Quebec may be synonymous with its joie de vivre, but new data suggest Montreal doesn’t share the same optimistic enthusiasm as most of the province.
According to a new study by Léger Marketing, Montreal is ranked 95th on a list of 100 happiest cities in Quebec. That's right, the biggest city in all of Quebec out-ranked only four smaller regions: (Bois-des-Filion, Sainte-Marie, Wendake, Saint-Amable, and Saint-Lambert)
The results were calculated based on 25 influencing factors, including money, love, and a sense of accomplishment. 61,350 Quebecers were surveyed and cracking the top three happiest places in the province are Shefford, with an average LHI score of 81.88, Gaspé (79.76), and Dollard-Des Ormeaux (78.07).
Meanwhile, Montreal received an average LHI score of 67.71, which is lower than the province's 69.65 average LHI.
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Here are the top 100 happiest cities in Quebec according to the results.
- Shefford 81.88
- Gaspé 79.76
- Dollard-Des Ormeaux 78.07
- Sainte-Martine 77.68
- Lorraine 76.80
- L’Île-Perrot 75.42
- Saint-Georges 75.41
- Saint-Basile-le-Grand 75.37
- Bécancour 75.37
- Mont-Tremblant 75.25
- Alma 75.01
- La Prairie 74.89
- Val-d’Or 74.67
- Saint-Sauveur 74.67
- Cowansville 74.53
- Rimouski 74.49
- Nicolet 74.37
- Salaberry-de-Valleyfield 74.14
- Joliette 74.09
- Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville 74.06
- Baie-Comeau 73.94
- Sainte-Marguerite-du-Lac-Masson 73.89
- Sainte-Sophie 73.69
- Bromont 73.69
- Thetford Mines 73.65
- Lavaltrie 73.65
- L’Assomption 73.32
- Varennes 73.32
- Acton Vale 73.30
- Granby 72.84
- Mille-Isles 72.69
- Saint-Lin-Laurentides 72.68
- Saint-Lazare 72.59
- Mont-Saint-Hilaire 72.51
- Sept-Îles 72.45
- Blainville 72.40
- Saint-Hyacinthe 72.38
- Mirabel 72.35
- Mercier 72.25
- Repentigny 72.21
- Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts 72.18
- Chambly 72.06
- Victoriaville 71.87
- Boucherville 71.83
- Châteauguay 71.82
- Shawinigan 71.80
- Sainte-Julie 71.78
- Belœil 71.67
- Rosemère 71.62
- Rouyn-Noranda 71.56
- Saguenay 71.46
- Magog 71.46
- Saint-Charles-Borromée 71.37
- Lévis 71.35
- Pont-Rouge 71.34
- Otterburn Park 71.29
- Dorval 71.23
- Saint-Colomban 71.19
- Sainte-Thérèse 71.12
- Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac 71.07
- Sainte-Adèle 70.96
- Candiac 70.95
- Prévost 70.88
- Mascouche 70.83
- Gatineau 70.76
- Sherbrooke 70.76
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu 70.71
- Trois-Rivières 70.70
- Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines 70.59
- Boisbriand 70.44
- Saint-Eustache 70.41
- Beauharnois 70.40
- Sainte-Catherine 70.39
- Lac-Beauport 70.05
- Drummondville 69.99
- Boischatel 69.96
- Saint-Constant 69.82
- Contrecoeur 69.81
- Vaudreuil-Dorion 69.76
- Brossard 69.73
- Notre-Dame-des-Prairies 69.66
- Pointe-Claire 69.55
- Sorel-Tracy 69.51
- L’Ancienne-Lorette 69.49
- Rivière-du-Loup 69.32
- Farnham 69.29
- Laval 69.24
- Québec 69.11
- Longueuil 69.06
- Mont-Royal 69.05
- Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures 68.98
- Saint-Jérôme 68.67
- Deux-Montagnes 68.57
- Terrebonne 68.24
- Montréal 67.71
- Bois-des-Filion 67.54
- Sainte-Marie 66.55
- Wendake 63.41
- Saint-Amable 63.09
- Saint-Lambert 56.12
