Living in Repentigny
In Repentigny, unemployment is 5.9% (2021).
For Repentigny, annual NO₂ was 7.3 µg/m³ in 2024. The city covered 61.8 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,399.6 people per km² in 2021. Annual PM2.5 was 5.22 µg/m³ in 2024. The unemployment rate was 5.9% in May 2021.
Lower unemployment than 80% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 91% of Canadian cities that publish it and dirtier air than 80% of Canadian cities that publish it.
Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to Repentigny?
National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.
Housing and cost
| 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 |
| Households spending over 30% of income on rent | 13.4 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada11Official |
| Dwellings | 34,710 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada10Official |
| G05 Main Residential Dwellings | 34,174 dwellings | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| Average monthly rent (two-bedroom) | 809 EUR/month | 31 Oct 2023 | CMHC Urban Rental Market Survey — Average Rents in Urban Centres (CSD table), October 20232Official |
Is Repentigny a good place to live?
There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.
Work and income
What is the typical salary in Repentigny?
The median gross salary is about 3,442 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table.
City-scope median, gross, before tax and social contributions. the regional series (home-region basis, {period}) is a separate labelled row in the table — shown in the table below.
What is the unemployment rate in Repentigny?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain16
Repentigny 5.9%
Unemployment rate (%)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Employment rate | 60.6 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| Median gross salary | 3,442 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | Statistics Canada13Official |
| Median gross salary (regional) | 2,593 EUR/month | 31 Dec 2020 | www150.statcan.gc.ca20Official |
| Unemployment rate | 5.9 %country median 8.4% | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain16Official |
Public employment service
No exact public employment office is currently linked to Repentigny. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.
Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service
Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Repentigny. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.
Safety
How safe is Repentigny?
Police recorded 3,641 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
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents | 3,641 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
Language courses and integration in Repentigny
1 exact course-location record is linked to this city. Check the linked source for dates, availability and enrolment.
Centre la Croisée
777 boulevard Iberville, Repentigny (Québec)
View official recordClimate and air quality
Is the air quality good in Repentigny?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 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: 5.22 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.4
Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³
City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.
Repentigny 5.2
Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| NO₂ — annual mean | 7.3 µg/m³country median 7.0 | 2024 | Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.5Official |
| PM2.5 — annual mean | 5.22 µg/m³country median 3.6 | 2024 | Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.4Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme High C | Jan 7.79 · Feb 11.35 · Mar 22.78 · Apr 26.02 · May 30.99 · Jun 32.77 · Jul 36.61 · Aug 34.73 · Sep 34.17 · Oct 26.37 · Nov 20.63 · Dec 17.12 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official |
| Climate Monthly Extreme Low C | Jan -41.45 · Feb -35.98 · Mar -32.83 · Apr -11.88 · May -2.87 · Jun 3.11 · Jul 8.64 · Aug 7.66 · Sep 0.72 · Oct -4.58 · Nov -20.9 · Dec -34.8 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official |
| Average temperature by month | Jan -11.25 · Feb -9.59 · Mar -3.32 · Apr 5.4 · May 13.16 · Jun 18.53 · Jul 21.72 · Aug 21.09 · Sep 16.85 · Oct 8.81 · Nov 1.43 · Dec -6.62 °C | 31 Dec 2001 | NASA POWER / NASA Langley Research Center3Official |
Population and city profile
How many people live in Repentigny?
The published population was 86,100 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Repentigny (Census subdivision 2460013)18
Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,780 is not 12.5% of the population. Each row names its source.
By nationality
National passport97.9%
Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.
| Metric | Value | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Area | 61.52 km² | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada12Official |
| City area | 61.8 km² | 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (Repentigny, CSD 2460015)17Official |
| Foreign-resident share | 12.52 % | 31 Dec 2021 | Statistics Canada14Official |
| Foreign residents | 1,780 people | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.19Official |
| Population density | 1,400 people/km² | 11 May 2021 | Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.19Official |
| Population | 86,100 people | 1 Jan 2021 | Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Repentigny (Census subdivision 2460013)18Official |
Population rose 19.8% between 2001 and 2022, from 73,554 to 88,103.
