GirardvilleQuebec

Rent takes less of local pay in Girardville than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 4% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). 84% of households own their home.

More adults feel healthy around Girardville: 66% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

Closer to home, a hospital is 26 km from the average resident of Girardville, further than the usual 3.7 km. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. On average 15% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 81.8 years, 83.2 for a girl and 80.4 for a boy (2022/2024). Girardville shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean.

Girardville has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −23.4°C

The most precipitation falls in July: 112 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 203 in a normal year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). A July afternoon in Girardville typically reaches 23.9°C. A normal December brings 55 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Households in Girardville earn less than those in 73% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 28 min, close to Quebec’s towns (27 min) and above Canadian towns (26 min). Just over nine in ten commuters took the car to work at the census.

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 2.8% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Girardville’s area

Wildfire is rare near Girardville: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.009% a year. Seismic risk runs high: $0.061 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Girardville is on the national inventory. Girardville doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region.

Older residents shape Girardville: 25% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 1.5% of the population, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.

Girardville is graded a C+ for safety

Violent incidents in its police area came to 17.1 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 17.6 property crimes are reported each year.

A normal November in Girardville runs from −7°C to 2°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. November usually brings some 39 cm of snow. ECCC’s forecast for Dolbeau-Mistassini is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

One councillor per 210 residents: Girardville is more closely represented than 78% of Quebec municipalities

Vincent Beckert leads Girardville as mayor, alongside 4 councillors.

Girardville has one public library, Bibliothèque Publique De Girardville

The library is 0.2 km from the centre of Girardville.

Girardville touches 02551R038 Biological Refuge

The protected share within 10 km is 1.4%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The nearest provincial park, Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), is 36 km away. Biggest among them: 02551R159 Biological Refuge, 539 ha, 4.9 km off.

No high school in or near Girardville: the closest is 19 km off

An older town: 35% of Girardville’s homes predate 1961