Photo: Daniel U. Thibault · CC BY-SA 4.0Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec
Around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, wildfire is practically absent from the record: 0% within 25 km since 1986, 0.001% a year. Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is about average around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: 8.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf grades C− for hazard risk; wildfire is low here, so it earns no credit.
What stands out about Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s hazards
Four national sources, each read for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: earthquakes, radon, past fires and flood studies.
What Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf faces
Each hazard against its own yardstick; meters run from low to high on that yardstick.
Wildfire
Earthquakes
Radon
Flood study
Hazard risk in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: C−
The grade weighs Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s seismic risk and radon equally, and wildfire is one-sided: a high band counts against a town, a low one earns nothing.
Its place: #294 of 507 in Quebec and #2,256 of 2,589 Canadian towns.
How sure: The seismic figure is a long-run average from NRCan’s model, not a prediction. Small fires and grass fires are largely missing from the national burned-area record.
Wildfire is rare near Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: 0% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986, 0% within 5 km
Fires mapped since 1986 around where Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s residents live, and the fuel next to their homes.
With 0.001% burned a year, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is among the many low-band places (the typical Canadian town 0.000%).
Nothing inside 5 km of Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s homes has burned since 1986, and the nearest scar is 11 km off.
The nearer ring around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is less wooded (7.7% forest fuel) than the land out to 25 km (25%).
Shares of land within 5 and 25 km of populated blocks: burned at least once in 1986–2025 (CWFIS burned-area composite), forest fuel and grass (fire behaviour fuel types, 2026, 250 m grid).
Burn rate a year, towns in Quebec · highest of 513
At 0.001% a year, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf ranks 136th of the 513 towns in Quebec; Mistissini leads at 0.31%.
Each bar: the yearly average share of land within 25 km of a town’s homes that burned, 1986–2025 (CWFIS); the seven highest towns of 2,500 people or more.
Beside 2,610 Canadian towns, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf reads low, with 92% of them; only 7.5% rank higher.
Bands of the yearly burn rate: low under 0.05%, moderate under 0.25%, high under 1%, very high 1% or more; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
Canadian Wildland Fire Information System: National Burned Area Composite 1986–2025 and fire behaviour fuel types (2026), Natural Resources Canada. Measured within 25 km and 5 km of each populated dissemination area; past fire, not a forecast.
Gouvernement du Québec has mapped flooding for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf (1 study)
Flood studies whose area touches Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, from NRCan’s inventory, each linked to its owner.
A 1991 study by Gouvernement du Québec covers Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, and its map, not the inventory, shows the zones.
| Study | By | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| CUQ | Gouvernement du Québec | 1991 | final |
Towns with a flood study on file
Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is one of the 45% of towns in Quebec with a flood study on file, fewer than Canada’s 58%.
NRCan Canada Flood Map Inventory: a study footprint touching the town’s boundary; towns of 2,500 people or more.
Nothing here counts toward Risk; the studies are pointers to the maps their owners keep for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf.
The inventory’s own caution (NRCan): “The Canada Flood Map (CFM) does not include every flood hazard map in Canada and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. It should not be relied upon as the official source of flood mapping information. Furthermore, if a map appears to be missing, this does not necessarily mean that the area has never been mapped. For the official version of a map, updated information, or confirmation of applicable regulations, please contact the local authority responsible for flood mapping.”
Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory; links go to each study’s owner.
High seismic risk in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: $0.14 per $1,000 of buildings a year
NRCan’s seismic risk model: the damage shaking is expected to do to buildings each year, on average over many years.
At $0.14 per $1,000, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf carries roughly 4.6 times the typical Canadian town’s earthquake risk ($0.030).
For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Québec, Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf included.
Shaking damage a year per $1,000 of building value
Neither high nor low in Quebec: Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s $0.14 sits by the median of $0.14, while La Pocatière reaches $0.48.
NRCan seismic risk model (2022): mean yearly building loss per $1,000 of value; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
More earthquake risk than most: only 20% of Canada’s 2,611 towns are above Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf.
Each column: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more in that range of yearly loss per $1,000 (NRCan, 2022).
The loss is to Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s buildings alone, from ground shaking; infrastructure and secondary hazards are left out.
Natural Resources Canada, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model (2022), by census subdivision (2016 boundaries; a few 2021 subdivisions take their residents’ mean).
Radon about average around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf: 8.8% over the guideline
Health Canada’s survey of long-term home tests: the share above the 200 Bq/m³ guideline.
