The best city in Quebec

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Marie-Eve Therrien and Geneviève Morin, both mothers of two boys are in love of Saint-Bruno.

Francis Halin

Sunday, July 9, 2017 18:51

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Ten cities in Quebec are unbeatable for their quality of family life. Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, a suburb of Montreal, is at the top, followed closely by Levis, slice the prestigious journal, a toronto-based Money Sense.

“It’s a surprise… We didn’t expect it ! It is the consecration. We didn’t know that this kind of list was ” surprised Martin Murray, mayor of Saint-Bruno, located about twenty kilometres from Montréal.

Levis

In the region of Quebec, Lévis, who won the palm in the top hand, arriving at the second rank. Five times more populous than St. Bruno, a suburb of the capital, attracts families with homes worth an average of 287 000 $.

“The place of Lévis in this list reflects what we see on the ground when the citizens tell us how nice it is to live in Levis “, said mayor Gilles Lehouillier.

Darling

In its ranking, Money Sense underlines that it is possible to leave its children 6 to 12 years of age in any park of Saint-Bruno in the summer, and this… for free.

The municipality of 28 000 inhabitants draws attention for its series of parks crisscrossed by the same water course (Lake, Village, Park, Creek, Wooded Taillandier), leading to the Parc national du Mont-Saint-Bruno, where residents are entitled to a discount of 50 %.

The unemployment rate of less than 3 %, the median family income of a little less than $ 100,000 and the homes for 443 000 $ on the average, it is also irresistible to the magazine, canadian-English.

“We have homes ranging from 300, 350 000 $ up to$ 2 Million,” noted Mr Murray, who runs the city.

“You can do everything on foot. Go to the grocery store, the SAQ… soon there will be an oyster bar. It is “the Plateau of the South Shore”, ” excited, Marie-Eve Therrien, a mother of two boys aged eight months and six years old, caught her on the terrace of a trendy café.

Geneviève Morin, mother of two boys also said to love the spirit of community in his city. “We know everyone here. Everyone greet “, she shared.

Best schools in Quebec

Alain Dubois, founder of a page on Facebook on St-Bruno, recalled that the public schools are among the best.

Markets, bike-sharing and shuttle bus leading to the mount Saint-Bruno alive. “I have seen hundreds of thousands of fireflies in the Wooded Taillandier, recently. It was worthy of the Time Factory ! “, he concluded.

The 10 best cities

1. Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville

• Nbr. population : 28 000
• % young children : 19,2 %
• Median family income : 96 000 $

2. Levis

• Nbr. population : 147 000
• % young children : 18.6 per cent
• Median family income : 78 000 $

3. Blainville

• Nbr. inhabitants : 58 000
• % young children : 19,6 %
• Median family income : 94 000 $

4. Saint-Constant

• Nbr. population : 28 000
• % young children : 19,1 %
• Median family income : 88 000 $

5. Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

• Nbr. population : 19 000
• % young children : 22,2 %
• Median family income : 115 000 $

6. Mont-Royal

• Nbr. population : 21 000
• % young children : 21.1% of
• Median family income : 113 000 $

7. Cantley

• Nbr. inhabitants : 11 000
• % young children : 22.6% of
• Median family income : 104 000 $

8. Mont-Saint-Hilaire

• Nbr. inhabitants : 20 000
• % young children : 20.1 percent
• Median family income : 86 000 $

9. Chambly

• Nbr. population : 28 000
• % young children : 21,7 %
• Median family income : 88 000 $

10. Saint-Basile-le-Grand

• Nbr. inhabitants : 18 000
• % young children : 21,5 %
• Median family income : $97,000 for

Source : MoneySense