PontiacQuebec

Crime runs lighter where Pontiac is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 29

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 7.2 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 52, below both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). On top of that, its police area records 8.4 violent 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 the Collines-de-l'Outaouais Region service area, Pontiac included.

Pontiac is graded a D for hazard risk

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Outaouais health region

Seismic risk runs high: $0.10 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Municipalité de Pontiac has mapped the flood hazard here, one of 2 studies on the national inventory.

Protected areas cover 51% of Pontiac

The protected share within 10 km is 21%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest provincial park, Fitzroy Provincial Park, is 0.4 km away. Count 67 protected areas within 10 km of town. 95 km separate the town from Thousand Islands National Park, its nearest national park.

Commuters in Pontiac travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 38 min on average

Pontiac has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.0°C

June is the wettest month, with 99 mm of rain and snow on average. The frost-free season runs from 20 May to 22 September, 124 days. July afternoons reach 26.9°C on average, near Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and higher than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 53 cm in a normal year.

The nearest high school to Pontiac is 7.1 km away

Teaching in English runs high: 2 of 4 schools, against 10% in Quebec. 3 boards run its schools.

More smokers around Pontiac: 17% of adults, where the typical Canadian town has 12%

Measured across the Région de l'Outaouais: health survey and life expectancy

Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 55%, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 80.7 years at birth, 82.2 for women and 79.1 for men. What sets Pontiac apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 12 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Pontiac is a town of owners: 88% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Expect November days around 6°C in Pontiac, nights around −3°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 74 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −11°C. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Chelsea.

Bibliotheque De Luskville (Pontiac) and Bibliothèque Quyon are Pontiac’s two public libraries

Pontiac has no library board of its own in the provincial statistics, so no visit or loan figures appear here.

More people in Pontiac speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 65%

Visible minorities make up 2.5% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 count for 20% of the people here.

Canada’s registers list 2 historic places in Pontiac

Of the dated places, Herridge Chalet is the oldest, from 1880. Before 1961 is when 24% of the homes went up, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).