Photo: Guillaume Hébert-Jodoin · CC BY 3.0A lower share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 91% of Canadian towns, at 8%
Of the immigrants living here, 40% came between 2011 and 2021; across Canada’s towns the share is 27%. Its population is down 2% on 2016. Locally, 2.8% of residents are immigrants. At 3.9%, the share of visible minority residents is lower than in 72% of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Rougemont
Common-law couples
32% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 96% of Canadian towns; 30% are married. Couples ↓
Fewer people than before
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, Rougemont went from 2,755 to 2,696 residents (−2%), slower growth than in 89% of Canadian towns. Population change ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 83% of Canadian towns, at 33%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. The official languages residents can speak, and the ones they learned first.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
By its share of residents whose mother tongue is English (3%), Rougemont is below 90% of Canadian towns. To put it in context, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. At home: French 95%, English 2.6%.
A −2% change since 2016: slower than 89% of Canadian towns
The census counts of 2016 and 2021, the estimate after them, and the change set beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
The July 2025 estimate adds another 5%. Across Quebec’s towns the median is +4%, and across Canada’s towns +4%.
Children under 15: 18%, a higher share than 74% of Canadian towns
Residents by five-year age band, each beside the typical town (the tick).
The biggest five-year age group is 60–64, with nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. On average, 16% of residents are under 15 across Canada’s towns. The share of residents aged 65 and over stands at 18%. The median age in Rougemont is 43.2, higher than in 57% of Canadian towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Rougemont, 43.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
49% women, 51% men
About an even split.
Rougemont sits above 67% of Canadian towns for one-parent families (9.4%)
Households by family type and by the number of people in them.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Households average 2.4 people, against 2.4 across Canada’s towns. One-parent families make up 8.2% across Canada’s towns. Locally, 27% of households are one person living alone.
Above 96% of Canadian towns: 32% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Married, common-law, single: residents 15 and over.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Against a figure of 46% across Canada’s towns, the share of married residents 15 and over in Rougemont comes in at 30%. The share of common-law partners across Canada’s towns is 11%.
More renter households than 61% of Canadian towns: 31%
Dwelling types, tenure and age of the housing. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 21% from before 1961. Set beside that, 25% of households rent their home across Canada’s towns. Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Across Canada’s towns, the share of households in single-detached houses is 64%; Rougemont has 66%.
$80,000 a year: where the middle household sits
The census asked about income in 2020: a pandemic year, with CERB and other emergency benefits counted in. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run lower in Rougemont: half had less than $80,000, 7% under the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. Emergency and recovery benefits reached 28% of those with an income, beside a typical 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 58% of Canadian towns: 10%
Where immigrants were born and when they came, and how recently residents moved in.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Compared with 5.8% across Canada’s towns, 1.3% of residents are not Canadian citizens here. Typically, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns.
A lower share of residents with no religion than 52% of Canadian towns, at 34%
Identity and faith, in the census’s categories.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
On the census count, 2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity. The wider picture: 35% of residents said they have no religion across Canada’s towns.
Only 13% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher in Rougemont
Education of residents 25 to 64, by highest credential.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
At the other end, 19% hold no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. As a reference point, 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
An employment rate of 65%
Counted in May 2021, during COVID-19, these rates catch the job market before it had recovered. Work, briefly: employment, unemployment, participation and working from home. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 65%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (2,796 to 2,872), the 15th youngest of 41 towns
The Canadian towns closest in population, from youngest to oldest.
Median ages here range from 34.4 in Westmount to 58.8 in Saint-Michel-des-Saints. By median age, Rougemont sits among Newton (41.3), Westbrook Estates (43.2), Westcliffe East (43.4) and Saint-Prime (43.6).
3 in 6 nearby towns have a higher median age than Rougemont
Neighbouring places and their median ages; each name opens its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rougemont | 2,832 | — | 43.2 | 18% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Césaire | 6,150 | 4.7 km | 42 | 19% | 3.9% |
| Sainte-Angèle-de-Monnoir | 1,862 | 5.7 km | 40.4 | 18% | 3% |
| Saint-Damase | 2,390 | 9.1 km | 44.4 | 19% | 1.8% |
| Marieville | 11,910 | 9.2 km | 40 | 17% | 3% |
| Saint-Jean-Baptiste | 3,332 | 9.9 km | 44 | 20% | 2.8% |
| Saint-Paul-d'Abbotsford | 2,891 | 12.7 km | 45.6 | 20% | 3.5% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Quebec’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- What these tables don’t give. Not in the Census Profile: unpaid care, cars, internet access, and how each age group has changed since 2016. We also chart no ethnic origins besides visible minority and Indigenous identity.
Questions about Rougemont’s residents
Is Rougemont bilingual?
Both official languages are spoken by 33% of residents, against a typical 7.5% across Canada’s towns. 1.1% speak only English and 65% only French; 93% grew up with French.
How diverse is Rougemont?
2.8% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.9% belong to a visible minority and 2.2% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Rougemont?
63% are Christian and 34% have no religion; 3% follow another religion.
Is Rougemont good for families?
Under 15: 18% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 56% of households. One-parent families: 9.4%. Schools near Rougemont are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Rougemont?
The median household in Rougemont took in $80,000 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Rougemont?
Rougemont had about 2,832 residents in July 2025, Statistics Canada estimates; the 2021 Census counted 2,696, 2% fewer than 2016.
What is the average age in Rougemont?
A median age of 43.2, older than 57% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 18%, and people 65 and over 18%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).