Photo: Hayden Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Caplan has one public library, Bibliothèque Jeanne-Ferlatte (Caplan)
It sits 1.4 km from the centre of Caplan. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Caplan in particular.
B−Civic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringWhat Caplan’s civic life grade weighs
Caplan’s civic life grade is B−. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Caplan has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Caplan mailing addresses hold 4 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 2; the median is 1.4 for Quebec towns and 1.4 for Canada’s. 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%
Volunteering here is a provincial number: 25.2% of people across Quebec in 2023, likely 24.0% to 26.4%, set in a ten-province range of 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Caplan’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Caplan, as the crow flies.















What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Locations merge two sources, OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, without school, college or hospital libraries.
Questions about the library and civic life in Caplan
Does Caplan have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque Jeanne-Ferlatte (Caplan).
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).