Living in Bécancour

In Bécancour, tenants pay an average rent of €711 a month (2025) and unemployment is 4.5% (2021).

Bécancour had a population of 14,953 at the end of 2022. At the end of 2021, unemployment in Bécancour reached 4.51%. Foreign residents numbered 205 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-10-1017 sources

Population14,953people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,397EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent710.7EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision

Unemployment rate4.51%country median 8.4% — 46% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,417incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.04µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 96% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 94% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Bécancour?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in Bécancour.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

At the end of 2021, 6.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€50

Mobile plan, 10 GB€24

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	49.79 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Bell Fibe 500 home internet²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Households spending over 30% of income on rent	6.9 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Dwellings	6,348 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	617.6 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	710.7 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision¹Official

Is Bécancour a good place to live?

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Remote worker61%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–71%

Skilled employee63%strong on work, weak on education · range 54–72%

Student46%strong on cost, weak on education · range 35–57%

Family62%strong on family, weak on education · range 51–73%

Retirement61%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 48–74%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Bécancour?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 4.51 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Bécancour is 4.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Bécancour 4.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,397 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁷Official
Unemployment rate	4.51 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Bécancour?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

Left over each month€1,188of €1,973 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile
Left over

Line-by-line breakdown and sources

Each month	€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.	€1,973
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · Average Rent by Bedroom Type by Census Subdivision · 2025-12-31	− €711
Internet€50 · official · Bell Fibe 500 home internet · 2026-09-30	− €50
Mobile plan€24 · official · Public Mobile 50GB plan · 2026-09-30	− €24
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities	—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish	€1,188

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Bécancour Salary needed to live in Bécancour

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Bécancour. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

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Safety

How safe is Bécancour?

Police recorded 3,417 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸

Recorded crime across major citiesBécancour highlighted among comparable cities

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Winnipeg7,894

Edmonton7,108

Halifax6,020

Vancouver5,438

Calgary4,796

London4,743

Québec4,630

Ottawa4,298

Hamilton4,257

Toronto4,177

Gatineau3,756

Montreal3,674

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents	3,417 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁸Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Bécancour's nearest airport was YQB, 94 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	94 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Bécancour. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Bécancour?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

PM2.5 — annual mean: 6.04 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴

Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.56WHO 5 · EU 25

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in Bécancour is 6.0 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Bécancour 6.0

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.04 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 4.31 · Feb 3 · Mar 21.25 · Apr 23.01 · May 29.62 · Jun 34.02 · Jul 32.68 · Aug 30.46 · Sep 29.98 · Oct 24.67 · Nov 18.25 · Dec 11.83 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -42.12 · Feb -38.74 · Mar -33.68 · Apr -17.73 · May -4.47 · Jun 1.67 · Jul 6.95 · Aug 5.71 · Sep -1.63 · Oct -8.18 · Nov -22.15 · Dec -34.19 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -13.43 · Feb -11.69 · Mar -5.83 · Apr 3.44 · May 11.65 · Jun 16.99 · Jul 19.78 · Aug 18.71 · Sep 14.6 · Oct 7.19 · Nov -0.1 · Dec -8.64 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁵Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

The city covered 439.5 km² at the end of 2021. At the end of 2021, the median age reached 44 years. The population density of Bécancour stood at 30.9 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Bécancour?

The published population was 14,953 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada¹²

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport98.6%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	439.5 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.56 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	205 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	30.9 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	14,953 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

10,643

12,186

13,729

15,272

14,95320012005200920152022

Population rose 33.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 11,238 to 14,953.

International community in Bécancour

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data	205	100.0%
Europe	150	73.2%
Other places of birth in Europe	75	36.6%
France	60	29.3%
Americas	20	9.8%
Asia	20	9.8%
Africa	15	7.3%
Other places of birth in Africa	15	7.3%
United States of America	10	4.9%
Other places of birth in Americas	10	4.9%
Philippines	10	4.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data	13,160	100.0%
Canadian citizens	13,075	99.4%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over	10,445	79.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 18	2,630	20.0%
Not Canadian citizens	85	0.6%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published group	People	Share
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data	13,170	100.0%
Single responses	13,085	99.4%
Official languages	13,040	99.0%
French	12,965	98.4%
Multiple responses	80	0.6%
English	75	0.6%
English and French	55	0.4%
Non-official languages	50	0.4%
Non-Indigenous languages	50	0.4%
Indo-European languages	35	0.3%
Italic (Romance) languages	25	0.2%

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Published group	People	Share
French and non-official language(s)	20	0.2%
Spanish	20	0.2%
Germanic languages	15	0.1%
High German languages	10	0.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)	5	0.0%
German	5	0.0%
Swiss German	5	0.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source¹³

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Residents born abroad	1.6 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median age	44 years	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁶Official

Alternatives for people set on Bécancour

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Aurora as a Bécancour alternative in the same country

Better on 2 of 2 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 36.8% Aurora vs 1.6% Bécancour+2256%
Median gross pay, region: €3,094 Aurora vs €2,397 Bécancour+29%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,296 Aurora vs 3,417 Bécancourno percentage

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Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Bécancour, nearest in population first.

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Sainte-Adèle14,867 residents Gaspé15,155 residents Lachute14,748 residents Strathmore15,189 residents Mercier15,237 residents Portage la Prairie14,659 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in Bécancour?

The published population was 14,953 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Bécancour?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Bécancour?

What is the unemployment rate in Bécancour?

The unemployment rate is about 4.5 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Bécancour?

The median gross salary is 2,397 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Bécancour?

205 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is Bécancour a good place to live?

Bécancour may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Europe live in Bécancour?

The official country of birth distribution records 150 people (73.2%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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