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Population by language spoken most often at home and age groups, 2006 counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population - 20% sample data

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Geographic name Language spoken most often at home1
Total English French Non-official language English and French English and non-official language French and non-official language English, French and non-official language
Note:
  1. Refers to the language spoken most often at home by the individual at the time of the census. Other languages spoken at home on a regular basis were also collected.
Sort alphabetically Z to A with: Geographic name Sort alphabetically A to Z with: Geographic name Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Total Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Total Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = Non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and French Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and French Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English and non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = French and non-official language Sort highest to lowest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English, French and non-official language Sort lowest to highest with category: Language spoken most often at home = English, French and non-official language
Canada ! 31,241,030 20,584,770 6,608,125 3,472,130 94,055 406,455 58,885 16,600
Quebec ! 7,435,905 744,430 6,027,730 518,320 52,330 26,560 54,490 12,035
Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue, V ! 4,765 2,480 1,850 355 60 10 0 10
Cookshire-Eaton, V ! 4,955 770 4,035 70 55 0 25 0
Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, V ! 4,975 95 4,850 15 10 10 0 0
Richelieu, V ! 4,985 55 4,860 50 0 0 10 0
Chertsey, MÉ ! 5,005 145 4,805 25 35 0 0 0
Notre-Dame-du-Mont-Carmel, PE 5,080 30 5,025 20 10 0 0 0
Hudson, V ! 5,090 4,080 830 80 65 20 0 0
Saint-Césaire, V 5,090 10 5,005 50 0 0 15 0
Saint-Pie, V ! 5,090 60 5,020 0 0 0 0 0
McMasterville, MÉ ! 5,095 90 4,935 45 25 0 0 0
Saint-Philippe, MÉ 5,120 195 4,820 15 90 0 0 0
Donnacona, V ! 5,135 0 5,105 25 0 0 0 0
Montréal-Ouest, V ! 5,170 4,045 645 355 80 35 0 0
Verchères, MÉ 5,190 0 5,095 45 10 0 20 15
Pontiac, MÉ ! 5,190 2,545 2,535 70 40 0 0 0
Boischatel, MÉ 5,195 15 5,130 35 15 0 0 0
Windsor, V 5,205 125 4,975 15 70 0 10 0
Saint-Zotique, VL ! 5,250 160 4,995 45 45 0 0 0
Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, PE ! 5,385 40 5,335 10 0 0 0 0
Lac-Brome, V ! 5,440 2,910 2,340 65 120 0 0 0
Princeville, V ! 5,460 10 5,420 35 0 0 0 0
Contrecoeur, V 5,575 10 5,490 60 0 0 10 10
Charlemagne, V ! 5,590 55 5,450 85 0 0 0 0
Saint-Calixte, MÉ ! 5,685 105 5,465 40 75 0 0 0
Les Cèdres, MÉ 5,715 400 5,240 25 50 0 0 0
Saint-Félix-de-Valois, MÉ ! 5,735 15 5,670 35 10 0 10 0
Lac-Mégantic, V ! 5,850 35 5,730 30 25 0 30 0
Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury, CU ! 5,865 100 5,710 0 40 0 10 0
Shefford, CT 5,935 420 5,450 10 65 0 0 0
Saint-Rémi, V ! 5,970 50 5,720 130 10 0 60 0
Bromont, V ! 6,050 425 5,430 130 25 10 25 0
Beauceville, V 6,065 35 6,035 0 0 0 0 0
Lac-Beauport, MÉ 6,080 60 6,015 0 10 0 0 0
Amqui, V 6,120 0 6,110 10 0 0 0 0
Coteau-du-Lac, MÉ 6,235 90 6,070 40 30 0 0 0
Mont-Joli, V ! 6,265 50 6,195 0 20 0 0 0
Port-Cartier, V ! 6,535 25 6,425 25 30 0 0 25
Plessisville, V ! 6,550 10 6,465 50 10 0 10 0
Pointe-Calumet, MÉ 6,565 65 6,375 60 50 15 0 0
