Living in Ville-Marie

In Ville-Marie, unemployment is 7.5% (2021).

Ville-Marie's population was 2,452 at the end of 2022. Ville-Marie's unemployment stood at 7.48% at the end of 2021. The foreign population count was 45 at the end of 2021.

Last checked 2026-09-2611 sources

Population2,017people11 May 2021Official source · Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01)

Median gross salary (region)2,200EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca

Average rent852.6EUR/month31 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01

Unemployment rate7.48%country median 8.4% — 11% belowOfficial source · Statistics Canada

Recorded crime3,641incidents per 100,00031 Dec 2025Metro-area figureOfficial source · Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025

PM2.5, annual mean6.72µg/m³31 Dec 2024Official source · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca

Lower unemployment than 63% 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 Ville-Marie?

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

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Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for Ville-Marie. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

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 plan⁸Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	852.6 EUR/month	31 Dec 2025	CMHC Rental Market Survey: average rents for areas with population 10,000 and over, table 34-10-0133-01²Official · metropolitan-area figure

Is Ville-Marie a good place to live?

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Remote worker49%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Skilled employee55%strong on work, weak on education · range 45–65%

Student37%strong on cost, weak on education · range 25–49%

Family49%strong on family, weak on education · range 37–61%

Retirement55%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–69%

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in Ville-Marie?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2021).

Unemployment rate: 7.48 % · Statistics Canada¹⁰

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in Ville-Marie is 7.5%. Of 515 cities with data, 125 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.

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Ville-Marie 7.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary (regional)	2,200 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	www150.statcan.gc.ca¹¹Official
Unemployment rate	7.48 %country median 8.4%	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada¹⁰Official

What does a salary buy in Ville-Marie?

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	− €853
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 Ville-Marie. 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 Ville-Marie?

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, 2025⁶

Recorded crime across major citiesVille-Marie 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	3,641 incidents per 100,000	31 Dec 2025	Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025⁶Official · metropolitan-area figure

Mobility and administration

Ville-Marie's nearest airport was YHU, 12 km away and offered 4 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	4 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁴Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	12 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	YHU	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁵Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Ville-Marie. 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 Ville-Marie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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: 6.72 µg/m³ · data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³

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

PM2.56.7WHO 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 Ville-Marie is 6.7 µg/m³. Of 123 cities with data, 46 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.

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Ville-Marie 6.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	6.72 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca³Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context

Population and city profile

Ville-Marie's total area was 1.8 km² in 2021. Ville-Marie's population density measured 1,096.9 people per km² in 2021.

How many people live in Ville-Marie?

The published population was 2,017 people in May 2021. Source: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01)⁷

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport97.8%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	1.84 km²	31 Dec 2021	Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01)⁷Official
Foreign-resident share	1.97 %	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Foreign residents	45 people	31 Dec 2021	Statistics Canada⁹Official
Population density	1,097 people/km²	11 May 2021	Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01)⁷Official
Population	2,017 people	11 May 2021	Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01)⁷Official

Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022

2,423

2,565

2,706

2,848

2,45220012005200920152022

Population fell 13.0% between 2001 and 2022, from 2,819 to 2,452.

Alternatives for people set on Ville-Marie

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.

Blainville as a Ville-Marie alternative in the same country

Better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1. Recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

Foreign residents: 11.7% Blainville vs 2.0% Ville-Marie+495%
Median gross pay, region: €2,789 Blainville vs €2,200 Ville-Marie+27%
Unemployment: 5.6% Blainville vs 7.5% Ville-Marie−25%
Recorded crime, per 100k: 2,099 Blainville vs 3,641 Ville-Marieno percentage
Annual PM2.5: 7.3 µg/m³ Blainville vs 6.7 µg/m³ Ville-Marie+9%

Full comparison More about Blainville

Alternative cities in Canada

Other cities in Canada to compare with Ville-Marie, nearest in population first.

All Canada cities

Beaurivage2,024 residents Champdoré1,991 residents Carleton North1,966 residents Pointe-du-Lac2,177 residents Heron Bay1,844 residents Hautes-Terres2,250 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 Ville-Marie?

The published population was 2,017 people in May 2021. Source: Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01).

Is the air quality good in Ville-Marie?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 6.7 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 Ville-Marie?

What is the unemployment rate in Ville-Marie?

The unemployment rate is about 7.5 % (2021). Source: Statistics Canada.

What is the typical salary around Ville-Marie?

The median gross salary is 2,200 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in Ville-Marie?

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

Is Ville-Marie a good place to live?

Ville-Marie 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
data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-26
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2025 www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-24
Population and dwelling counts: Canada and population centres (Table 98-10-0011-01) www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-25
Public Mobile 50GB plan publicmobile.ca · checked 2026-09-15
Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-03
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www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27

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