KazabazuaQuebec

Trips to work from Kazabazua take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 38 min on average

Driving is how 91% of commuters got to work at the census.

On hazards, Kazabazua comes out behind 88% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Outaouais health region: radon tests

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.12 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Burn scars are few around Kazabazua, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.001% a year). Radon is higher than usual: 13% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.

The force covering Kazabazua records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 152

The force’s area logs 27.4 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 91, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 20.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Vallée-de-la-Gatineau MRC, Kazabazua included.

Winter nights bite in Kazabazua: January lows of −17.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

The frost-free season runs from 16 May to 26 September, 132 days. Frost comes on 181 days a year, above both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in December, about 45 cm. October is the wettest month, with 96 mm of rain and snow on average.

More of the land around Kazabazua is protected than around nearly 9 in 10 Canadian towns

A provincial park, Fitzroy Provincial Park, lies 46 km away. 2.7 km out lies the largest, Proposed Mont-Sainte-Marie Biodiversity Reserve, at 13,679 ha. CPCAD lists 21 protected areas within 10 km. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

More people in Kazabazua speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 52%

24% of residents are 65 or over, above both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). Under-15s account for 15% of the population.

A hospital trip from Kazabazua means 36 km on average, in a straight line

At 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Quebec. A child born in the region can expect 80.7 years, below both Quebec’s towns (82.5) and Canadian towns (81.5). In the health survey, 55% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de l'Outaouais, with Kazabazua one part of it.

Kazabazua’s teenagers travel 12 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 4.9 km from the centre, above Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, close to Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

In Kazabazua, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −5°C nights

In November, the normal is 72 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −12°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Maniwaki.

Each seat on Kazabazua’s council speaks for just 150 residents, fewer than in 94% of Quebec municipalities

Kazabazua has 6 councillors and a mayor, Gabriel Guertin.

Kazabazua has two public libraries, Bibliotheque Municipale de Kazabazua and Bibliothèque D'Alleyn-Et-Cawood

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Kazabazua in particular.

More households own their home in Kazabazua than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 89%

A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, above both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). 13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%).