Chute-Saint-PhilippeQuebec

Commuters in Chute-Saint-Philippe travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

The car took 95% of commuters, above Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.

Chute-Saint-Philippe’s health region reports 60% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Measured across the Région des Laurentides: health survey and life expectancy

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Chute-Saint-Philippe’s is long: 21 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 13% of the region’s adults on average, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Life expectancy in the region is 82.2 years (83.7 for women, 80.8 for men, 2022/2024).

Renting in Chute-Saint-Philippe costs 6% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 89%.

For hazard risk, Chute-Saint-Philippe gets a C

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.068 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Chute-Saint-Philippe. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Laurentides health region, Chute-Saint-Philippe included.

Older residents shape Chute-Saint-Philippe: 33% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Under 15: 12% of residents. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 8.1% of residents, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Ice on the ground: Chute-Saint-Philippe sees more frosts than 89% of Canadian towns

A normal October brings 96 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −18.3°C, lower than both Quebec’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Gardeners get 110 frost-free days, from 28 May to 15 September. A July afternoon in Chute-Saint-Philippe typically reaches 25.3°C.

Protected land around Chute-Saint-Philippe beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns

Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 39 km. Kiamika - Lac-du-Cerf White-Tailed Deer Yard (10,183 ha) is the biggest, 9.8 km from town. Within 10 km are 26 protected areas. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

The force covering Chute-Saint-Philippe records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 131

Violent incidents in its police area came to 20.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 16.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Chute-Saint-Philippe alone, so this card uses the figure for Antoine-Labelle MRC.

Chute-Saint-Philippe’s teenagers travel 27 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 4.5 km from the centre, above both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Expect November days around 5°C in Chute-Saint-Philippe, nights around −5°C

July brings the warmest days, 25°C; January the coldest nights, −18°C. The month after, December, normally sees −3°C afternoons and −13°C nights. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 72 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Mont-Laurier is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

One councillor per 160 residents: Chute-Saint-Philippe is more closely represented than 91% of Quebec municipalities

Marie-Hélène Gaudreau (Bloc Québécois) is the MP for Laurentides—Labelle, the riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) that takes in Chute-Saint-Philippe.

Chute-Saint-Philippe has one public library, Bibliothèque De Chute-Saint-Philippe

The library is 4.5 km from the centre of Chute-Saint-Philippe.