Dans une rue de Terrebonne, Québec. Street scene at sunset - panoramio

TerrebonneQuebec

Population 126,872: a town in Quebec. It is part of the Montréal metro area.

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Population

126,872

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.8

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

58%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

A⁻

#310 of 2,556

Is Terrebonne a good place to live?

Terrebonne’s strongest is safety (A−). This Quebec town ranks #163 of 499 in Quebec, with an A− overall. Nationally, it does better than 84% of Canadian towns. The typical owner put their home at $348,000 in 2021: 3.7 years of the median household’s income. It also does well on walkability (A−). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for jobs & income and C+ for hazard risk.

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. 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.

StrongestA⁻Safety A⁻Walkability

What makes Terrebonne stand out

The 2 things Terrebonne does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

13% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

6% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

66% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

How Terrebonne grades

Each subject compares Terrebonne 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 grading works

SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedA⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →HealthResidents are healthier than in most townsB⁺Open →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedBOpen →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itC⁺Open →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Maison d'histoire de Terrebonne and 10 more in and around Terrebonne

From museums to parks and historic sites: Terrebonne’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMaison d'histoire de Terrebonnein town

MuseumMaison Bélislein town

Historic house · Parks CanadaSir Wilfrid Laurier4.2 km outside town, to the northwest Ski hillSki hillGroupe Plein Air Terrebonnein town AttractionAttractionÉcole de pilotage À Vol d'Oiseauin town MuseumMuseumMicromusée du Plan Bouchard4.4 km outside town, to the southwest

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Maison d'histoire de Terrebonne: ThoMiCroN, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Bélisle: Cantons-de-l'Est, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Sir Wilfrid Laurier: Benoit Rochon, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Terrebonne.

SafetySafety A⁻

Terrebonne earns an A− for safety

Violent incidents came to 8.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime accounts for 10.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

42Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202339

202446

202539

2023–2025	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.8	16.6	31.2
Violent crime	8.3	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	72	88	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

58%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageTerrebonne’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety42 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Terrebonne’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Terrebonne safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HealthHealth B⁺

Around Terrebonne, 56% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de Lanaudière

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.0 years at birth, 83.7 for women and 80.3 for men. The survey counts 14% of adults as smokers, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Measured from where Terrebonne’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 9.7 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

56%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Terrebonne56%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Smokers	14%	12%	12%
Very good or excellent health	56%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.0	82.5	81.5

82.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

14%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.2 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageTerrebonne’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.2 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.7, men 80.3 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Commuters in Terrebonne travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

91% of commuters drove to work at the census.

8%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Public transit5%

Walk3%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	33 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$95,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

30%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageTerrebonne’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment5.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to12,940 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Montréal

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

Winter nights in Terrebonne are colder than in 75% of Canadian towns

A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A July afternoon in Terrebonne typically reaches 26.6°C.

26.6°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.9°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	217 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−16.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,041 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

217 cm

of snow a year

122

days with precipitation a year

Full pageTerrebonne’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.6°C, January lows −16.0°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station21 km to the station · L'Assomption

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (L'Assomption)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Terrebonne: 2 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.17 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is lower than usual: 3.9% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Terrebonne doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Lanaudiere health region.

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Terrebonne3.9%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.17	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	3.9%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.17

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

0.5 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageTerrebonne’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.17 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.9% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Terrebonne are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

45% speak both English and French, close to Quebec’s towns (44%) and above Canadian towns (7.5%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.

40.8median age

TerrebonneQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification58%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.6% of Terrebonne

60,690 women and 59,255 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Terrebonne
	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	65%	62%	64%
65+	16%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	58%	59%	56%

Full pageTerrebonne’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages40.8 median age · 16% are 65 or over Households45,250 households · 2.6 people per household Immigrants13% are immigrants · 18% belong to a visible minority English and French45% speak both · 54% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

In Terrebonne, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

By December, a normal day reaches −2°C and a night falls to −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −16°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

5°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−14°C	243 mm
Spring	11°C	0°C	253 mm
Summer	25°C	14°C	268 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	277 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageTerrebonne’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (L'Assomption); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

One councillor per 7,460 residents: Terrebonne is more thinly represented than 98% of Quebec municipalities

Terrebonne has 16 councillors and a mayor, Mathieu Traversy.

