Vieux-BourgQuébec
Québec is split into 35 neighbourhoods, and this is one. The neighbourhood, home to 14,774 people, lies in Québec.
Is Vieux-Bourg a good place to live?
Where it does best is health (A+). Overall, Vieux-Bourg earns a B+, better than two thirds of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #263 of 499 in Quebec. Add walkability to its strengths (A). Homes are dear (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 Vieux-Bourg grades
Each subject compares Vieux-Bourg 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 Vieux-Bourg stand out
The 3 things Vieux-Bourg does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vieux-Bourg.
Vieux-Bourg scores better for health than almost every Canadian town
Measured across the Région de la Capitale-Nationale: health survey and life expectancy
Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.2 km from the average resident of Vieux-Bourg, about the norm of 3.7 km. Age-standardised, 62% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). Women in the region live to 84.7 and men to 81.1, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, one in ten adults to 12%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Vieux-Bourg | 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
Rent takes more of local pay in Vieux-Bourg than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, near Quebec’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $276,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $276,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Québec metro area)
Vieux-Bourg’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.8% of area homes over the radon guideline
The earthquake risk numbers here cover 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 one has filed a flood map for Vieux-Bourg on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Vieux-Bourg | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Capitale-Nationale health region
Commuters in Vieux-Bourg have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
83% of commuters drove, below both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 21 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 83% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Summers stay cool in Vieux-Bourg: July afternoons reach 24.9°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Winter lows in Vieux-Bourg average −16.6°C in January. Snow peaks in December: 77 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to July: 129 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Vieux-Bourg | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lauzon)
Battures de Beauport Water Fowl Gathering Area reaches Vieux-Bourg
The nearest provincial park, Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), is 29 km away. The largest named area nearby is Île d'Orléans (ouest du pont) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 325 ha, 1.9 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Within 100 km there is no national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 6.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Vieux-Bourg skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
35% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.
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 51.5% of Vieux-Bourg
Here the census found 7,590 women and 7,150 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Vieux-Bourg in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −4°C
Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of −3°C, lows of −12°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Québec.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lauzon); the forecast is on the Weather page
Vieux-Bourg is graded a C+ for civic life grade
Vieux-Bourg is served by Québec public library, 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
Vieux-Bourg is graded a B− for safety
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Québec service area
Its police area recorded 15.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The force’s area logs 22.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Vieux-Bourg | 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
Around Vieux-Bourg, 22 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade: 30 schools in all
No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École aux Quatre-Vents (Quatre-Vents 1, aux)In Vieux-BourgElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École Académie Sainte-MarieIn Vieux-BourgAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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.
Vieux-Bourg keeps a building from 1786: Girardin House
Inside the town the registers count 4 historic places; 3 are top designations. The record has a Recognized Federal Heritage Building. 25% of its homes were built before 1961, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Girardin House 1786
- Site patrimonial de Beauport
- Gore House 1790
- Armoury 1913
| Heritage | Vieux-Bourg | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 25% | 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 Vieux-Bourg
Artiste Peintre Michel Nigen and 59 more in and around Vieux-Bourg
A first look at Vieux-Bourg’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
WaterfallMontmorency Falls2.4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMusée de la civilisation4 km outside town, to the south · 497K visitors a year
CastleQuébec Citadel4.9 km outside town, to the south
CathedralNotre-Dame Roman Catholic Cathedral4.2 km outside town, to the south
CathedralHoly Trinity Anglican Cathedral4.3 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Montmorency Falls: Jean-Christophe BENOIST, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée de la civilisation: Claude Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Québec Citadel: chensiyuan, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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
Famous people from around Vieux-Bourg
No notable person born in Vieux-Bourg is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Roger Blais: Cinémathèque québécoise, 2007.0071.PH.02, Public domain · Romuald Montézuma Gendron: TheLeaf94, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Vieux-Bourg
Neighbourhood in Québec
Statistics Canada counts Québec as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Vieux-Bourg and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 14,774 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- City
- Québec
- Census subdivision
- 2423027
Vieux-Bourg’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vieux-Bourg | 14,774 | — | B+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Chutes-Montmorency | 16,273 | 2.3 | B+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Vieux-Moulin | 15,935 | 2.5 | B− | D | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Michel | 17,303 | 2.6 | A+ | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Maizerets | 14,571 | 4.1 | C+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Sainte-Thérèse-de-Lisieux | 17,558 | 4.7 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Bourg-Royal | 14,430 | 5 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Vieux-Bourg
Do people in Vieux-Bourg speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 64.1% of residents speak only French and 35% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
Is Vieux-Bourg a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 45.7, 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).