Living in Montmagny

In Montmagny, tenants pay an average rent of €548 a month (2025) and unemployment is 6.5% (2021).

Montmagny's population was 11,046 at the end of 2022. The unemployment rate was 6.53% at the end of 2021. Montmagny's foreign population totalled 160 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2616 sources

Population11,046people31 Dec 2022Official source · Statistics Canada

Median gross salary (region)2,135EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent547.9EUR/month31 Dec 2025Official source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate6.53%country median 8.4% — 22% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,673incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025District figureOfficial source · Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police

PM2.5, annual mean4.33µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 72% of Canadian cities that publish it and less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it.

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

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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 Montmagny.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Montmagny recorded 5,801 dwellings at the end of 2021.

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 internet¹Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	24.27 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Public Mobile 50GB plan⁹Official · national market
Dwellings	5,801 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹¹Official
Main residence dwellings	5,464 dwellings	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Average monthly rent (two-bedroom)	508.5 EUR/month	31 Oct 2023	CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023³Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	547.9 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official

Is Montmagny a good place to live?

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–65%

Skilled employee59%strong on work, weak on education · range 50–68%

Student62%strong on cost, weak on education · range 51–73%

Family56%strong on family, weak on education · range 45–67%

Retirement60%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 47–73%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Montmagny?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 6.53 % · Statistics Canada¹⁴

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Montmagny is 6.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Montmagny 6.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Employment rate	53.4 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Median gross salary (regional)	2,135 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹⁶Official
Unemployment rate	6.53 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Montmagny?

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

Left over each month€0of €0 take-home

Rent
Internet
Mobile

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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.	outside the model's range
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 · 2025-12-31	− €548
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	—

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Public employment service

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

Country-level information

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Safety

How safe is Montmagny?

Police recorded about 3,673 incidents per 100,000 (2025). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵

Recorded crime across major citiesMontmagny 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	3,673 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police⁵Official · county

Mobility and administration

Montmagny's nearest airport was YQB, 67 km away and offered 18 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	18 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁷Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	67 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YQB	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁸Official

Language courses and integration

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

Country-level information

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Climate and air quality

Is the air quality good in Montmagny?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

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

PM2.5 — annual mean: 4.33 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

PM2.54.3WHO 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 Montmagny is 4.3 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1113–1415–1616–1717–1820–2140–41

Montmagny 4.3

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	4.33 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca⁴Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context
Monthly extreme high temperature	Jan 4.84 · Feb 3.33 · Mar 17.8 · Apr 20.95 · May 26.11 · Jun 28.91 · Jul 29.14 · Aug 28.73 · Sep 27.87 · Oct 22.6 · Nov 16.52 · Dec 9.86 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Monthly extreme low temperature	Jan -36.08 · Feb -36.12 · Mar -27.77 · Apr -16.66 · May -3.85 · Jun 1.79 · Jul 7.3 · Aug 6.55 · Sep 0.76 · Oct -5.54 · Nov -18.76 · Dec -27.38 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid
Average temperature by month	Jan -12.31 · Feb -11.05 · Mar -5.94 · Apr 2.48 · May 10.16 · Jun 15.6 · Jul 18.76 · Aug 18.07 · Sep 14.02 · Oct 6.91 · Nov -0.42 · Dec -7.98 °C	31 Dec 2001	NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center⁶Official · coordinate grid

Population and city profile

Montmagny spanned 124.4 km² at the end of 2021. Households in Montmagny numbered 5,460 at the end of 2021. Montmagny's population density measured 88.4 people per km² at the end of 2021.

How many people live in Montmagny?

The published population was 11,046 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
Area	124.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
City area	124.4 km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Foreign-resident share	1.49 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Foreign residents	160 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official
Population density	88.4 people/km²	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁵Official
Population	11,046 people	31 Dec 2022	Statistics Canada¹²Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

10,928

11,271

11,613

11,956

11,04620012005200920152022

Population fell 7.1% between 2001 and 2022, from 11,885 to 11,046.

Additional context

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Households	5,460 households	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official
Labour force participation rate	57.1 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹³Official

Alternatives for people set on Montmagny

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.

Québec as a Montmagny alternative in the same region

54 km away, better on 2 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Residents: 557,390 Québec vs 11,046 Montmagny+4946%
Foreign residents: 8.5% Québec vs 1.5% Montmagny+469%
Annual PM2.5: 7.1 µg/m³ Québec vs 4.3 µg/m³ Montmagny+65%
Median gross pay, region: €2,527 Québec vs €2,135 Montmagny+18%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 4,630 (2024) Québec vs 3,673 (2025) Montmagnyno percentage
Unemployment: 7.2% Québec vs 6.5% Montmagny+9%

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Blainville as a Montmagny alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 295 km, better on 3 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 1.5% Montmagny+687%
Residents: 62,700 Blainville vs 11,046 Montmagny+468%
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville vs 4.3 µg/m³ Montmagny+69%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,135 Montmagny+31%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 3,673 Montmagnyno percentage
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 6.5% Montmagny−15%

Full comparison More about Blainville

Alternative cities in Canada

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

All Canada cities

Mont-Tremblant11,112 residents La Tuque10,957 residents Farnham10,913 residents Selkirk11,204 residents Pont Rouge10,886 residents Pont-Rouge10,886 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 Montmagny?

The published population was 11,046 people in 2022. Source: Statistics Canada.

Is the air quality good in Montmagny?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 4.3 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca.

How safe is Montmagny?

What is the unemployment rate in Montmagny?

The unemployment rate is about 6.5 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Montmagny?

The median gross salary is 2,135 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Montmagny?

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

Is Montmagny a good place to live?

Montmagny 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.

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Bell Fibe 500 home internet bell.ca · checked 2026-09-15
CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-23
CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 2023 CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey · assets.cmhc-schl.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-18
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Incident-based crime statistics, by detailed violations, Canada, provinces, territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Canadian Forces Military Police www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center power.larc.nasa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
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