Photo: Pierre Bona · CC BY-SA 3.0Ange-Gardien has one public library, Bibliotheque Municipale Ruth Benoit
It stands 0.9 km from the centre of Ange-Gardien. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Ange-Gardien in particular.
DCivic life#405 of 507 in QuebecBehind Ange-Gardien’s civic life grade
Ange-Gardien gets a D for civic life, #405 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Ange-Gardien has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
One registered charity gives a Ange-Gardien mailing address
That is 0.3 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. Charities are placed by mailing address, which flatters service towns whose post office serves a region and undercounts suburbs and rural municipalities.
25.2%
In 2023, 25.2% of people in Quebec volunteered formally: one estimate for the whole province, likely between 24.0% and 26.4%, in a range of 25.2% to 40.3% across the ten provinces.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Ange-Gardien’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Ange-Gardien.















What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.
Questions about the library and civic life in Ange-Gardien
Does Ange-Gardien have a public library?
Yes: Bibliotheque Municipale Ruth Benoit.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).