WottonQuebec

Statistics Canada places it in the Les Sources census division. Some 1,448 people live in this town, in Quebec.

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Population

1,448

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

48.4

years · Quebec’s towns: 44.8

Postsecondary

52%

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 Wotton a good place to live?

Health is its strong suit (A). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C−). It lags on walkability as well (C+). Safety is weaker too (C+).

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Wotton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

StrongestAHealthWeakestC⁻Jobs & income

How Wotton grades

Each subject compares Wotton 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, Wotton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

HealthNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →Jobs & incomeGraded on incomes, poverty and employmentC⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →WalkabilityBelow the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentC⁺Open →Hazard riskLess exposed to natural hazards than mostBOpen →

SchoolsThe schools grade is left out in Quebec, as the ministry publishes its success rates by school service centre, not school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Wotton stand out

The 3 things Wotton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

1% are immigrants

For the middle of Canadian towns, 6%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $180,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Health

Better than 92%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Wotton.

HealthHealth A

For health, Wotton gets an A

57%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Région de l'Estrie

For Wotton itself the measure is access, and it lags: 9.6 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Chronic conditions run at 14% of adults, age-standardised, below Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 57% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Women in the region live to 84.8 and men to 81.0, 82.9 years taken together (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Wotton57%

Quebec’s towns56%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	14%	15%	17%
Very good or excellent health	57%	56%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	82.9	82.5	81.5

82.9

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

9.6 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

16 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageWotton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey57% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care9.6 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 16 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 84.8, men 81.0 Conditions and habits14% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁻

Trips to work from Wotton take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

6%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk6%

Census 2021	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Average trip	28 min	27 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	90%	89%

$60,400

median household income, 2020

22%

worked from home, May 2021

19%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.4% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work6% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to90 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Val-des-Sources

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living B⁺

Wotton is a town of owners: 84% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

$180,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%).

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

Wotton$180,000

Quebec$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Households owning their home	84%	70%	74%
Rent as a share of income	16%	18%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	13%	18%

$556

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$705

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageWotton’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Owners and renters84% own their home Cost of living3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $180,000, against the median household income Renting$556 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

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.

Climate

Wotton is wetter than four in five Canadian towns: 1,150 mm of rain and snow a year

25.6°CJuly afternoons

Some 220 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal July brings 131 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. December is the snowiest month, with 50 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.0°C

Spring10.6°C

Summer24.6°C

Autumn13.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,150 mm	1,041 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	220 cm	217 cm	141 cm
Days with frost a year	170	161	159
July afternoon high	25.6°C	26.5°C	25.5°C

220 cm

of snow a year

170

days with frost a year

148

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,150 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −15.0°C Snow220 cm of snow a year Weather station29 km to the station · Richmond

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Richmond)

SafetySafety C⁺

Violent crime weighs more where Wotton is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 127

73Crime Severity Index

Its police area recorded 19.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 18.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202374

202473

202571

2023–2025	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Violent crime	19.9	12.4	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	127	88	86
Property crime per 1,000	18.8	16.6	31.2
Crime Severity Index	73	56	67

non-violent Crime Severity Index

52%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageWotton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety73 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Wotton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Wotton safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of Sources MRC

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

Wildfire low, radon 7.3%: how Wotton stands on hazards

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.044 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and near Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Wotton on the national inventory. Nobody publishes radon tests for Wotton alone, so this card uses the figure for the Estrie health region.

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

Wotton7.3%

Quebec’s towns8.2%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.044	$0.14	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.3%	8.2%	6.6%

$0.044

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

Low

wildfire band

7.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageWotton’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon7.3% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.044 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

Outdoors

Wotton has 0.4% protected land within 10 km

0.4%of the land within 10 km protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Frontenac National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 35 km. The largest is 03452R005 Biological Refuge: 326 ha, 5.1 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Wotton0.4%

Quebec’s towns4.9%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.4%	4.9%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	10	4

35 km

to Frontenac National Park (Québec)

public protected area within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · 03452R005 Biological Refuge National & provincial parks35 km to a provincial park · Frontenac National Park (Québec)

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

Weather

What November brings in Wotton: −3°C at night, 6°C by day

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −10°C. Precipitation in November averages 82 mm.

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	−13°C	233 mm
Spring	11°C	−1°C	255 mm
Summer	25°C	13°C	356 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	307 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

82 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 (Richmond); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Jocelyn Dion is mayor of Wotton

Federally, Wotton sits in Richmond—Arthabaska, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Eric Lefebvre of the Conservative Party of Canada.

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Who runs itMunicipality council seats7

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Wotton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque De Saint-Georges-De-Windsor, 8.2 km away

The next is Bibliothèque publique d'Asbestos (Val-des-Sources), 9.6 km away.

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Places to belong4.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Schools

Wotton’s teenagers travel 9 km to the nearest high school

4schools within 3 km

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 3.7 km off, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

School	Level	Students	System
École HamelinIn WottonElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 4 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Nearest secondary school	9 km	1.2 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	3.7 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

9 km

to the nearest secondary school

3.7 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school4 elementary schools Language0 of 4 teach in English · 10% of schools in Quebec Questions“What schools are there in Wotton?”

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).

Who lives here

An older town: 26% of people in Wotton are 65 or over, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

48.4median age

0.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 17% of residents.

WottonQuebecCanada

QuebecCanada

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

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree26%

Postsecondary qualification52%

Women and men · all residents

47.5% of Wotton’s residents are women

By the 2021 count the town had 665 women and 735 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.

Who lives in Wotton
	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Under 15	17%	17%	16%
15 to 64	57%	62%	64%
65+	26%	20%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	26%	19%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	52%	59%	56%

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Ages48.4 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households600 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants1% belong to a visible minority English and French22% speak both · 78% speak French but not English

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

History

Older housing stands out in Wotton: 47% predates 1961

47%built before 1961

47%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Wotton	Quebec	Canada
Homes built before 1961	47%	21%	18%

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Older homes47% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Wotton have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Wotton

15pages on Wotton

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 73 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3 × income Property pricesSchools4 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 82.9 in its region Work & commuteC⁻57% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 48.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Wotton

3 notable people were born in Wotton.

See all 3 →

Albert GoudreauCanadian politician · 1887–1962

Ludger ForestSherbrooke politician · 1877–1943

Jean-Paul GuimondCanadian folk singer · 1933–2025

About Wotton

Town in Quebec

Wotton is a municipality in Quebec, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 1,448 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Quebec
Census division: Les Sources
Census subdivision: 2440017

Wotton’s neighbours

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

Saint-Georges-de-WindsorVal-des-SourcesDanvilleTingwickWotton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Wotton	1,448	—	—	B⁺	C⁺	A
Saint-Georges-de-Windsor	1,034	9.1	—	B⁺	C⁺	A
Val-des-Sources	7,303	9.2	B⁻	C⁺	C⁺	A⁺
Danville	3,944	14	B⁺	B⁺	C⁺	A
Tingwick	1,567	17	—	A	B	A⁻

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

Questions about Wotton

Do people in Wotton speak French?

French comes first: 78.3% speak it alone, while 22% manage both languages (Canadian towns: 8%).

What kind of homes are in Wotton?

Mostly 87% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 31% have just one.

Has Wotton grown?

It went from 1,430 people in 2016 to 1,402 in 2021, down 2%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,448.

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).