TrécessonQuebec
Statistics Canada counts it in the Amos metro area. The town has 1,240 residents and lies in Quebec.
Is Trécesson a good place to live?
Trécesson’s strongest is cost of living (A). Work and incomes are strong (A−). Getting around depends on the car (D). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A−).
Trécesson has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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 Trécesson grades
Each subject compares Trécesson with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Trécesson has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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What makes Trécesson stand out
The 3 things Trécesson does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trécesson.
Trécesson is a town of owners: 89% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 4% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 18% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 70% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Amos metro area
Hazards in Trécesson are mild: low wildfire and earthquake risk, and 4.3% of area homes above the radon guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region
Earthquake risk in Trécesson is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.022 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Trécesson on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.022 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4.3% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trécesson has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out
Commutes averaged 25 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 27 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Summers stay cool in Trécesson: July afternoons reach 23.7°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
A normal January night drops to −20.1°C, below both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). For the wettest month, look to September: 102 mm on average. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Rouyn, 68 km off.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 23.7°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −20.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 188 | 161 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 868 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Rouyn)
Violent crime weighs more where Trécesson is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 145
Where it is policed, 20.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 79 over 2023–25, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 17.4 per 1,000 people a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for Abitibi MRC as a whole, not for Trécesson alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 145 | 88 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 20.5 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 79 | 56 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 17.4 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
No high school in or near Trécesson: the closest is 12 km off
Elementary school is 8.1 km away at the nearest, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Berry-TrécessonIn TrécessonElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Schools within 3 km | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 1.2 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 8.1 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Source note: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Quebec.
A normal November in Trécesson runs from −6°C to 1°C
Expect about 75 mm of rain and snow over November. ECCC’s forecast for Amos is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 150 mm |
| Spring | 7°C | −4°C | 181 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 11°C | 278 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 1°C | 259 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Rouyn); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 180 residents: Trécesson is more closely represented than 86% of Quebec municipalities
The mayor of Trécesson is Ghislain Nadeau, who sits with 6 councillors.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Trécesson has two public libraries, Bibliothèque De Manneville and Bibliothèque de Manneville
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Trécesson in particular.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Trécesson’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.0 years: life expectancy 79.5
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 57%, above Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. The region has more smokers than Quebec, 15% of adults to 12%. Closer to home, a hospital is 12 km from the average resident of Trécesson, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.5 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 57% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
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 de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue)
Protected land is scarce around Trécesson: 0.3% within 10 km
Aiguebelle National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. Biggest among them: 08251R014 Biological Refuge, 148 ha, 8.5 km off. Within 5 km is one beach, Plage du lac Beauchamp. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Trécesson | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
21% of Trécesson’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
18% are under 15, above Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: a fifth of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
47.2% of Trécesson’s residents are women
Women numbered 580 and men 650 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Trécesson | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Trécesson
Famous people from around Trécesson
No notable person born in Trécesson is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Karol-Ann Canuel: Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Nicolas Roy: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Fanny Britt: Dorothée Jones, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Guillaume Lefebvre: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Keven Lacombe: Thomas Ducroquet, CC BY-SA 3.0
About Trécesson
Town in Quebec
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Trécesson is one municipality in Quebec, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,240 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Abitibi
- Metro area
- Amos
- Census subdivision
- 2488075
Trécesson’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trécesson | 1,240 | — | — | A | C | B− |
| Amos | 12,773 | 12 | B+ | B− | C | B |
| Saint-Félix-de-Dalquier | 1,046 | 15 | — | A | C | B− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Trécesson
Who are the people of Trécesson?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 0%, and Indigenous people 2%.
What kind of homes are in Trécesson?
Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 28% have just one.
Do people in Trécesson speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 79.7% know French alone, and 21% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
Is Trécesson growing?
It grew from 1,223 people in 2016 to 1,232 in 2021, up 0.7%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,240.
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).