Around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, 8.8% of tested homes topped the guideline, near the typical Canadian town’s 6.6%.
Tested homes over 200 Bq/m³
Over 600 Bq/m³
Ordinary for towns in Quebec at 8.8% over 200 Bq/m³ (8.2% is the median), the area around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf had 2.5% over 600.
Health Canada radon survey (2009–2011), by 2007 health region; medians of towns of 2,500 people or more.
Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf is in the 5–10% band with 37% of Canada’s 2,611 towns; 26% have more.
Each bar: the share of Canada’s towns of 2,500 people or more whose survey area had that share of tests over 200 Bq/m³.
The share describes the area, not a house: in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf as anywhere, test to be sure.
Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes (2009–2011). · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Capitale-Nationale health region
Weather and fire alerts for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf
Environment and Climate Change Canada issues the weather alerts for Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf; Alert Ready carries the urgent ones to phones, radio and TV.
| Alert | What it means |
|---|---|
| Warning | Severe weather is happening or about to: act now. |
| Watch | Conditions favour severe weather: be ready. |
| Advisory | Weather that is less severe but could disrupt the day. |
| Special weather statement | Unusual weather worth knowing about. |
| Special air quality statement | Poor air, often wildfire smoke. |
In fire season, check CWFIS for danger and active fires around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf, and listen to local authorities for orders.
Weather alerts (ECCC) · Alert Ready · Fire danger and active fires (CWFIS)
How Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s neighbours compare on hazards
The same four hazards for the places next door.
| Town | Wildfire | Quake $/1,000 | Radon | Flood study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | Yes |
| Duberger—Les Saules 27,419 · 3.3 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | Yes |
| Charlesbourg 9,660 · 3.3 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | None listed |
| Saint-Rodrigue 12,018 · 3.9 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | None listed |
| Saint-Émile 16,893 · 4.0 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | Yes |
| Des Châtels 14,836 · 4.2 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | Yes |
| Loretteville 15,653 · 4.4 km | Low | $0.14 | 8.8% | Yes |
Nowhere around Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf burns more: Saint-Émile, the closest rival, is low to its low.
Radon is the survey area’s figure, so neighbours in one area share it.
Get ready for what Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf faces
What to do about the hazards Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf faces, and what to ask before you buy.
- Test for three months in winter.
- Over 200 Bq/m³: fix it.
- Kits are cheap; pros test too.
- Never drive through floodwater.
- Move papers and medicines upstairs.
- Ask whether your street is mapped.
- Drop, cover and hold on.
- Strap the water heater down.
- Keep 72 hours of supplies.
- Has it had a radon test?
- Check the address on the flood map.
- Are flood and wildfire insured?
- Is earthquake cover included?
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Radon is a survey. The radon share comes from about 14,000 long-term home tests in 2009–2011, pooled for now by the 2007 health region Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf sits in.
- Wildfire counts one way. The wildfire figure is the share of land within 25 km of Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s homes burned each year from 1986 to 2025, past fire rather than a forecast, and it can only lower Risk.
- Earthquakes are modelled. Shaking damage is modelled from the ground, the buildings and the odds of each quake, and published for whole subdivisions such as Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s.
- Flood studies aren’t flood zones. A study’s area can be a whole watershed or province, so being on the inventory says a map exists, not that a home in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf floods.
Questions about flooding and hazards in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf
Is radon a problem in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf?
In Health Canada’s survey, 8.8% of 160 homes tested in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s area were above 200 Bq/m³, though only a test tells you about one house.
How is Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s Hazard risk Grade worked out?
Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf grades C− for hazard risk, from earthquakes and radon, with wildfire counted only where it lowers the grade.
Is Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf at risk of wildfire?
Less than most of Canada: 0% of the land within 25 km of Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf has burned since 1986, the last in 2022, a low band that leaves Risk alone.
How big is the earthquake risk in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf?
Expected earthquake damage in Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf comes to $0.14 a year for each $1,000 that buildings are worth.
Does Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf flood?
Neufchatel Est—Lebourgneuf’s area has been studied for flooding, and the owner’s map shows which streets lie in a zone; the grade leaves flood out.
Seismic risk: Natural Resources Canada. Radon: Health Canada. Wildfire: Canadian Wildland Fire Information System. Flood studies: Natural Resources Canada, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
Sources: NRCan, Canada’s Seismic Risk Model 2022 · Health Canada, Cross-Canada Survey of Radon Concentrations in Homes · CWFIS, National Burned Area Composite and FBP fuel types · NRCan, Canada Flood Map Inventory. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).