Trois-RivièresQuebec
It is a town of 149,934 residents in Quebec. Its census division is Francheville.
Is Trois-Rivières a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health (A). Homes are dear (C+). Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #270 of 499 in Quebec. Set against the rest, it does better than 66% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and C+ for jobs & income.
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.
What makes Trois-Rivières stand out
The 3 things Trois-Rivières does most differently from other towns.
How Trois-Rivières grades
Each subject compares Trois-Rivières 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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Assumption Cathedral and 25 more in and around Trois-Rivières
From museums to parks and historic sites: Trois-Rivières’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
CathedralAssumption Cathedralin town
MuseumOld Trois-Rivières Prisonin town
MuseumMaison Rocheleauin town
MuseumMusée Boréalisin town
MuseumMusée Popin town
MuseumMusée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivièresin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Assumption Cathedral: Stéphane Batigne, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Old Trois-Rivières Prison: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Maison Rocheleau: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Boréalis: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée Pop: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Musée des Ursulines de Trois-Rivières: Fralambert, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Trois-Rivières.
Few places match Trois-Rivières for health: it beats 87% of Canadian towns
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 61%, ahead of the 57% for Quebec. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 81.6 years on average (2022/2024): 83.3 for women, 79.9 for men. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.5 km from the average resident of Trois-Rivières, about the norm of 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 61% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 13% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.6 | 82.5 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Flood mapping exists for Trois-Rivières: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec
The radon tests numbers here cover the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region
Seismic risk runs high: $0.13 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Burn scars are few around Trois-Rivières, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 0% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The median home in Trois-Rivières costs just 3.3 years of household income, against 4.7 in the typical Canadian town
Owners put the median home at $200,000, lower than both Quebec’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, near Quebec’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $200,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 13% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 20% | 18% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Trois-Rivières metro area, not by town
More snow falls on Trois-Rivières than on 90% of Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year
Frost comes on 145 days a year, below Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. December is the snowiest month, with 69 cm on average. Also worth knowing: in July, daytime highs in Trois-Rivières average 25.1°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 274 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,101 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 145 | 161 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières)
More of the land around Trois-Rivières is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns
La Mauricie National Park is the closest national park, 27 km from town. 44 protected areas lie within 10 km. The largest named area nearby is Refuge de Nicolet Water Fowl Gathering Area, 2,821 ha, 2.3 km away. The closest provincial park is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 86 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 8.4% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 18 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Commuters in Trois-Rivières have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 27 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 90% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Expect November days around 5°C in Trois-Rivières, nights around −1°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Trois-Rivières. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −9°C. Expect about 88 mm of rain and snow over November. Snowfall in a normal November: 24 cm.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −12°C | 244 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | 0°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 15°C | 325 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 285 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Trois-Rivières); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 10,000 residents: Trois-Rivières is more thinly represented than 99% of Quebec municipalities
Trois-Rivières has a riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) of its own name, and Caroline Desrochers (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Trois-Rivières public library draws 31.6 visits per person served, ahead of 97% of Quebec’s town libraries
The 148,469 people Trois-Rivières public library serves have 5 branches to choose from.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Trois-Rivières earns a B− for safety
Property crime accounts for 18.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violence accounts for 13.2 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Add to that, its violent severity index came to 94, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 18.6 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 94 | 88 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
33% of Trois-Rivières’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
6% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) but below Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 4.5% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (2.6%) but below Canadian towns (6.4%).
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 51.5% of Trois-Rivières
The 2021 census counted 71,725 women and 67,435 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 20% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 19% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 59% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Quebec and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
The schools around Trois-Rivières answer to 3 boards
In English: 2 of the 59 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Its 3 km reach takes in 47 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade, all of Trois-Rivières’s schooling.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École alternative Freinet de Trois-Rivières (Saint-Sacrement)In Trois-RivièresElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
| Académie de Trois-Rivières EnglishIn Trois-RivièresSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École primaire anglophone de la Mauricie EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 2 | 3 |
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).
Trois-Rivières’s record starts in 1634 with Fort Trois-Rivières
Among the places are 6 municipal citations, a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a heritage railway station. Canada’s heritage registers list 29 historic places inside the town, 21 with the highest designation. 22% of its homes were built before 1961, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Trois-Rivières | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 22% | 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 Trois-Rivières
Famous people from Trois-Rivières
245 notable people were born in Trois-Rivières.
Photo credits
Jean Béliveau: US Embassy Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Maurice Duplessis: Roger Bédard, 1947, Public domain · Laurence Vincent-Lapointe: Власність Міністерства молоді та спорту України, CC BY 4.0 · Pierre Gaultier de Varennes, sieur de La Vérendrye: sculpteur:Jean Bailleul / photo: Jean Gagnon, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Marie-Eve Nault: Anders Henrikson, CC BY 2.0 · Luc Tardif: Pierre-Yves Beaudouin, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trois-Rivières’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trois-Rivières | 149,934 | — | B+ | C+ | B− | A |
| Saint-Maurice | 3,804 | 12 | A+ | A | A | A− |
| Bécancour | 14,943 | 12 | A+ | B+ | A− | A− |
| Nicolet | 8,737 | 14 | A | B+ | B | A |
| Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel | 6,613 | 16 | A | A | A | A− |
| Champlain | 1,957 | 17 | — | B− | A | A− |
| Saint-Étienne-des-Grès | 4,675 | 17 | A+ | A | A− | A− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Trois-Rivières
Do people in Trois-Rivières speak French?
Almost everyone does. 33% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 66.3% speak French and no English.
Is Trois-Rivières a young town or an old one?
At 47.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 26%.
What kind of homes are in Trois-Rivières?
Single-detached houses make up 42% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 2% are in high-rise apartments. 41% of households are one person, and the average is 2.
Who are the people of Trois-Rivières?
At the 2021 census, 5% were immigrants and 6% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
About Trois-Rivières
Town in Quebec
Statistics Canada treats Trois-Rivières as a single census subdivision in Quebec, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 149,934 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Francheville
- Census subdivision
- 2437067
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).