International community in Repentigny
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 | 10,640 | 100.0% |
| Americas | 4,615 | 43.4% |
| Africa | 3,920 | 36.8% |
| Haiti | 2,995 | 28.1% |
| Algeria | 1,595 | 15.0% |
| Europe | 1,450 | 13.6% |
| Morocco | 1,060 | 10.0% |
| Other places of birth in Africa | 890 | 8.4% |
| Other places of birth in Americas | 695 | 6.5% |
| Asia | 650 | 6.1% |
| France | 485 | 4.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 355 | 3.3% |
| Other places of birth in Europe | 290 | 2.7% |
| Other places of birth in Asia | 245 | 2.3% |
| Peru | 215 | 2.0% |
| United States of America | 210 | 2.0% |
| Italy | 185 | 1.7% |
| Colombia | 165 | 1.6% |
| Mexico | 155 | 1.5% |
| El Salvador | 135 | 1.3% |
| Portugal | 135 | 1.3% |
| Romania | 110 | 1.0% |
| Ukraine | 70 | 0.7% |
| China | 70 | 0.7% |
| Lebanon | 60 | 0.6% |
| Turkey | 60 | 0.6% |
| Viet Nam | 55 | 0.5% |
| Afghanistan | 45 | 0.4% |
| Greece | 40 | 0.4% |
| United Kingdom | 35 | 0.3% |
| Poland | 30 | 0.3% |
| Russian Federation | 30 | 0.3% |
| Iran | 25 | 0.2% |
| Philippines | 25 | 0.2% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 20 | 0.2% |
| Germany | 20 | 0.2% |
| Iraq | 20 | 0.2% |
| Syria | 20 | 0.2% |
| Pakistan | 20 | 0.2% |
| Croatia | 10 | 0.1% |
| Netherlands | 10 | 0.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 84,985 | 100.0% |
| Canadian citizens | 83,210 | 97.9% |
| Canadian citizens aged 18 and over | 64,930 | 76.4% |
| Canadian citizens aged under 18 | 18,275 | 21.5% |
| Not Canadian citizens | 1,780 | 2.1% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
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 | 85,690 | 100.0% |
| Single responses | 82,805 | 96.6% |
| Official languages | 79,510 | 92.8% |
| French | 77,850 | 90.9% |
| Non-official languages | 3,290 | 3.8% |
| Non-Indigenous languages | 3,290 | 3.8% |
| Multiple responses | 2,890 | 3.4% |
| English | 1,665 | 1.9% |
| French and non-official language(s) | 1,650 | 1.9% |
| Indo-European languages | 1,570 | 1.8% |
| Italic (Romance) languages | 1,355 | 1.6% |
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| Published group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish | 1,070 | 1.2% |
| English and French | 880 | 1.0% |
| Afro-Asiatic languages | 870 | 1.0% |
| Semitic languages | 610 | 0.7% |
| Arabic | 610 | 0.7% |
| Creole languages | 550 | 0.6% |
| Haitian Creole | 490 | 0.6% |
| English, French and non-official language(s) | 255 | 0.3% |
| Berber languages | 255 | 0.3% |
| Kabyle | 240 | 0.3% |
| Romanian | 155 | 0.2% |
| Balto-Slavic languages | 125 | 0.1% |
| Slavic languages | 125 | 0.1% |
| English and non-official language(s) | 85 | 0.1% |
| Portuguese | 85 | 0.1% |
| Austro-Asiatic languages | 80 | 0.1% |
| Russian | 80 | 0.1% |
| Sino-Tibetan languages | 70 | 0.1% |
| Chinese languages | 70 | 0.1% |
| Mandarin | 65 | 0.1% |
| Creole, n.o.s. | 60 | 0.1% |
| Niger-Congo languages | 60 | 0.1% |
| Khmer (Cambodian) | 50 | 0.1% |
| Italian | 45 | 0.1% |
| Indo-Iranian languages | 40 | 0.0% |
| Turkic languages | 35 | 0.0% |
| Turkish | 35 | 0.0% |
| Vietnamese | 35 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages | 25 | 0.0% |
| Multiple non-official languages | 25 | 0.0% |
| Iranian languages | 25 | 0.0% |
| Quebec Sign Language | 20 | 0.0% |
| Tai-Kadai languages | 20 | 0.0% |
| Lao | 20 | 0.0% |
| Bulgarian | 20 | 0.0% |
| Greek | 20 | 0.0% |
| Indo-Aryan languages | 20 | 0.0% |
| Persian languages | 20 | 0.0% |
| Armenian | 15 | 0.0% |
| Polish | 15 | 0.0% |
| Éwé | 15 | 0.0% |
| Kinyarwanda (Rwanda) | 10 | 0.0% |
| Wolof | 10 | 0.0% |
| Tamazight | 10 | 0.0% |
| Ukrainian | 10 | 0.0% |
| Bengali | 10 | 0.0% |
| Dari | 10 | 0.0% |
| Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde) | 10 | 0.0% |
| Lingala | 5 | 0.0% |
| Rundi (Kirundi) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Swahili | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sign languages, n.i.e. | 5 | 0.0% |
