Bas-CaraquetNew Brunswick

40% of homes tested in Bas-Caraquet’s area are above the radon guideline

Shared with the rest of the Region 6 health region: radon tests

Little of the land around Bas-Caraquet has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. One flood study covers the town, by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB.

Commuters in Bas-Caraquet have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Bas-Caraquet has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.6°C

February is the snowiest month, with 84 cm on average. Snowfall adds up to 343 cm a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 17 May, and the first in autumn, 13 October, lie 148 days. Also worth knowing: a normal October brings 110 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

For cost of living, Bas-Caraquet gets a B+

Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over four in five households.

More people in Bas-Caraquet speak English and French than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 30%

0.8% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

Bas-Caraquet in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −1°C

A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −1°C by day, −7°C at night. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and February coldest at −13°C by night.

Serge Cormier (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Bas-Caraquet in Ottawa as MP for Acadie—Bathurst

6 of the 10 MPs from New Brunswick belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Bas-Caraquet is Mgr. Paquet Public Library, 9.4 km away

The next is Laval Goupil Public Library (Shippagan), 11 km away.

For safety, Bas-Caraquet gets a B−

No police detachment reports under Bas-Caraquet’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Caraquet detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area recorded 17.1 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 23 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

The nearest provincial park to Bas-Caraquet is Île-Bonaventure-et-du-Rocher-Percé National Park (Québec), 89 km away

6 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Kouchibouguac National Park, at 88 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. For a swim, Foley Beach is the nearest of 14 beaches within 5 km.

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are commoner around Bas-Caraquet (20% against 17% for the typical Canadian town)

Smoking takes in just over one in ten adults, age-standardised, below New Brunswick’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 49% very good or excellent, against 44% in New Brunswick. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.2 years at birth, 82.7 for women and 77.8 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Bas-Caraquet’s is long: 7.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Bas-Caraquet’s teenagers travel 9.3 km to the nearest high school

Bas-Caraquet has 1 historic place on the registers

Before 1961 is when 22% of the homes went up, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.