Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Nantes, Municipalité
Religion
Religion: In 2021, the top religious group was Catholic, with about 1,035 persons representing 74.5% of the total population. The second group was Other Christians, with about 80 persons representing 5.8% of the total population. The population who declared no religion and secular perspectives numbered 250 persons, representing 18.0% of the total population.
Ethnic or cultural origins
Ethnic or cultural origins: In 2021, the most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origin was Canadian, with about 570 persons representing 41.2% of the total population. The second origin was French, n.o.s., with about 380 persons representing 27.4% of the total population. The third origin was Québécois, with about 230 persons representing 16.6% of the total population.
Distribution (in percentage) of religious groups, Nantes (Municipalité), 2021
The 5 most frequently reported ethnic or cultural origins by median age, Nantes (Municipalité), 2021
| Ethnic or cultural origin | Number of responses | % | Rank | Median age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian | 570 | 41.2 | 1 | 38.8 |
| French, n.o.s. | 380 | 27.4 | 2 | 39.2 |
| Québécois | 230 | 16.6 | 3 | 46.0 |
| French Canadian | 85 | 6.1 | 4 | 66.0 |
| First Nations (North American Indian), n.o.s. | 55 | 4.0 | 5 | 38.0 |
Population by visible minority groupFootnote 2 and median age, Nantes (Municipalité), 2016 and 2021
| 2016 | 2021 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | Number | % of total population | % of visible minority population | Median age | |
| Total - Visible minority | 1,380 | 100.0 | ... | 41.6 | 1,390 | 100.0 | ... | 45.2 |
| Total visible minority population | 35 | 2.5 | 100.0 | 21.0 | 40 | 2.9 | 100.0 | 19.6 |
| South Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Chinese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Black | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 25 | 1.8 | 44.4 | ... |
| Filipino | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Arab | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Latin American | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Southeast Asian | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| West Asian | 30 | 2.2 | 85.7 | 22.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Korean | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Japanese | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Visible minority, n.i.e. | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
| Multiple visible minorities | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ... |
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