RosemèreQuebec
With 14,198 residents, it is a town in Quebec. It belongs to the Montréal metropolitan area.
Is Rosemère a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. People here tend to be in good health (A+). Fewer journeys need a car (A). Homes were valued at a median $552,000 at the 2021 census, 4.6 times the typical household’s income. The trade-off is hazard risk (D). All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #76 of 499 in Quebec. That leaves it better than 93% of Canadian towns.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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 Rosemère grades
Each subject compares Rosemère 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 Rosemère stand out
The 3 things Rosemère does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rosemère.
Rosemère gets an A+ for health
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région des Laurentides
People in the region live to 82.2 on average: 83.7 for women and 80.8 for men in 2022/2024. The survey finds 60% of adults in very good or excellent health, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). What sets Rosemère apart within its region is distance, and at 3.7 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 13% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.2 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Hazard risk in Rosemère is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns
In Health Canada’s survey, one in ten homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Gouvernement du Québec. The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.16 for each $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Nobody publishes radon tests for Rosemère alone, so this card uses the figure for the Laurentides health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.16 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 10% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The force covering Rosemère records less serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 61
The index for the force that serves it came to 48, below both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 10.5 per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 17.2 property crimes are reported each year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Thérèse-de-Blainville service area as a whole, not for Rosemère alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 61 | 88 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 48 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 17.2 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Rosemère travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
At the census, 88% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 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.
Summer arrives in force in Rosemère, hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns
A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days. Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 217 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 146 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,041 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))
Rent takes less of local pay in Rosemère than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Shared with the rest of the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). 88% of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 88% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $552,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 13% | 18% |
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.
In Rosemère, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −9°C. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Lorraine.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −12°C | 243 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | 1°C | 253 mm |
| Summer | 26°C | 15°C | 268 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 277 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Council seats in Rosemère are spread thin, 2,030 residents each, more than in 87% of Quebec municipalities
Marie-Elaine Pitre leads Rosemère as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Rosemère’s public library is Bibliothèque de Rosemère
Bibliothèque de Rosemère serves 14,205 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
rivière des Mille Îles - Île Morris Muskrat Habitat reaches Rosemère
National parks are all over 100 km off. The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 19 km away. Protected areas cover 1.8% of the land within 10 km, below Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. One named trail is close: the Les parcours Boomerang.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.8% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Rosemère is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 70% speak both languages
Under-15s account for 18% of the population. One in ten residents belong to a visible minority, between Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents.
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 50.9% of Rosemère
Census 2021 put women at 7,165 and men at 6,925; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Rosemère | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.7% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 71% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
3 school boards share Rosemère
In or within 3 km of Rosemère: 39 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade. Schooling in English is on offer at 2 of 56; in Quebec, one in ten schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Académie Ste-Thérèse, Campus Rose-De Angelis IndependentIn RosemèreElementary | Elementary | – | Independent |
| École secondaire de Rosemère EnglishIn RosemèreSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École primaire McCaig EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Ungraded on schools in Quebec, because the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Rosemère keeps a building from 1796: Maison Hamilton
The list takes in 4 municipal citations. The registers put 5 historic places inside its boundary, one of them of the highest rank. A fifth of its homes were built before 1961, about level with Quebec’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Rosemère | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 20% | 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 Rosemère
Maison Hamilton and 15 more in and around Rosemère
What there is to see in Rosemère and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumWater interpretation center700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumCentre interprétation de l'Eau700 m outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSociété d'Histoire des Mille-Iles1.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCentre d'exploration du Parc de la Rivière-des-Mille-Îles600 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumMusée pour Enfants4.7 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Water interpretation center: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Rosemère
3 notable people were born in Rosemère.
About Rosemère
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Rosemère is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 14,198 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Thérèse-De Blainville
- Metro area
- Montréal
- Census subdivision
- 2473020
Rosemère’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rosemère | 14,198 | — | A | B | B+ | A+ |
| Lorraine | 9,721 | 3.4 | A | B+ | B+ | A+ |
| Auteuil | 27,843 | 3.6 | A− | B | B | A |
| Sainte-Thérèse | 27,253 | 3.6 | B | D | B+ | A+ |
| Sainte-Rose | 37,408 | 4.2 | A | B | B | A− |
| Bois-des-Filion | 10,666 | 4.3 | B+ | C | B+ | A+ |
| Boisbriand | 29,830 | 4.9 | — | C | — | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rosemère
Do people in Rosemère speak French?
Yes: this is Quebec. 25.4% of residents speak only French and 70% speak both French and English (Canadian towns’ median: 8%).
What kind of homes are in Rosemère?
Single-detached houses make up 81% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 19% of households are one person, and the average is 2.7.
Has Rosemère grown?
It grew from 13,958 people in 2016 to 14,090 in 2021, up 0.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 14,198.
Is Rosemère a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 46.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 20% are 65 or over.
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).