Vaudreuil-sur-le-LacQuebec

In Quebec, this town has 1,340 residents. Statistics Canada counts it in the Montréal metro area.

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Population

1,340

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

69%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac a good place to live?

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac’s strongest subject is safety (A). It also does well on health (A−). Hazard risk is higher than most (C−). The typical owner put their home at $600,000 in 2021: 4.4 years of the median household’s income. Walkability is weaker too (C+).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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.

StrongestASafety A⁻HealthWeakestC⁻Hazard risk

What makes Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac stand out

The 3 things Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

Midway across Canadian towns: 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Median household income, 2020

Income

$140,000 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

Immigrants

Who lives here

16% are immigrants

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac grades

Each subject compares Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 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

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesA⁻Open →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁻Open →Cost of livingAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn Quebec, there’s no schools grade: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac.

SafetySafety A

For the force that serves Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, the Crime Severity Index is 39, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.4 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violence across its police area runs at 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year.

39Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202340

202440

202538

2023–2025	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	10.4	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	39	56	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	62	88	86
Violent crime	8.4	12.4	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

49%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageVaudreuil-sur-le-Lac’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety39 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac safe?”

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

HealthHealth A⁻

Around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, 55% of adults call their health very good or excellent

At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). What sets Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 16 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

55%very good or excellent healthA⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac55%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	56%	52%
Smokers	11%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	82.5	82.5	81.5

82.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

16 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

11%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.6 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care16 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.6 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.2, men 80.8 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Région de la Montérégie

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

Flood mapping exists for Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac: 1 on record, latest by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.17 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is about average around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac: 8.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Monteregie health region.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

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

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac8.2%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.17	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	8.2%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.17

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

Low

wildfire band

7.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.17 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living B

More households own their home in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 97%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 12% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Montréal metro area, Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac included.

$600,000median home value, 2021BCost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac$600,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	97%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	12%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	7%	13%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	$300,000	$406,000

$1,346

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,170

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters97% own their home Cost of living4.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,346 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey

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.

Outdoors

Around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, 30% of the land is set aside for nature

Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Plage d'Oka the nearest. A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 2.9 km away. CPCAD lists 29 protected areas within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off.

30%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac30%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	30%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	20	10	4

2.9 km

to Oka National Park (Québec)

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas29 protected areas within 10 km · Oka National Park (Québec)National & provincial parks2.9 km to a provincial park · Oka National Park (Québec)

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

Climate

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. Snow totals 217 cm over the year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 52 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 29 April to 14 October, 167 days.

26.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.2°C

Spring11.0°C

Summer25.5°C

Autumn13.5°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Snowfall a year	217 cm	217 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	26.7°C	26.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	146	161	159
Precipitation a year	1,041 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm

217 cm

of snow a year

146

days with frost a year

167

frost-free days, 29 Apr to 14 Oct

122

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 26.7°C, January lows −13.5°C Rain and snow1,041 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow217 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · Montréal Trudeau (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport))

Weather

A normal November in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac runs from −2°C to 6°C

A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −9°C. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Pincourt.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

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

November6°C

December−1°C

January−5°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−3°C	−12°C	243 mm
Spring	11°C	1°C	253 mm
Summer	26°C	15°C	268 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	277 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

84 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 (Montréal Trudeau (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

The council of Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is led by its mayor, Mario Tremblay

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is in Vaudreuil, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Peter Schiefke of the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Who runs itVillage council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade D⁻

No public library stands in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac: the closest, Bibliothèque Intermunicipale de Dorion-Vaudreuil, is 2.5 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque (Vaudreuil-Dorion), 2.7 km away.

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Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Commuters in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk2%

Census 2021	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	29 min	27 min	26 min

$140,000

median household income, 2020

28%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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UnemploymentOf the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to120 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Vaudreuil-Dorion

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.

Schools

Around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, 7 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools: 12 schools in all

In English: one of the 12 schools, where in Quebec the share is 10%. Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).

12schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
École primaire Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau EnglishNearest elementary school, 0.6 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public
École secondaire de la Cité-des-Jeunes (Piscine intérieure - Campus)Nearest secondary school, 2.1 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	French public

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

French public11

English public1

Schools within 3 km	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
School boards	2	2	3
Nearest secondary school	2.9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km

2.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school12 schools within 3 km · 7 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools Language1 of 12 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec The boards2 school boards · Centre de services scolaire des Trois-Lacs Questions“What schools are there in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Towns in Quebec aren’t in the schools rankings: the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.

Who lives here

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 73% speak both languages

Visible minorities make up just over a fifth of the population, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Those 65 and older account for a fifth of residents.

46.4median age

Vaudreuil-sur-le-LacQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

17%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree14%

Postsecondary qualification69%

Women and men · all residents

48.9% of Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac’s residents are women

695 men and 665 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac
	Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	64%	62%	64%
65+	20%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	14%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	69%	59%	56%

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English and French73% speak both · 18% speak French but not English Ages46.4 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households485 households · 2.8 people per household Immigrants16% are immigrants · 22% belong to a visible minority

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

Nearby attractions

Fort Senneville and 4 more in and around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac, the best known first.

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FortFort Senneville4 km outside town, to the northeast

MuseumMusée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges1.4 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumTrestler House3.4 km outside town, to the southeast

National historic siteMaison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil900 m outside town, to the west Historic siteHistoric siteMaison Valois2.6 km outside town, to the southeast

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Fort Senneville: Illustrateur(s): A.J. Rice, Laprés & Lavergne, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Musée régional de Vaudreuil-Soulanges: Raymond Marcaida, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Trestler House: Guerinf, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Maison Félix-Leclerc de Vaudreuil: MissEmerillon, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

15pages on Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

The big questions

SafetyACrime Severity Index 39 Housing & costBHomes 4.4 × income Property pricesSchools12 schools within 3 km HealthA⁻Life expectancy 82.5 in its region Work & commuteB⁻56% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors30% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 27°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

No notable person born in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Alexandre BurrowsCanadian ice hockey player · born in Pincourt · born 1981

Maxime DeschampsCanadian pair skater · born in Vaudreuil-Dorion · born 1991

Marc LalondeCanadian politician · born in L'Île-Perrot · 1929–2023

Lionel GroulxCanadian historian · born in Vaudreuil-Dorion · 1878–1967

Alfred LépineCanadian ice hockey player · born in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue · 1901–1955

Daniel WalcottCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born in L'Île-Perrot · born 1994

Photo credits

Alexandre Burrows: Orlandkurtenbach, CC BY 3.0 · Maxime Deschamps: SpiritedMichelle, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Lionel Groulx: Unknown author, Public domain · Daniel Walcott: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac’s neighbours

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

Vaudreuil-DorionTerrasse-VaudreuilSennevillePincourtSainte-Anne-de-BellevueL'Île-PerrotVaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac	1,340	—	—	B	A	A⁻
Vaudreuil-Dorion	46,413	2.6	A⁻	C	A	A⁻
Terrasse-Vaudreuil	1,883	4.7	—	C⁻	A	A⁻
Senneville	1,042	5.8	—	B	C	A⁻
Pincourt	15,220	6.5	A⁻	C⁺	A	A⁻
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue	5,393	6.6	C⁺	D	C	A⁻
L'Île-Perrot	11,921	6.8	B⁺	C⁻	A	A⁻

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

Questions about Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

Do people in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac speak French?

French comes first: 17.9% speak it alone, while 73% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac?

Single-detached houses make up 96% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 13% of households are one person, and the average is 2.8.

Has Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac grown?

Yes: the census counted 1,341 in 2016 and 1,361 in 2021, a rise of 1.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,340.

How old are the people of Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac?

At 46.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.

About Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac

Town in Quebec

Every figure TownRatings gives for Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac 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: 1,340 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Metro area: Montréal
Census subdivision: 2471090

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).