Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Bristol has one public library, Bibliothèque De Bristol
It stands 2.9 km from the centre of Bristol. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Bristol in particular.
B−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringBehind Bristol’s civic life grade
Bristol gets a B− for civic life. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Bristol has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
5 registered charities give a Bristol mailing address
That is 4.3 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
25.2%
Between 24.0% and 26.4% of people in Quebec volunteered formally in 2023, 25.2% at the estimate’s middle; that is one figure for the province, which ranges from 25.2% to 40.3% nationally.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Bristol’s public library
Nearest first, measured in a straight line from the centre of Bristol.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. The map joins OpenStreetMap with Statistics Canada’s 2020 cultural facilities list and leaves out school, college and private libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Bristol
Does Bristol have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque De Bristol.
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).