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Laurendeau’s grade for health: an A

Measured across the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, 55% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Quebec (57%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. What sets Laurendeau apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Hazards in Laurendeau: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.2% of tested homes

Fire seldom reaches Laurendeau: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.23 per $1,000 of buildings, higher than both Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030). The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Laurendeau doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Monteregie health region.

Measured against local pay, Laurendeau costs more to live in than 78% of Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 72% of households.

Laurendeau’s grade for safety: a B

Violent incidents in its police area came to 9.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 18.1 per 1,000 people a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Longueuil service area, with Laurendeau one part of it.

More rain and snow fall on Laurendeau than on 74% of Canadian towns: 1,041 mm a year

Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm. Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm. Some 217 cm of snow falls in a typical year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Laurendeau sees July afternoons of 26.6°C on average.

More people in Laurendeau speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 54%

22% of residents belong to a visible minority, above Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 20% of residents are 65 or older. The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

A normal November in Laurendeau runs from −2°C to 6°C

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −9°C. A typical November adds 16 cm of snow. November normally sees 84 mm of precipitation. Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −14°C by night.

Each seat on Longueuil’s council stands for 14,130 residents, more than in 99% of Quebec municipalities

Federally, Laurendeau sits in Mont-Saint-Bruno—L’Acadie, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), held by Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Laurendeau’s public library is Bibliothèque Raymond-Lévesque

The library figures on this page are Longueuil’s: Bibliothèque Raymond-Lévesque serves all 267,524 people of the city, Laurendeau among them.

Working-age people in Laurendeau are more likely to have a job than in 69% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work takes 29 min.

The nearest provincial park, Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec), is 4.3 km from Laurendeau

Bassin de la Prairie (Grand Herbier) Water Fowl Gathering Area (903 ha) is the biggest, 7.9 km from town. Of the country within 10 km, 4.9% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km.

The schools around Laurendeau answer to 3 boards

Of the 37, 5 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). Taken together, Laurendeau and its 3 km edge hold 31 elementary schools and 6 secondary schools.