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Nicolet scores better for health than 88% of Canadian towns

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. In the health survey, just over three in five adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Nicolet is well placed: 2.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

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

92% of commuters drove, close to both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

A flood study covers Nicolet: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Little of the land around Nicolet has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.

Renting in Nicolet costs 16% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 64%.

27% of Nicolet’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

1.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.8% of residents, higher than Quebec’s towns (1.5%) yet lower than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Nicolet gets a B for safety

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Nicolet-Yamaska MRC

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 13.8 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 57 over 2023–25, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67).

January in Nicolet bites harder than in 77% of Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 103 mm. Some 213 cm of snow falls in a typical year, close to Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 56 cm.

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

The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 46 km. 19 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Within its own boundary, nearly a tenth of the town is protected. Yamaska National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 78 km.

Independent schools are common around Nicolet: 2 of 5

Its 3 km reach takes in 2 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools, all of Nicolet’s schooling.

In Nicolet, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Nicolet forecast. Then December: −3°C by day, −10°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow.

Geneviève Dubois leads Nicolet as mayor

Of the 78 Commons seats from Quebec, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 44.

Bibliotheque Municipale De Nicolet draws 1.2 visits per person served, behind 90% of Quebec’s town libraries

A single building, Bibliotheque Municipale De Nicolet, serves 8,775 people.

3 historic places in Nicolet, 2 of them top designations

The oldest dated place, Séminaire de Nicolet, goes back to 1827. On the list: a municipal citation. Nearly a fifth of its homes were built before 1961, below Quebec’s towns (21%) but above Canadian towns (18%).