CausapscalQuebec

Rent takes less of local pay in Causapscal than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 74%.

Trips to work from Causapscal are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average

The car carried 93% of commuters at the census.

Summers stay cool in Causapscal: July afternoons reach 23.8°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Snow totals 323 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). On a January night, the temperature in Causapscal falls to about −19.2°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 72 cm. A normal October brings 97 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Around Causapscal, 60% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent: health survey and life expectancy

A baby born in the region can expect 81.7 years, 83.1 for a girl and 80.3 for a boy (2022/2024). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%). For Causapscal itself the measure is access, and it lags: 18 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

A flood study covers Causapscal: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Source area for radon tests: the Bas-Saint-Laurent health region

In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Causapscal as in most places, at $0.033 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Causapscal gets a B for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Matapédia MRC

Property crime in its police area ran at 11.7 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The violent index for its police area came to 104, above both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86).

14% of Causapscal’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.5% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Expect November days around 3°C in Causapscal, nights around −5°C

Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −19°C in January. Expect about 74 mm of rain and snow over November. About 31 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches −4°C and a night falls to −13°C.

The council of Causapscal is led by its mayor, Odile Roy

44 of the 78 MPs from Quebec belong to the Liberal Party of Canada.

Causapscal has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Bertrand B.-Leblanc, 10 km away

Causapscal has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

The SIA, 6-Vallée de la Matapedia runs by Causapscal

Of the country within 10 km, 0.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The largest is Land set aside Rivière-Causapscal: 7,382 ha, 10.0 km from the edge of town. The closest provincial park is Miguasha National Park (Québec), 59 km from the edge of town. No national park lies within 100 km.

3 schools in and around Causapscal: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

48% of Causapscal’s homes were built before 1961

Canada’s heritage registers list 3 historic places inside the town, one with the highest designation. Go back to 1873 and you reach Matamajaw, the oldest of them. The record has 2 municipal citations. Add one just outside the town.