WendakeQuebec
This First Nations reserve in Quebec has a population of 2,234. Statistics Canada counts it in the Québec metro area.
Is Wendake a good place to live?
Wendake’s strongest subject is health (A+). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A−). The weak point is hazard risk (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for safety and B for jobs & income.
Reserves such as Wendake stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.
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. A First Nations reserve: subject grades only, with no overall grade and no place in ranked lists.
How Wendake grades
Each subject compares Wendake with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Reserves such as Wendake stay out of the grades and the ranked lists. Statistics Canada publishes too little of their data, and what it does publish can’t be weighed fairly against other towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Wendake stand out
The 2 things Wendake does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wendake.
For health, Wendake is ahead of almost every Canadian town
Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Capitale-Nationale
9.6% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Lives in the region last 82.9 years on average (2022/2024): 84.7 for women, 81.1 for men. Across the region, 62% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. Measured from where Wendake’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.7 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 62% | 56% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 14% | 15% | 17% |
| Smokers | 9.6% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 82.9 | 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 Wendake: 3 on record, latest by Ville de Québec
In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Wendake’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.13 | $0.14 | $0.030 |
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.8% | 8.2% | 6.6% |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Capitale-Nationale health region
Trips to work from Wendake are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 18 min | 27 min | 26 min |
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.
Wendake is wetter than 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm of rain and snow a year
December is the snowiest month, with 77 cm on average. A normal July brings 119 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snowfall adds up to 299 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Summer highs in Wendake reach 25.0°C in July.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 299 cm | 217 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,173 mm | 1,041 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.0°C | 26.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −16.7°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport))
Wendake’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 115, runs above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns
Police recorded 22.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12).
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 22.1 | 12.4 | 12 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 115 | 88 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 22.1 | 16.6 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
The nearest provincial park to Wendake is Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec), 25 km away
Parks and reserves take up 1.1% of the ground within 10 km, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). National parks are all over 100 km off. The 10 km around town hold 18 protected areas. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 4.9% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 10 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A normal November in Wendake runs from −4°C to 4°C
A typical November adds 24 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −3°C and lows near −11°C. In November, the normal is 91 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Vanier forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −15°C | 249 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 264 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 342 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 318 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Québec Jean Lesage (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Wendake sends Gérard Deltell (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Louis-Saint-Laurent—Akiawenhrahk
Wendake is in Chauveau for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Wendake has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Chrystine-Brouillet, 1.7 km away
After it comes Bibliothèque Saint-André (Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf), 2.2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More of Wendake’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%
Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 21% of the population.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.5% of Wendake’s residents are women
Here the census found 1,110 men and 1,090 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Wendake | Quebec | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 62% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 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 23 schools of Wendake: 19 elementary schools and 4 secondary schools
None of them teaches in English, though one in ten schools in Quebec do. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, near Quebec’s towns (2) and lower than Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Wahta'In WendakeElementary | Elementary | – | Other |
| École secondaire Roger-Comtois (Pavillon Roger-Comtois - Complexe modulaire)Nearest secondary school, 0.4 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025-26 · Why no schools grade in Quebec? The ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.
Wendake’s oldest designated place, Old Wendake Historic District, dates from 1697
The registers list 2 historic places inside the town, every one with the highest designation. At the 2021 census, 17% of homes dated from before 1961, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Wendake | Quebec | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 17% | 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 Wendake
Huron-Wendat Museum and 4 more in and around Wendake
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Wendake, the best known first.
MuseumHuron-Wendat Museumin townMuseumMuseumVillage Huron Site Traditionnelin townMuseumMuseumMaison Tsawenhohiin townAttractionAttractionOnhwa' Lumina500 m outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkMéga Parc des Galeries de la Capitale4.8 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Huron-Wendat Museum: Pierre-Olivier Fortin from Québec, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from Wendake
6 notable people were born in Wendake.
About Wendake
First Nations reserve in Quebec
The reserve is its own census subdivision in Quebec, and the figures for Wendake cover the whole of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,234 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Quebec
- Census division
- Québec
- Metro area
- Québec
- First Nation
- Nation Wendat
- Census subdivision
- 2423802
Wendake’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wendake | 2,234 | — | — | — | C+ | A+ |
| Loretteville | 15,653 | 1.5 | B+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saint-Émile | 16,893 | 2.2 | A+ | A− | B− | A+ |
| Des Châtels | 14,836 | 3.1 | A | B | B− | A+ |
| Lac-Saint-Charles | 9,985 | 4 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | 37,164 | 4.7 | A | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Val-Bélair | 30,003 | 5.1 | A | B+ | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Wendake
Do people in Wendake speak French?
French is the common language here. 38% of residents also speak English (the median of Canadian towns: 8%), and 60.9% speak French but not English.
Has Wendake grown?
It grew from 2,134 people in 2016 to 2,200 in 2021, up 3.1%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,234.
What kind of homes are in Wendake?
Single-detached houses make up 61% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
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).