Photo: Pymouss · CC BY-SA 4.07.5% of residents lived at another address a year earlier, fewer than in 87% of Canadian towns
Children under 15: 19%, above 74% of Canadian towns. The latest estimate, for July 2025, is 21,490 residents; the 2021 Census found 8,410 households. 1.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens. Residents with no religion are rarer here than in nearly two thirds of Canadian towns.
What stands out about the people of Varennes
A bilingual town
48% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, more than in 89% of Canadian towns; 51% speak French only and 0.2% English only. English & French ↓
Common-law couples
31% of residents 15 and over live common-law, more than in 95% of Canadian towns; 32% are married. Couples ↓
Written from the data on this page: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census.
A larger share of bilingual residents than 89% of Canadian towns: 48%
The 2021 Census is the source of every figure here unless a date says otherwise. Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
At home: French 96%, English 1.4%. Measured more widely, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns. Varennes has fewer residents whose mother tongue is English than 93% of Canadian towns, at 1.5%.
Slower than most: ±0% since 2016, behind 79% of Canadian towns
Residents at the 2016 and 2021 censuses and the latest estimate, with the 2016–2021 change beside other towns.
Change, 2016 to 2021
Across Canada’s towns the median change is +4%; across Quebec’s towns, +4%. The July 2025 estimate adds another 1%.
Below 64% of Canadian towns: 16% of residents are 65 or over
Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
More residents are 55–59 than any other five-year age: 8.3% of residents. Measured more widely, 19% of residents are 65 or over across Canada’s towns. The median age in Varennes is 42.4, higher than in 52% of Canadian towns. At 11%, the share of residents aged 15 to 24 is in line with the figure across Canada’s towns.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Varennes, 42.4. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
About an even split.
Varennes: 10% of households are one-parent families, above 77% of Canadian towns
Who shares a home: household types and sizes.
Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
A household here has 2.5 people on average; across Canada’s towns, 2.4. Census figures put one-person households at 24% in Varennes. For comparison, nearly one in ten households are one-parent families across Canada’s towns.
Above 95% of Canadian towns: 31% of residents 15 and over live common-law
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Single and never married: 27% of adults, against a typical 27%. The benchmark for common-law partners across Canada’s towns: 11%. Here, 32% of residents 15 and over are married.
Fewer renter households than 60% of Canadian towns: 21%
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in 74% of Canadian towns. The benchmark for renter households across Canada’s towns: 25%. Newer homes outnumber old: 18% date from 2001 or later, 8.4% from before 1961. Where 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns, Varennes has 63%.
$103,000 a year is the median household income here
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
The middle household in Varennes had $103,000 before tax, 20% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). The figure for Quebec’s towns: $74,000. The pandemic’s benefits: 26% of income recipients, against 28% in the typical town.
3.6% of residents are immigrants
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Compared with 17% across Canada’s towns, 3.6% of residents are immigrants here. Most immigrants were born in Europe (33%) or in Africa (27%).
68% said they are Christian and 30% that they have no religion
Residents’ own answers on visible minority, Indigenous identity and religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
Visible minority residents: 4.3% here and 15% across Canada’s towns. Census figures put Indigenous residents at 1.2% in Varennes.
29% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, more than in 54% of Canadian towns
The highest diploma or degree of adults of working age (25 to 64).
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
6.7% of those aged 25 to 64 have no formal credential, where the typical town has 9.5%.
In work on census day: 68% of adults
May 2021 was still a pandemic month: the census’s work figures reflect that. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
At 68%, more residents are in work than the typical 58% across Canada’s towns.
In its size band (21,062 to 22,031), the 16th oldest of 41 towns
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
The group spans Electoral Area A, Metro Vancouver, youngest at 31.4, to Port Colborne, oldest at 50.4. The closest ages to Varennes’s belong to Forest Glade (40.4), Sturgeon County (41.2), Cole Harbour (43) and East L'Amoreaux (43.6).
Varennes sits below 4 of its 6 closest neighbours on median age
Places nearby, shaded by median age, each linked to its page.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varennes | 21,490 | — | 42.4 | 16% | 3.6% |
| Pointe-aux-Trembles | 49,869 | 5.7 km | 45.3 | 20% | 17% |
| Charlemagne | 6,695 | 7.4 km | 49.2 | 25% | 5.7% |
| Montréal-Est | 5,112 | 7.9 km | 40.4 | 15% | 12% |
| Boucherville | 41,910 | 8.6 km | 48 | 25% | 9.4% |
| Repentigny | 91,290 | 9.7 km | 44.4 | 21% | 13% |
| Rivière-des-Prairies | 21,852 | 10.2 km | 40.1 | 13% | 31% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
- The census’s own words. Indigenous identity, immigrant status and religion are as residents answered them. “Visible minority” follows the Employment Equity Act, meaning people other than Indigenous peoples who are non-white in colour or race. We compare these figures across towns; none is a label for a town.
- Against Quebec’s towns and Canada’s towns. A figure here is set beside two middles, the median across Quebec’s places of 2,500 people or more and the median across all Canadian towns that size; reserves and entire cities are excluded from both.
Questions about Varennes’s residents
What is the population of Varennes?
The latest figure is an estimate: 21,490 residents in July 2025. At the 2021 Census, Varennes counted 21,198, about the same as 2016.
What is the average age in Varennes?
Half the residents are older than 42.4 and half younger, older than 52% of Canadian towns; 19% are children under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
Is Varennes bilingual?
English and French: 48% speak both (Canada’s towns: 7.5%). English only: 0.2%. French only: 51%. French mother tongue: 94%.
How diverse is Varennes?
Across Canada’s towns a typical 17% are immigrants; here, 3.6%. A visible minority makes up 4.3% and Indigenous residents 1.2%.
What religion are people in Varennes?
Most often Christian (68%) or no religion (30%); other religions make up 2%.
Is Varennes good for families?
Children under 15 are 19% of residents, against 16% across Canada’s towns. Couple families make up 61% of households and one-parent families 10%. Schools near Varennes are on its Schools page.
What is the median income in Varennes?
Median total household income in Varennes was $103,000 in 2020, against a median of $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population · Statistics Canada, population estimates for 1 July 2025 (table 17-10-0155). 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).