Trois-Rivières
174,000
residents · July 1, 2025
7
municipalities
4.1%
of residents are immigrants · 2021
$62.4k
median household income · 2020
Figures for the Trois-Rivières census metropolitan area (CMA): 7 municipalities, including Trois-Rivières and Bécancour. Each city page gives the figures for that city alone.
The Trois-Rivières metropolitan area sits halfway between Montreal and Quebec City, in the Mauricie. It brings together Trois-Rivières, home of the Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), and Bécancour, on the South Shore of the river, with its industrial and port park. It has 7 municipalities and about 174,000 residents as of July 1, 2025, according to Statistics Canada — up 7% since 2021. In the 2021 census, Trois-Rivières had 139,000 residents and Bécancour 13,600. Immigrants make up 4.1% of the population (2021 census). Median total household income was $62,400 in 2020, compared with $72,500 for Quebec as a whole (2021 census). About 44% of households live in apartments and 43% rent (2021 census). To buy, the median price was $405,250 for a single-family home and $304,000 for a condo in the second quarter of 2026 (APCIQ). This section gathers the bilingual guides for settling in Trois-Rivières and Bécancour: finding housing, getting around, registering children for school, accessing healthcare and discovering local life.
Where people live
- City of Trois-Rivières 139,000
- Bécancour 14,000
- Other municipalities 9,000
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Sources: Statistics Canada · 2021 census
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Trois-Rivières
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Bécancour
Bécancour is in the Centre-du-Québec, on the South Shore of the St. Lawrence River, facing Trois-Rivières, to which it is linked by the Laviolette Bridge.
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