23%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.2% of Chutes-Montmorency

By the 2021 count the town had 8,335 women and 7,940 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

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

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English and French32% speak both · 67% speak French but not English Ages46.7 median age · 23% are 65 or over Households7,745 households

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

Schools

In and around Chutes-Montmorency, 25 schools: 18 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade

25schools within 3 km

No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are.

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public23

Independent2

School	Level	Students	System
École Beausoleil-et-du-ParcIn Chutes-MontmorencyElementary	Elementary	–	French public
École de la CourvilloiseIn Chutes-MontmorencySecondary	Secondary	–	French public

See all 25 schools →

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school25 schools within 3 km · 18 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade Language0 of 25 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Chutes-Montmorency?”

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.

Weather

In Chutes-Montmorency, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −4°C nights

4°Ca normal November afternoon

About 24 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −12°C. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Québec forecast.

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	−15°C	261 mm
Spring	8°C	−2°C	270 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	366 mm
Autumn	11°C	2°C	319 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Lauzon); the forecast is on the Weather page

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Chutes-Montmorency’s grade for civic life grade: a C+

Bibliothèque de Québec serves the whole of Québec, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 594,443 people, Chutes-Montmorency 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

SafetySafety B⁻

Chutes-Montmorency’s grade for safety: a B−

63Crime Severity Index

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 15.1 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 22.1 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (16.6) but below Canadian towns (31.2).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202362

202463

202563

2023–2025	Chutes-Montmorency	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 pageChutes-Montmorency’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

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

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Québec service area, not by town

History

Chutes-Montmorency’s 1 historic place is a top designation

1historic place

At the 2021 census, 26% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Maison Tessier-Dit-Laplante 1867

1867

oldest construction date on the record

26%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Chutes-Montmorency	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	26%	21%	18%

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On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Maison Tessier-Dit-Laplante Older homes26% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Chutes-Montmorency 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 Chutes-Montmorency

15pages on Chutes-Montmorency

The big questions

SafetyB⁻Crime Severity Index 63 Housing & costC⁻Homes 3.8 × income Property pricesSchools25 schools within 3 km HealthA⁺Life expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteB59% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors6.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.7 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Montmorency Falls and 49 more in and around Chutes-Montmorency

A first look at Chutes-Montmorency’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

WaterfallMontmorency Falls100 m outside town, to the northeast

MuseumMusée de la civilisation4.5 km outside town, to the south · 497K visitors a year

CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the south

CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral4.9 km outside town, to the south

MuseumMusée de l'Amérique française4.7 km outside town, to the south

Abbey or prioryUrsuline Monastery5 km outside town, to the south

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

Photo credits (6)

Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Notre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral: Pierre-Olivier Fortin, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral: TravelingOtter, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Musée de l'Amérique française: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ursuline Monastery: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from Chutes-Montmorency

4 notable people were born in Chutes-Montmorency.

See all 4 →

Romuald Montézuma GendronCanadian politician · 1865–1946

Gérard DuquetCanadian politician · 1909–1986

Denys Néronborn 1951

Jacques MathieuHistorian and university professor · born 1940

Photo credits

Romuald Montézuma Gendron: TheLeaf94, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Chutes-Montmorency

Neighbourhood in Québec

Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Chutes-Montmorency, one part of Québec; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.

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

Population: 16,273 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
City: Québec
Census subdivision: 2423027

Chutes-Montmorency’s neighbours

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

Vieux-BourgSaint-MichelBoischatelSainte-Thérèse-de-LisieuxSainte-PétronilleVieux-MoulinChutes-Montmorency

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Chutes-Montmorency	16,273	—	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Vieux-Bourg	14,774	2.3	B⁺	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Saint-Michel	17,303	3.1	A⁺	B⁺	B⁻	A⁺
Boischatel	9,250	3.1	A⁺	A	A⁻	A⁺
Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux	17,558	4.4	A⁺	A⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Sainte-Pétronille	1,015	4.7	—	B⁺	A⁺	A⁺
Vieux-Moulin	15,935	4.7	B⁻	D	B⁻	A⁺

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

Questions about Chutes-Montmorency

Do people in Chutes-Montmorency speak French?

French is the common language here.

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).