| Austronesian languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| Albanian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Germanic languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| High German languages | 5 | 0.0% |
| German | 5 | 0.0% |
| Sinhala (Sinhalese) | 5 | 0.0% |
| Iranian Persian | 5 | 0.0% |
| Persian (Farsi), n.o.s. | 5 | 0.0% |
| Japanese | 5 | 0.0% |
Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source11
Additional context
Alternatives for people set on Repentigny
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.
Boucherville as a Repentigny alternative in the same region
15 km away, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.
- Median gross pay, city: €4,575 Boucherville vs €3,442 Repentigny+33%
- Median gross pay, region: €3,442 Boucherville vs €2,593 Repentigny+33%
- Nearest airport: 8.4 km Boucherville vs 24.3 km Repentigny−65%
- Residents: 41,743 Boucherville vs 86,100 Repentigny−52%
- Foreign residents: 9.4% Boucherville vs 12.5% Repentigny−25%
- Unemployment: 5.2% Boucherville vs 5.9% Repentigny−12%
- Annual PM2.5: 5.1 µg/m³ Boucherville vs 5.2 µg/m³ Repentignysame level
Maple Ridge as a Repentigny alternative in the same country
A move, not a commute, at 3648 km, better on 4 of 6 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.
- Foreign residents: 22.5% Maple Ridge vs 12.5% Repentigny+80%
- Annual PM2.5: 2.7 µg/m³ Maple Ridge vs 5.2 µg/m³ Repentigny−48%
- Recorded crime, per 100k: 6,943 Maple Ridge vs 3,641 Repentignyno percentage
- Median gross pay, city: €3,758 Maple Ridge vs €3,442 Repentigny+9%
- Unemployment: 6.7% Maple Ridge vs 5.9% Repentigny+14%
- Median gross pay, region: €2,854 Maple Ridge vs €2,593 Repentigny+10%
- Nearest airport: 27.6 km Maple Ridge vs 24.3 km Repentigny+14%
Cities near Repentigny
Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.
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- 2,919 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 3,290 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 4,575 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 3,072 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 2,941 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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- 4,085 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
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Open the official coverage guideCommon questions
Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.
How many people live in Repentigny?
The published population was 86,100 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, Repentigny (Census subdivision 2460013).
Is the air quality good in Repentigny?
The annual PM2.5 mean is about 5.2 µg/m³ (2024) — above the WHO 2021 guideline of 5 µg/m³ but within the EU limit of 25 µg/m³. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..
How safe is Repentigny?
Police recorded 3,641 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, 2025.
What is the typical salary in Repentigny?
The median gross salary is about 3,442 EUR/month (2020). The regional series (home-region basis, 2020) is a separate labelled row in the table. Source: Statistics Canada.
What is the unemployment rate in Repentigny?
The unemployment rate is 5.9 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada — 2021 Census Profile, unemployment rate at CSD grain.
What is the typical salary around Repentigny?
The median gross salary is 2,593 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.
Is Repentigny a good place to live?
Repentigny 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.
Which cities are near Repentigny?
Charlemagne, Varennes, L'Assomption, Boucherville, Saint-Amable are near Repentigny. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.
How many people born in Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in Repentigny?
The official country of birth distribution records 10,640 people (100.0%) 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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