PierrevilleQuebec

Household incomes in Pierreville trail those of 98% of Canadian towns

94% of commuters drove, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Very good or excellent health for 61% of adults around Pierreville; the typical Canadian town: 52%

For Pierreville itself the measure is access, and it lags: 20 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Lives in the region last 81.6 years on average (2022/2024): 83.3 for women, 79.9 for men. Pierreville doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec.

Pierreville is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.14 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Pierreville’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year).

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

Within 10 km are 72 protected areas. Biggest among them: Îles de la Girodeau - Grande Île Water Fowl Gathering Area, 4,676 ha, 1.5 km off. 66 km from town is Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. For a national park, La Mauricie National Park is 57 km away.

For cost of living, Pierreville gets a B

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, about level with Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%). Just over two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.

For safety, Pierreville gets a B

Property crime in its police area ran at 13.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). The index for the force that serves it came to 57, close to Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of Nicolet-Yamaska MRC, Pierreville included.

20% of Pierreville’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Immigrants make up 0.7% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.1% of residents, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) but below Canadian towns (2.8%).

Midwinter lows in Pierreville sink below those of 77% of Canadian towns

A normal December brings 56 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snow totals 213 cm over the year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in July: 103 mm in a normal year.

A normal November in Pierreville runs from −3°C to 5°C

Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −10°C. In November, the normal is 75 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −16°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.

Pierreville’s mayor: Michel Deraspe

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

Pierreville has two public libraries, Bibliothèque De Notre-Dame-De-Pierreville and Bibliothèque De Saint-Elphege (La Bouquinerie)

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

The nearest high school to Pierreville is 23 km away

Pierreville’s record starts in 1687 with Fort Crevier

Inside the town there is 1 historic place, a top designation. Homes from before 1961 make up 51% of the stock, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.