MalarticQuebec

The force covering Malartic records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 184

Its police area recorded 29.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Across its police area, there are 25.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Malartic’s hazards at a glance: a moderate wildfire record and 4.3% of area homes over the radon guideline

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.029 per $1,000 of buildings, about level with Canadian towns ($0.030) and below Quebec’s towns ($0.14). Fire reaches the land around Malartic now and then: 2.1% within 25 km since 1986 (0.05% a year), below the high band. No one has filed a flood map for Malartic on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region, with Malartic one part of it.

Malartic has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −22.2°C

For the wettest month, look to September: 102 mm on average. Frosty days number 202 in a normal year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Gardeners get 107 frost-free days, from 31 May to 16 September. A July afternoon in Malartic typically reaches 23.8°C.

Fewer households own their home in Malartic than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 58%

Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Expect 79.5 years of life in the region around Malartic, 2.0 under the typical Canadian town

In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%. Smokers make up 15% of the region’s adults, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). For Malartic itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 0.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

A town of families: 20% of people in Malartic are under 15, more than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

27% speak both English and French, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%). The 65-and-over age group makes up nearly a fifth of residents.

Commuters in Malartic have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 89% of commuters, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

In and around Malartic, 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Expect November days around 1°C in Malartic, nights around −7°C

December follows at −6°C by day and −16°C by night. A normal November brings 75 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −22°C. ECCC’s forecast for Val-d'Or is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

The council of Malartic is led by its mayor, Martin Ferron

Malartic is in Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Mandy Gull-Masty of the Liberal Party of Canada.

Bibliothèque municipale de Malartic is Malartic’s public library

From the centre of Malartic, it is 0.7 km away.

Moraine-d'Harricana biodiversity reserve reaches Malartic

Within 10 km of the town, 6.6% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. National parks are all over 100 km off. The closest provincial park is Aiguebelle National Park (Québec), 45 km from the edge of town.

In Malartic, 42% of homes go back before 1961