Full pageTerrebonne’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Member of ParliamentTatiana Auguste council seats17

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

More visits per person served than three in four Quebec’s town libraries: Terrebonne public library counts 5

Terrebonne public library serves 124,919 people from 4 branches.

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Places to belong0.7 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HousingCost of living B⁻

Terrebonne has just 14% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

Rent took 17% of household income, close to Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%). The owner-occupied share of households is 76%.

$348,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Terrebonne$348,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Rent as a share of income	17%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	14%	13%	18%
Households owning their home	76%	70%	74%

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,380

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageTerrebonne’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.7 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $348,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters76% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Montréal metro area

Outdoors

Terrebonne has 22 public protected areas within 10 km

No national park lies within 100 km. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 7.8 km off. The largest is fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 2,095 ha, 6.4 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 3.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

3.8%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Terrebonne3.8%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	22	10	4
Protected land within 10 km	3.8%	4.9%	2.3%

7.8 km

to Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageTerrebonne’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas60 protected areas within 10 km · fleuve Saint-Laurent (Îles de Verchères) Water Fowl Gathering Area National & provincial parks7.8 km to a provincial park · Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec)

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

Terrebonne’s schools come under 6 different boards

In English: 3 of the 74 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Counting a 3 km margin, Terrebonne has 57 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.

74schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École Bernard-CorbinIn TerrebonneElementary	Elementary	–	French public
Collège Saint-Sacrement IndependentIn TerrebonneSecondary	Secondary	–	Independent
École primaire Pinewood (Pinewood Elementary School, Campus B) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 74 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public66

Independent6

English public2

Schools within 3 km	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
School boards	6	2	3

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageTerrebonne’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards6 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Affluents Every school74 schools within 3 km · 57 elementary schools, 15 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade Language3 of 74 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Terrebonne?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Schools grade in Quebec: none (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school).

History

Maison Bélisle, from 1759, is Terrebonne’s oldest designated place

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 5% of homes, below both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). All 7 historic places listed here are of the highest rank.

7historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations7

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

1759

oldest construction date on the record

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Terrebonne	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	5%	21%	18%

Full pageTerrebonne’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers7 historic places inside the town Highest designations7 top designations · Site patrimonial du Vieux-Terrebonne Older homes5% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Terrebonne have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Terrebonne

15pages on Terrebonne

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 42 Housing & costB⁻Homes 3.7 × income Property pricesSchools74 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 82 in its region Work & commuteB66% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors3.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 History7 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Terrebonne

42 notable people were born in Terrebonne.

See all 42 →

Garven MetusalaHaitian-Canadian soccer player · born 1999

Maria Anna BlondinCanadian Catholic nun and teacher, blessed · 1809–1890

Louis-Olivier TaillonCanadian politician · 1840–1923

Olivier RiouxCanadian basketball player · born 2006

Alphonse DesjardinsFormer mayor of Montreal, Quebec · 1841–1912

Marc DupréCanadian singer · born 1973

Photo credits

Garven Metusala: John Jacques, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Maria Anna Blondin: Archives générales de la Congrégation des Soeurs de Sainte-Anne, Public domain · Louis-Olivier Taillon: Aegidius Fauteux, Public domain · Olivier Rioux: The White House, Public domain · Alphonse Desjardins: Notman & Sandham, Public domain · Marc Dupré: Jeangagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0

Terrebonne’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

MascoucheSaint-FrançoisBois-des-FilionLorraineMarc-Aurèle-FortinRivière-des-PrairiesTerrebonne

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Terrebonne	126,872	—	A⁻	B⁻	A⁻	B⁺
Mascouche	56,897	4.3	A⁻	C⁺	A⁻	B⁺
Saint-François	15,338	7.9	B⁺	B⁻	B	A⁻
Bois-des-Filion	10,666	9	B⁺	C	B⁺	A⁺
Lorraine	9,721	10	A	B⁺	B⁺	A⁺
Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	36,220	11	C	D	C	A
Rivière-des-Prairies	21,852	11	B	B⁻	C	A

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Terrebonne

Do people in Terrebonne speak French?

It is a French-speaking town: 53.6% know French alone, and 45% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.

Has Terrebonne grown?

It grew from 111,575 people in 2016 to 119,944 in 2021, up 7.5%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 126,872.

What kind of homes are in Terrebonne?

Mostly 62% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 3% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 23% have just one.

About Terrebonne

Town in Quebec

For Terrebonne, 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: 126,872 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Moulins
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2464008

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).