Photo: Marilyne Lesage · CC BY-SA 3.0Desbiens has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque de Métabetchouan, 5.3 km away
The next is Bibliothèque Publique De Chambord (Chambord), 9 km away. Desbiens has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.
CCivic lifeGraded on library visits, charities and volunteeringDesbiens’s civic life grade, input by input
Desbiens’s civic life grade is C. Desbiens has charities and volunteering for a civic life grade, though not library visits, and two of the three are enough.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
Desbiens mailing addresses hold 4 registered charities
Per 1,000 residents that makes 3.9; 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%
No town-level count exists, so the page uses Quebec as a whole: 25.2% volunteered formally in 2023, between 24.0% and 26.4%, while the provinces span 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
The closest is 5.3 km from Desbiens
In order of distance from the centre of Desbiens, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Only public libraries are mapped: OpenStreetMap and Statistics Canada’s 2020 list, with school and university libraries removed.
Questions about the library and civic life in Desbiens
Does Desbiens have a public library?
No, but Bibliothèque de Métabetchouan in Métabetchouan--Lac-à-la-Croix is the nearest public library to Desbiens.
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).