ChandlerQuebec

Summers stay cool in Chandler: July afternoons reach 22.3°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

On a January night, the temperature in Chandler falls to about −11.8°C. Snow totals 385 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 80 cm. Rain and snow peak in October, at 130 mm.

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

Two thirds of households own their home, close to Quebec’s towns (70%) and below Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

High radon around Chandler: 25% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Gaspesie - Iles-de-la-Madeleine health region

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.020 per $1,000 of buildings, below Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and close to Canadian towns ($0.030). No flood study for Chandler is on the national inventory.

20% of Chandler’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Immigrants make up 0.7% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 7.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Commuters in Chandler have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

Within 10 km of Chandler: 21 public protected areas

5.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 1.8 km out lies the largest, Grande-Rivière Ecological Reserve, at 18,400 ha. Swimmers have 17 beaches within 5 km, Plage du Chenal the nearest. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Forillon National Park, at 41 km.

Violent crime weighs more where Chandler is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 135

The force’s area logs 23.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Chandler doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from Rocher-Percé MRC.

A normal November in Chandler runs from −1°C to 5°C

Precipitation in November averages 105 mm. Expect around 32 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −7°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 22°C and February nights −12°C.

Chandler’s mayor: Gilles Daraiche

From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Chandler public library logs 0.4 visits per person served, fewer than all but a few of Quebec’s town libraries

Chandler public library serves 7,365 people from 2 branches.

Teaching in English: 2 of Chandler’s 6 schools

Taken together, Chandler and its 3 km edge hold 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.9 km off, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

18% of adults smoke in the health region around Chandler, against 12% for the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Région de la Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine: health survey and life expectancy

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.9, with women at 81.6 and men at 78.2. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%; Quebec as a whole is at 57%. Measured from where Chandler’s residents live, a hospital is 4.8 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see.

Chandler: 1 historic place, with the highest designation

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 34% of homes, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).