Rivière-BleueQuebec
1,310 people call this town in Quebec home. Statistics Canada places it in the Témiscouata census division.
Is Rivière-Bleue a good place to live?
Housing is within reach (A). Residents are healthier than most (B+). Its weakest is jobs & income (D−). It lags on walkability as well (D−). Hazards are a real consideration (D).
Rivière-Bleue has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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.
What makes Rivière-Bleue stand out
The 3 things Rivière-Bleue does most differently from other towns.
How Rivière-Bleue grades
Each subject compares Rivière-Bleue with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Rivière-Bleue has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rivière-Bleue.
The car carries 99% of commuters in Rivière-Bleue, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 27 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 99% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Measured against local pay, Rivière-Bleue is cheaper to live in than 89% of Canadian towns
Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Households that own their home make up 71%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 18% | 20% |
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.
On hazards, Rivière-Bleue comes out behind 85% of Canadian towns
Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.073 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) but above Canadian towns ($0.030). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Rivière-Bleue’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Also worth knowing: more homes than usual carry radon here, 14% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region, Rivière-Bleue included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.073 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Very good or excellent health for 60% of adults around Rivière-Bleue; the typical Canadian town: 52%
Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, higher than Quebec’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.7 years, 83.1 for a girl and 80.3 for a boy (2022/2024). For Rivière-Bleue itself the measure is access, and it lags: 16 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.7 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent)
Winter nights bite in Rivière-Bleue: January lows of −19.1°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns
February is the snowiest month, with 70 cm on average. Frost comes on 198 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Summer highs in Rivière-Bleue reach 25.0°C in July.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 329 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Days with frost a year | 198 | 161 | 159 |
| January night low | −19.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmundston)
14% of Rivière-Bleue’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.2% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
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 48.4% of Rivière-Bleue
Of the 2021 count, 610 were women and 650 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 53% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 35% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 38% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 47% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Rivière-Bleue gets a B for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 54 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 12.1 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 13.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 54 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Témiscouata MRC
Rivière-Bleue in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −5°C
Precipitation in November averages 87 mm. December follows at −3°C by day and −13°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Temiscouata is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 223 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 216 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 10°C | 294 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 0°C | 279 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmundston); the forecast is on the Weather page
Rivière-Bleue’s council outspends 97% of Québec’s local municipalities, per resident
Rivière-Bleue is in Rivière-du-Loup--Témiscouata for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Rivière-Bleue is Rivière-Bleue’s public library
From the centre of Rivière-Bleue, it is 3.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
The nearest high school to Rivière-Bleue is 13 km away
An elementary school stands 3.7 km from the centre, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École primaire du Transcontinental (Saint-Marc, de)In Rivière-BleueElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 13 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 3.7 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
The nearest provincial park to Rivière-Bleue is Lac-Témiscouata National Park (Québec), 19 km away
Of the land within 10 km, 0.9% has protected status, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off. The largest is Grew Brook: 1,770 ha, 8.5 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Older housing stands out in Rivière-Bleue: 43% predates 1961
On the registers, the town counts 1 historic place.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Rivière-Bleue | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 43% | 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 Rivière-Bleue
Famous people from Rivière-Bleue
5 notable people were born in Rivière-Bleue.
Rivière-Bleue’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivière-Bleue | 1,310 | — | — | A | B | B+ |
| Pohénégamook | 2,488 | 18 | — | A+ | B | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rivière-Bleue
Who are the people of Rivière-Bleue?
At the 2021 census, 0% were immigrants and 0% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 6% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
How old are the people of Rivière-Bleue?
Its median age is 57.6, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 12% of residents; over-65s, 35%.
Do people in Rivière-Bleue speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 86.1% know French alone, and 14% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Rivière-Bleue?
Mostly 76% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2 people on average, and 42% have just one.
About Rivière-Bleue
Town in Quebec
Rivière-Bleue is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,310 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Témiscouata
- Census subdivision
- 2413025
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).