Rigaud, MÉ ! 6,615 1,310 5,095 75 120 0 15 0
Brownsburg-Chatham, V ! 6,620 1,075 5,400 70 75 0 0 0
Asbestos, V ! 6,655 30 6,535 50 50 0 0 0
Sainte-Anne-des-Monts, V ! 6,695 10 6,635 40 0 0 0 0
Chelsea, MÉ 6,700 3,495 2,965 80 135 20 0 10
Louiseville, V 6,935 20 6,870 45 0 0 0 0
Hampstead, V ! 6,995 5,400 850 590 70 40 40 0
Baie-Saint-Paul, V ! 7,035 10 6,995 20 0 0 15 0
Saint-Hippolyte, PE ! 7,215 280 6,750 45 90 15 10 20
La Sarre, V 7,220 30 7,160 30 0 0 0 0
Nicolet, V ! 7,265 35 7,185 30 0 0 10 0
Delson, V 7,310 610 6,510 90 55 10 40 0
La Pêche, MÉ ! 7,390 2,980 4,185 45 175 0 0 0
Carignan, V 7,415 465 6,710 50 150 0 35 0
Pont-Rouge, V 7,460 60 7,355 45 0 0 0 0
Acton Vale, V ! 7,520 45 7,365 40 70 0 0 0
Chibougamau, V 7,530 105 7,390 25 10 0 0 0
Farnham, V ! 7,640 240 7,310 15 80 0 0 0
Marieville, V ! 7,710 50 7,535 75 35 0 10 0
Chandler, V ! 7,780 160 7,530 30 40 0 20 0
Cantley, MÉ 7,920 810 7,015 35 40 10 0 10
Sainte-Julienne, MÉ ! 7,935 100 7,695 50 80 0 10 0
Notre-Dame-des-Prairies, V 8,220 25 8,095 65 0 0 25 10
Bois-des-Filion, V ! 8,325 95 8,075 70 85 0 0 0
Saint-Amable, MÉ 8,395 95 8,265 25 10 0 0 0
Otterburn Park, V 8,460 590 7,645 55 165 0 0 0
Mont-Tremblant, V ! 8,815 660 8,020 45 90 0 0 0
La Malbaie, V ! 8,890 45 8,750 75 15 0 0 0
Coaticook, V 8,960 450 8,345 95 70 0 0 0
Saint-Sauveur, V ! 9,030 905 7,720 55 290 40 10 0
Saint-Raymond, V ! 9,075 15 9,030 10 20 0 0 0
Val-des-Monts, MÉ ! 9,540 1,165 8,155 55 165 0 0 0
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, V ! 9,545 515 8,820 80 125 0 0 0
Lorraine, V 9,615 1,005 8,415 80 90 0 20 0
L'Île-Perrot, V ! 9,825 2,070 7,240 285 170 0 50 10
Rawdon, MÉ ! 9,855 1,085 8,545 105 65 25 25 0
Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot, V 9,860 2,470 6,960 235 105 70 30 0
Prévost, V 10,050 235 9,660 35 100 0 0 25
Mercier, V 10,110 590 9,290 155 55 10 15 0
Saint-Colomban, PE 10,135 345 9,645 45 85 10 0 0
Roberval, V ! 10,160 40 10,095 15 0 0 15 0
Sainte-Sophie, MÉ ! 10,245 120 9,965 60 80 0 15 0
Saint-Félicien, V ! 10,420 30 10,385 0 0 0 0 0
Sainte-Adèle, V ! 10,510 555 9,620 140 135 25 0 30
Bécancour, V ! 10,965 25 10,825 50 25 0 45 0
Montmagny, V ! 11,055 0 11,045 0 10 0 0 0
Pincourt, V 11,155 4,635 5,905 260 195 125 20 0
Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac, V 11,250 665 10,220 135 225 0 0 0
Sainte-Marie, V 11,435 85 11,320 30 0 0 0 0
Lachute, V ! 11,525 1,170 10,175 80 105 0 0 0
La Tuque, V ! 11,600 60 11,290 115 80 10 40 10
Cowansville, V ! 11,610 1,770 9,495 65 225 50 0 0
Beauharnois, V ! 11,690 345 11,245 40 45 0 20 0
Saint-Charles-Borromée, MÉ ! 11,690 40 11,550 50 30 0 10 0
Granby, CT 11,735 220 11,360 65 70 10 20 0
Lavaltrie, V ! 12,085 80 11,865 25 100 0 10 0
Amos, V 12,260 25 12,180 50 0 0 0 0
Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine, MÉ ! 12,445 300 12,065 20 55 0 0 0
Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines, V ! 12,500 145 12,090 155 70 10 35 0
Mont-Laurier, V ! 13,135 30 13,000 95 15 0 0 0
Rosemère, V 14,010 2,760 10,840 230 135 25 15 0
Saint-Lin--Laurentides, V ! 14,025 140 13,720 90 70 0 0 10
Matane, V ! 14,370 30 14,195 95 50 0 0 0
Dolbeau-Mistassini, V ! 14,390 20 14,365 10 0 0 0 0
Gaspé, V ! 14,585 1,810 12,530 50 165 0 15 10
Mont-Saint-Hilaire, V 15,585 590 14,750 115 110 10 10 0
Saint-Basile-le-Grand, V 15,600 465 14,910 130 80 0 10 0
Candiac, V 15,945 2,175 13,085 370 270 30 20 0
Sainte-Catherine, V 16,000 500 15,175 225 70 10 25 0
L'Ancienne-Lorette, V ! 16,485 195 16,215 50 0 10 15 0
L'Assomption, V ! 16,550 185 16,210 70 40 0 40 0
Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, V ! 16,950 110 16,700 80 60 0 0 0
Saint-Lazare, V 17,015 7,700 8,695 325 275 20 0 10
Deux-Montagnes, V ! 17,300 3,455 13,235 330 240 0 25 15
Dorval, CÉ ! 17,880 10,075 5,085 2,115 260 210 65 70
Rivière-du-Loup, V ! 18,045 20 17,940 65 20 0 0 0
Joliette, V ! 18,325 90 17,735 445 20 0 35 0
Beloeil, V 18,625 465 17,800 195 135 0 25 0
Mont-Royal, V ! 18,655 6,130 8,875 2,745 310 245 270 80
Beaconsfield, V ! 19,065 12,850 4,460 1,210 415 70 25 40
Westmount, V ! 19,805 13,455 3,845 1,740 300 250 120 100
Kirkland, V ! 20,465 13,480 4,075 2,175 265 310 40 120
Varennes, V 20,775 225 20,335 50 50 0 105 10
Saint-Lambert, V ! 21,050 4,030 15,730 780 310 10 160 25
La Prairie, V 21,520 850 19,585 810 205 10 60 0
Baie-Comeau, V ! 22,200 165 21,940 50 30 0 10 0
Chambly, V 22,440 1,240 20,855 150 170 0 10 0
Magog, V ! 23,580 1,145 21,990 195 195 0 50 0
Saint-Constant, V 23,855 1,290 22,040 375 105 0 30 10
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, V ! 24,165 2,815 20,700 390 160 15 60 20
Sainte-Thérèse, V ! 24,885 890 23,325 375 195 15 75 10
Thetford Mines, V ! 25,005 290 24,385 175 115 0 45 0
Sept-Îles, V ! 25,190 555 24,040 385 155 0 30 25
Vaudreuil-Dorion, V 25,395 5,305 18,610 1,035 315 95 25 0
Boisbriand, V ! 26,425 760 23,440 1,720 255 25 205 20
Sainte-Julie, V 29,020 310 28,355 205 105 0 35 10
Saint-Georges, V ! 29,270 45 29,125 60 20 0 15 10
Alma, V ! 29,705 55 29,490 65 45 0 45 0
Pointe-Claire, V ! 29,875 20,040 5,780 3,165 440 255 95 95
Côte-Saint-Luc, V ! 30,265 19,035 4,055 5,875 465 600 145 95
Val-d'Or, V ! 30,595 650 29,665 110 110 30 10 25
Sorel-Tracy, V 33,070 105 32,660 210 55 0 35 0
Mascouche, V 33,600 965 32,215 295 70 0 45 0
Mirabel, V ! 34,475 395 33,685 145 145 0 105 0
Boucherville, V ! 38,500 965 36,865 435 135 0 90 10
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, V ! 38,565 715 37,405 245 180 10 10 0
Rouyn-Noranda, V ! 39,440 690 38,385 100 255 0 15 0
Victoriaville, V ! 39,595 150 38,830 455 80 0 75 0
Rimouski, V ! 41,305 170 40,800 215 50 0 70 0
Saint-Eustache, V ! 41,595 1,470 39,125 470 405 0 130 10
Châteauguay, V 41,975 12,240 27,335 1,615 435 170 165 10
Granby, V ! 46,095 660 44,375 680 145 40 190 0
Blainville, V 46,490 1,540 43,580 830 305 15 215 0
Dollard-Des Ormeaux, V ! 48,690 29,180 7,440 9,495 595 1,370 345 270
Saint-Hyacinthe, V ! 49,960 185 48,760 760 100 15 135 0
Shawinigan, V ! 50,195 155 49,755 170 70 20 25 10
Saint-Jérôme, V ! 62,560 535 60,775 895 285 0 65 10
Drummondville, V ! 65,725 415 63,685 1,295 155 0 170 0
Brossard, V ! 70,740 12,795 38,010 16,650 790 895 1,235 365
Repentigny, V ! 75,730 855 73,250 1,055 225 15 270 50
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, V ! 86,075 1,650 82,940 800 545 10 125 10
Terrebonne, V ! 94,390 2,000 89,760 1,290 555 160 400 215
Trois-Rivières, V ! 123,550 690 121,145 1,110 245 70 285 10
Lévis, V ! 128,370 1,015 126,395 565 260 10 115 10
Saguenay, V ! 141,685 750 139,880 620 240 0 180 0
Sherbrooke, V ! 144,595 5,350 133,175 4,480 685 35 820 45
Longueuil, V ! 226,820 17,765 188,325 14,950 2,210 635 2,595 335
Gatineau, V ! 239,980 30,225 193,685 11,095 3,025 385 1,225 330
Laval, V 364,620 45,895 257,475 46,940 3,755 2,600 6,295 1,660
Québec, V ! 482,545 4,945 465,700 8,565 1,450 85 1,655 150
Montréal, V ! 1,593,725 296,480 907,495 315,820 16,875 16,540 33,210 7,300
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Date Modified: 2024-03-09

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