Trois-PistolesQuebec
In Quebec, this town has 3,123 residents. It is part of Les Basques, a census division.
Is Trois-Pistoles a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. Trois-Pistoles grades A− overall, better than 80% of Canadian towns. That places it #194 of 499 in Quebec. Health is where it shines (A). Hazards are a real consideration (D). Work and incomes lag (C). At $150,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.1 times local household income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
What makes Trois-Pistoles stand out
The 3 things Trois-Pistoles does most differently from other towns.
How Trois-Pistoles grades
Each subject compares Trois-Pistoles with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trois-Pistoles.
Health in Trois-Pistoles beats 90% of Canadian towns
Homes here are 1.4 km from a hospital on average, below Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.7, with women at 83.1 and men at 80.3. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 60% very good or excellent, against 57% in Quebec.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 60% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 15% | 15% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.7 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
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 du Bas-Saint-Laurent)
On hazards, Trois-Pistoles comes out behind 87% of Canadian towns
Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.087 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is higher than usual: 14% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. No flood study for Trois-Pistoles is on the national inventory. Trois-Pistoles doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.087 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Summers stay cool in Trois-Pistoles: July afternoons reach 22.3°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
A normal year brings 1,124 mm of precipitation, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1,041 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Expect January lows of around −16.6°C in Trois-Pistoles. December is the snowiest month, with 66 cm on average. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in October, at 124 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 22.3°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 281 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,124 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −16.6°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Grandes-Bergeronnes)
Trips to work from Trois-Pistoles are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average
The car carried 83% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 83% | 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.
19% of Trois-Pistoles’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
1.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, between 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 52.6% of Trois-Pistoles
In 2021 there were 1,640 women to 1,475 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 10% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 50% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 40% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 24% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
For safety, Trois-Pistoles gets a B+
Property crime in the area its police cover: 11.7 per 1,000 people a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 97, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.7 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 52 | 56 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: Basques MRC
Protected areas cover 44% of the country around Trois-Pistoles
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For a provincial park, Saguenay-St. Lawrence Marine Park lies 16 km off. Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes (174,227 ha) is the biggest, 2.4 km from town. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 17, above Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4) alike.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 44% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 17 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Trois-Pistoles has just 11% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%
Three in five households own their home, lower than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, about level with Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 60% | 70% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 13% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $150,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
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.
Trois-Pistoles and its edges hold 5 schools: 3 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Chanoine-CôtéIn Trois-PistolesElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| École secondaire de Trois-Pistoles (Centre La Passerelle)In Trois-PistolesAll grades | All grades | – | French 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.
A normal November in Trois-Pistoles runs from −3°C to 3°C
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 22°C and January nights −17°C. Next comes December, with normal highs of −4°C and lows of −11°C. In November, the normal is 78 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Trois-Pistoles.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −6°C | −14°C | 217 mm |
| Spring | 6°C | −2°C | 268 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 11°C | 326 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 2°C | 312 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Grandes-Bergeronnes); the forecast is on the Weather page
The council of Trois-Pistoles is led by its mayor, Maurice Vaney
Trois-Pistoles is in Rimouski—La Matapédia, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Maxime Blanchette-Joncas of the Bloc Québécois.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bibliothèque De Trois-Pistoles is Trois-Pistoles’s public library
It stands 0.3 km from the centre of Trois-Pistoles.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Older housing stands out in Trois-Pistoles: 52% predates 1961
All told the heritage lists hold 2 historic places within the town, and one sits in the top tier. Its oldest building on the record is Maison du notaire, from 1842. The list takes in a municipal citation.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Trois-Pistoles | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 52% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Musée Saint-Laurent and 2 more in and around Trois-Pistoles
From museums to parks and historic sites: Trois-Pistoles’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Everything we know about Trois-Pistoles
Famous people from Trois-Pistoles
19 notable people were born in Trois-Pistoles.
Photo credits
Louis-Philippe Pelletier: Unknown author, Public domain · Dave Jenniss: Bull-Doser, Public domain
Trois-Pistoles’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-Pistoles | 3,123 | — | A− | B | B+ | A |
| Notre-Dame-des-Neiges | 1,146 | 3 | — | B+ | B+ | A |
| Saint-Jean-de-Dieu | 1,697 | 16 | — | A | B+ | B+ |
| L'Isle-Verte | 1,427 | 17 | — | B | B+ | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Trois-Pistoles
How old are the people of Trois-Pistoles?
At 59.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 10% of the population and seniors 40%.
Do people in Trois-Pistoles speak French?
It is a French-speaking town: 80.6% know French alone, and 19% can talk in English too, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns.
What kind of homes are in Trois-Pistoles?
Mostly 53% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 1.9 people on average, and 47% have just one.
Has Trois-Pistoles grown?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 3,246 to 3,115 residents (4% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 3,123.
About Trois-Pistoles
Town in Quebec
Every figure TownRatings gives for Trois-Pistoles covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Quebec.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,123 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Les Basques
- Census subdivision
- 2411040
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).