Uashat 27Quebec

It belongs to the Sept-Îles metropolitan area. 1,694 people live in this First Nations reserve in Quebec.

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Population

1,694

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

29.6

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

29%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

17%

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

Is Uashat 27 a good place to live?

Uashat 27’s best grade is for walkability (A+). Police record more crime here than in most towns (D−). Incomes are on the low side (C).

As a First Nations reserve, Uashat 27 isn’t given an overall grade or ranked. Too much of a reserve’s data is suppressed or uncollected by Statistics Canada for a fair comparison with other towns.

Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.

StrongestA⁺WalkabilityWeakestD⁻Safety

What makes Uashat 27 stand out

The 3 things Uashat 27 does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree

Education

29% have a postsecondary qualification

Canadian towns centre on 56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 9% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 97%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D−.

How Uashat 27 grades

Each subject compares Uashat 27 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

SafetyAmong the weakest of the towns comparedD⁻Open →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work trail most townsCOpen →HealthBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →Hazard riskBased on earthquake losses and radon in homes; a high wildfire risk can pull it downBOpen →

Cost of livingNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school), there’s no schools grade in Quebec.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Uashat 27.

SafetySafety D⁻

The force covering Uashat 27 records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 871

Measured across the Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in the area its police cover: 52.2 per 1,000 people a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 163.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

354Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023280

2024373

2025410

2023–2025	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Crime Severity Index	354	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	871	88	86
Violent crime	163.6	12.4	12
Property crime per 1,000	52.2	16.6	31.2

151

non-violent Crime Severity Index

58%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageUashat 27’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety354 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Uashat 27’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Uashat 27 safe?”

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

Who lives here

More of Uashat 27’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 97%

Visible minorities make up 0.7% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

29.6median age

Uashat 27QuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

30%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree57%

Postsecondary qualification29%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.4% of Uashat 27

By the 2021 count the town had 800 women and 755 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Uashat 27
	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	30%	17%	16%
15 to 64	62%	62%	64%
65+	8.7%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	57%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	29%	59%	56%

Full pageUashat 27’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages29.6 median age · 9% are 65 or over Households495 households · 3.1 people per household English and French15% speak both · 83% speak French but not English

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

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Trips to work from Uashat 27 are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average

The car carried 81% of commuters at the census.

17%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van81%

Walk14%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	16 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	81%	90%	89%

$67,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

42%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work17% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to110 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Sept-Îles

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.

Climate

Uashat 27 has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 19.7°C

A normal January night drops to −20.1°C, lower than both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in October, at 118 mm. ECCC’s nearest full record is at Sept-Îles, 9.3 km off.

19.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.1°C

Spring4.4°C

Summer18.6°C

Autumn8.3°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
July afternoon high	19.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	205	161	159
January night low	−20.1°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,077 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

205

days with frost a year

126

days with precipitation a year

Full pageUashat 27’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 19.7°C, January lows −20.1°C Rain and snow1,077 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station9.3 km to the station · Sept-Îles

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sept-Îles)

HealthHealth B⁺

More adults feel healthy around Uashat 27: 61% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 79.4 years, lower than both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Uashat 27 is well placed: 2.1 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Uashat 27 doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Côte-Nord.

61%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Uashat 2761%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Very good or excellent health	61%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.4	82.5	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%

79.4

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.1 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageUashat 27’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey61% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.1 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.1, men 77.0 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

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 4.7% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Uashat 27’s area

Seismic risk runs high: $0.070 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Burn scars are few around Uashat 27, with 1.7% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.04% a year).

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

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

Uashat 274.7%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4.7%	8.2%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.070	$0.14	$0.030

$0.070

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

Low

wildfire band

2.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageUashat 27’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon4.7% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.7% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.070 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Cote-Nord health region

Outdoors

Protected land around Uashat 27 beats 9 in 10 Canadian towns

Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 17, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). Biggest among them: Archipel-de-Sept-Îles Land set aside, 6,930 ha, 3.8 km off. National parks are all over 100 km off.

