Notre-Dame-des-LaurentidesQuébec
Population 16,222: a neighbourhood in Québec. It is one of the 35 neighbourhoods that make up Québec.
Is Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides grades A overall, better than 94% of Canadian towns, and ranks #65 of 499 in Quebec. Natural hazards weigh more here (C−).
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.
How Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides grades
Each subject compares Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides stand out
The 3 things Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides.
Health in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides beats almost every Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de la Capitale-Nationale
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 62%, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 9.6% of adults to 12%. Lives in the region last 82.9 years on average (2022/2024): 84.7 for women, 81.1 for men. Measured from where Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 7.5 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 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 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Working-age people in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides are more likely to have a job than in 91% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 24 min, lower than both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). Nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 90% | 89% |
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.
Flood mapping exists for Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides: 2 on record, latest by Ville de Québec
About as many homes carry radon around Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides as elsewhere, 8.8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Québec.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 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% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Capitale-Nationale health region
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides has just 9% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%
Measured across the Québec metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
83% of households own their home, above both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 16% of the median 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
| Census 2021 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 13% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 70% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides is wetter than 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year
Snowfall adds up to 299 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). For the wettest month, look to July: 119 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 10 May to 5 October, 148 days. Midsummer afternoons in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides peak at about 25.0°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,173 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))
Children make up 22% of Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
People 65 and over make up 15% of the town, below both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Both official languages: 37% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.5% of Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
Census 2021 put women at 8,180 and men at 8,015; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 66% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides runs from −4°C to 4°C
Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. Expect about 91 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Vanier.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 342 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 318 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Bibliothèque de Québec logs 8.5 visits per person served, more than 90% of Quebec’s town libraries
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides is served by Bibliothèque de Québec, the library of all of Québec, so the figures here are the city’s, for 594,443 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest provincial park to Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 17 km away
The protected share within 10 km is 1.1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. Swimmers have 4 beaches within 5 km, Plage du Lac John the nearest. The largest named area nearby is Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering Area, 311 ha, 8.1 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides’s grade for safety: a B−
Shared with the rest of the Québec service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The force’s area logs 15.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 22.1 per 1,000 a year, between Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 15.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
23 schools serve Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides, 20 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools
None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'Escalade (Escalade 2, de l')In Notre-Dame-des-LaurentidesElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Le SommetIn Notre-Dame-des-LaurentidesSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Canada’s registers list 4 historic places in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
Before 1961 is when 10% of the homes went up, below Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The earliest construction date, 1820, belongs to 240, rue de l'Église.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
| Heritage | Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 10% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
Le Relais and 6 more in and around Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
What there is to see in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Ski hillLe Relais300 m outside town, to the north
MuseumHuron-Wendat Museum3.8 km outside town, to the southAttractionAttractionOnhwa' Lumina2.3 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumVillage Huron Site Traditionnel3.4 km outside town, to the southSki hillSki hillCentre de Ski Le Relais100 m outside town, to the northMuseumMuseumMaison Tsawenhohi3.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Le Relais: Judicieux, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Huron-Wendat Museum: Pierre-Olivier Fortin from Québec, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
One notable person was born in Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Pascal Normand: Pascal Normand, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raphaël Gagné: Steve Bennett, CC BY 2.5
About Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
Neighbourhood in Québec
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides is a neighbourhood of Québec, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 16,222 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2423027
Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides | 16,222 | — | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 4.1 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Lac-Beauport | 8,524 | 4.2 | A+ | A− | A+ | A+ |
| Orsainville | 14,751 | 4.3 | B+ | C | B− | A+ |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 4.6 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Wendake | 2,234 | 5.8 | — | — | C+ | A+ |
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 6.2 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides
Is Notre-Dame-des-Laurentides a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 40.1, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).