RigaudQuebec
It lies in Vaudreuil-Soulanges. The town has 8,187 residents and lies in Quebec.
Is Rigaud a good place to live?
Overall, Rigaud earns a B+, which places it #275 of 499 in Quebec. On that grade it does better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. It is a safe place by the numbers (A). Health is a strength (B+). What holds it back is jobs & income (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C). A median home here was worth $348,000 at the census, or 4.4 times what the middle household earns in a year.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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. 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 Rigaud grades
Each subject compares Rigaud with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Rigaud stand out
The one thing Rigaud does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rigaud.
Crime runs lighter where Rigaud is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39
Shared with the rest of Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The violent index for its police area came to 62, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, 8.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 10.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 10.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 39 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 62 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 8.4 | 12.4 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Around Rigaud, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Rigaud’s is long: 22 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Rigaud alone, so this card uses the figure for the Région de la Montérégie.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Rigaud is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal
Measured across the Monteregie health region: radon tests
The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.14 for each $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is about average around Rigaud: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.14 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.2% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Commuters in Rigaud travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average
The car took 94% of commuters, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 32 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Renting in Rigaud costs 17% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
77% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 13% | 18% |
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.
More rain and snow fall on Rigaud than on 88% of Canadian towns: 1,178 mm a year
Some 218 cm of snow falls in a typical year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average. Between the last spring frost, 12 May, and the first in autumn, 3 October, lie 143 days. A normal January brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 1,178 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 218 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.5°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Lachute)
Rigaud has 21 public protected areas within 10 km
No national park lies within 100 km. 0.9 km from town is Voyageur Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 7.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Les sentiers de l'escapade and Sentiers de l'Escapade.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 21 | 10 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Rigaud has one English-language school among its 3
Outside the public system: 2 of 3 schools, where in Quebec it is 9%. Counting a 3 km margin, Rigaud has 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade.
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École de l'ÉpervièreIn RigaudElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Collège Bourget IndependentIn RigaudAll grades | All grades | – | Independent |
| Collège Bourget, section anglaise EnglishTeaches in EnglishSecondary | Secondary | – | Independent |
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.
What November brings in Rigaud: −2°C at night, 5°C by day
Then December: −2°C by day, −10°C at night. A typical November adds 17 cm of snow. A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 262 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 0°C | 262 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 14°C | 327 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 4°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Lachute); the forecast is on the Weather page
Rigaud’s mayor: Charles Meunier
From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque municipale de Rigaud logs 1.7 visits per person served, fewer than three in four Quebec’s town libraries
Bibliothèque municipale de Rigaud has one location for the 8,143 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rigaud is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 61% speak both languages
People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). 7.6% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Rigaud’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 3,910 women and 3,945 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Rigaud | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Rigaud: 2 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers
Ancien hôtel de ville de Rigaud, begun in 1834, is the oldest by its record. Counted by designation, there are a municipal citation and a heritage railway station. Before 1961 is when 21% of the homes went up, close to Quebec’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Rigaud | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 21% | 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 Rigaud
Ski Mont Rigaud and 4 more in and around Rigaud
Sights in Rigaud and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
Museum · Parks CanadaCarillon Barracks4 km outside town, to the northwest
National historic siteCarillon Canal4.2 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumMusée Régional D'Argenteuil4 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumArgenteuil Regional Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Carillon Barracks: Cephas, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carillon Canal: P199, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Rigaud
18 notable people were born in Rigaud.
Photo credits
Amanda Walsh: CanadiansAbroadLA, CC BY 3.0 · Maxim Roy: Canadian Film Centre from Toronto, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Julien Hébert: Sagax32, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Joseph Gédéon Horace Bergeron: William James Topley, Public domain · Michel Faubert: Pierre5018, CC BY 4.0
About Rigaud
Town in Quebec
For Rigaud, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Quebec, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,187 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Vaudreuil-Soulanges
- Census subdivision
- 2471133
Rigaud’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rigaud | 8,187 | — | B+ | C+ | A | B+ |
| Très-Saint-Rédempteur | 1,163 | 6.4 | — | — | A | B+ |
| Saint-Placide | 1,751 | 8.8 | — | C− | C | A |
| Sainte-Marthe | 1,065 | 9.2 | — | B− | A | B+ |
| Saint-André-d'Argenteuil | 3,300 | 11 | C+ | B− | C+ | A |
| Hudson | 5,533 | 12 | A− | C+ | A | B+ |
| Kanesatake | 1,872 | 14 | — | — | C | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rigaud
Do people in Rigaud speak French?
Almost everyone does. 61% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 32.4% speak French and no English.
Who are the people of Rigaud?
Visible minorities are 4% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 8%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Rigaud?
Mostly 73% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 30% have just one.
Has Rigaud grown?
It added people: 7,777 in 2016, 7,854 in 2021, 1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 8,187.
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).