18%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Uashat 2718%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	18%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	17	10	4

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Archipel-de-Sept-Îles Land set aside

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

Weather

What November brings in Uashat 27: −6°C at night, 2°C by day

Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −14°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 112 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Sept-Îles.

2°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November2°C

December−5°C

January−9°C

February−7°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−18°C	229 mm
Spring	4°C	−5°C	235 mm
Summer	19°C	9°C	276 mm
Autumn	8°C	0°C	337 mm

−6°C

a normal November night

112 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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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 (Sept-Îles); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Uashat 27 sends Marilène Gill (Bloc Québécois) to the Commons from Côte-Nord—Kawawachikamach—Nitassinan

Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44.

Full pageUashat 27’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itIndian Reserve Provincial legislatureDuplessis

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

Uashat 27 has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Louis-Ange-Santerre, 2.1 km away

The next is Bibliotheque Du Secteur De Moisie (Sept-Îles), 17 km away.

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Places to belong0.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

In and around Uashat 27, 16 schools: 11 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

16schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire Johnny Pilot du conseil des Montagnais de Sept-Iles et MaliotenamIn Uashat 27Elementary	Elementary	–	Other
École secondaire Manikanetish du conseil des Montagnais de Sept-Îles et MaliotenamIn Uashat 27All grades	All grades	–	Other
École Primaire Flemming (Flemming Elementary School) EnglishTeaches in EnglishElementary	Elementary	–	English public

See all 16 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public10

English public3

Other2

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Uashat 27	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3

0.4 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school16 schools within 3 km · 11 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language3 of 16 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire du Fer Questions“What schools are there in Uashat 27?”

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.

Nearby attractions

Shaputuan and 2 more in and around Uashat 27

What there is to see in Uashat 27 and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumShaputuanin town MuseumMuseumVieux-Poste de Traite100 m outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumMusée régional de la Côte-Nord1.4 km outside town, to the east

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Uashat 27

15pages on Uashat 27

The big questions

SafetyD⁻Crime Severity Index 354 Housing & costProperty pricesSchools16 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 79.4 in its region Work & commuteC40% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 29.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Uashat 27

2 notable people were born in Uashat 27; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Naomi FontaineFirst Nation novelist from Quebec, Canada · born 1987

MatiuInnu Singer · born 1986

David DesrosiersCanadian musician · born in Sept-Îles · born 1980

Karen ClicheCanadian actress · born in Sept-Îles · born 1976

Guillaume LeBlancCanadian athletics competitor · born in Sept-Îles · born 1962

Guy CarbonneauCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sept-Îles · born 1960

Photo credits

Karen Cliche: Super Festivals, CC BY 2.0 · Guillaume LeBlanc: Nom (Dominique GUEBEY), CC BY-SA 3.0

Uashat 27’s neighbours

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

Sept-ÎlesMaliotenamUashat 27

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Uashat 27	1,694	—	—	—	D⁻	B⁺
Sept-Îles	24,483	1.6	A⁻	A	C⁻	B
Maliotenam	1,683	14	—	—	D⁻	B

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

Questions about Uashat 27

How old are the people of Uashat 27?

The median resident is 29.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 30% are under 15 and 9% are 65 or over.

What kind of homes are in Uashat 27?

Single-detached houses make up 86% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 20% of households are one person, and the average is 3.1.

Do people in Uashat 27 speak French?

Almost everyone does. 15% are bilingual, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%, and 83.4% speak French and no English.

Is Uashat 27 growing?

It went from 1,592 people in 2016 to 1,550 in 2021, down 2.6%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,694.

About Uashat 27

First Nations reserve in Quebec

Statistics Canada counts Uashat 27, a First Nations reserve in Quebec, as its own census subdivision.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,694 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Sept-Rivières--Caniapiscau
Metro area: Sept-Îles
First Nation: Innu Takuaikan Uashat Mak Mani-Utenam
Census subdivision: 2497802

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).