Baie-D'UrféQuebec

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure are rarer around Baie-D'Urfé (14% against 17% for the typical Canadian town)

What sets Baie-D'Urfé apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). 13% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike, and on top of that women in the region live to 85.5 and men to 81.2, 83.4 years taken together (2022/2024). Across the region, 54% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole reaches 57%.

Protected areas cover 49% of the country around Baie-D'Urfé

The largest named area nearby is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 3,183 ha, 2.3 km away. Oka National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 7.2 km. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 32, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). There is no national park within 100 km of the town.

The car carries only 84% of commuters in Baie-D'Urfé, fewer than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 28 min, about level with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min).

Crime runs heavier where Baie-D'Urfé is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 80

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Montréal service area

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 116, higher than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 15.4 per 1,000 people a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 29.1 per 1,000 people a year.

Baie-D'Urfé is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal

Radon around Baie-D'Urfé is ordinary for Canada: 6.8% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.16 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030).

Most households in Baie-D'Urfé own their home: 96%, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Montréal metro area

11% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

July in Baie-D'Urfé runs hotter than in 78% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in October: 103 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 217 cm of snow, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 29 April, and the first in autumn, 14 October, lie 167 days. Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year.

Baie-D'Urfé is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 74% speak both languages

Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Quebec’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 26% of the town.

A normal November in Baie-D'Urfé runs from −2°C to 6°C

Then December: −1°C by day, −9°C at night. Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night.

Per resident, Baie-D'Urfé spends more than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities

Heidi Ektvedt leads Baie-D'Urfé as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

Baie-D'Urfé gets a B− for civic life grade

Bibliotheque De Baie-D'Urfe serves 3,712 people from a single building.

Teaching in English: 9 of Baie-D'Urfé’s 20 schools

Independent schools number 5 of 20, above the 9% in Quebec. Its schools answer to 3 boards. In or within 3 km of Baie-D'Urfé: 13 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.

Baie-D'Urfé keeps a building from 1700: Maison Rangé-dit-Laviolette

Homes from before 1961 make up half of the stock, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Federal, provincial and local lists together give 1 historic place here.