ShawvilleQuebec
Home to 1,729 people, this town lies in Quebec. It is part of Pontiac, a census division.
Is Shawville a good place to live?
Shawville’s strongest is walkability (A). Add health to its strengths (B+). Also worth knowing: the weak point is jobs & income (D−). Housing is expensive (C−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D).
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Shawville has its subject grades alone.
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 Shawville grades
Each subject compares Shawville with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Shawville has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Shawville stand out
The 3 things Shawville does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Shawville.
The car carries only 84% of commuters in Shawville, fewer than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 27 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 84% | 90% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Shawville faces more hazards than 87% of Canadian towns
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Outaouais health region
No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Shawville’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.11 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 13% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.11 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Rent takes more of local pay in Shawville than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 23% of household income
Owners make up 61% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). The median home value was $200,000, below 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 | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 61% | 70% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $200,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 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.
Shawville’s health region counts 17% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%
The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.7, with women at 82.2 and men at 79.1. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Quebec, 55% against 57%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Shawville is well placed: 0.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de l'Outaouais, Shawville included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 55% | 56% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
34% of Shawville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.9% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.8% of residents, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
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 53.3% of Shawville
Census 2021 put women at 890 and men at 780; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Shawville | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 56% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 32% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Shawville earns a B for safety
Where it is policed, 16.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Property crime in its police area ran at 12.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 12.5 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 16.9 | 12.4 | 12 |
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 Pontiac MRC
Midwinter lows in Shawville sink below those of 81% of Canadian towns
Gardeners get 118 frost-free days, from 23 May to 19 September. Frost comes on 178 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in June, at 99 mm. Most of the snow comes in January, about 53 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −16.9°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 178 | 161 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 193 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 26.4°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Charteris)
The 2 schools of Shawville: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Dr. S.E. McDowell EnglishIn ShawvilleElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| École secondaire Pontiac EnglishIn ShawvilleSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
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.
Expect November days around 5°C in Shawville, nights around −4°C
ECCC’s forecast for Renfrew is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −11°C nights. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. A normal November brings 74 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −15°C | 215 mm |
| Spring | 11°C | −2°C | 216 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 292 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 2°C | 246 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Charteris); the forecast is on the Weather page
Less is spent per resident in Shawville than in 74% of Québec’s local municipalities
The mayor of Shawville is William Mccleary, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Shawville has one public library, Shawville-Clarendon Library
It stands 0.1 km from the centre of Shawville.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Ottawa River Provincial Park, 16 km away, is the closest provincial park to Shawville
Biggest among them: Île Kennedy Water Fowl Gathering Area, 443 ha, 7.4 km off. No national park lies within 100 km. 11 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.2% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Older housing stands out in Shawville: 41% predates 1961
| Heritage | Shawville | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 41% | 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 Shawville
Famous people from Shawville
13 notable people were born in Shawville.
About Shawville
Town in Quebec
Shawville 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
- 1,729 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Pontiac
- Census subdivision
- 2484010
Shawville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Shawville
Do people in Shawville speak French?
French is the common language here.
Who are the people of Shawville?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 8%.
Is Shawville a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 53.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 13% are under 15 and 32% are 65 or over.
What kind of homes are in Shawville?
Mostly 75% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 41% have just one.
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).