Rivière-BeaudetteQuebec

Crime runs lighter where Rivière-Beaudette is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39

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

Property crime in its police area ran at 10.4 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.4 violent incidents are reported each year.

55% of adults around Rivière-Beaudette rate their health very good or excellent

Shared with the rest of the Région de la Montérégie: health survey and life expectancy

Smokers make up just over a tenth of the region’s adults, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.5 years, 84.2 for a girl and 80.8 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Rivière-Beaudette’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 16 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Flood mapping exists for Rivière-Beaudette: 1 on record, latest by Raisin Region Conservation Authority

Rivière-Beaudette’s survey area, 8.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.15 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Rivière-Beaudette doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Monteregie health region.

More households own their home in Rivière-Beaudette than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns: 89%

10% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.

Rivière-Beaudette has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 28 April and returns around 7 October: 161 days without it. A normal winter brings 170 cm of snow, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 44 cm on average. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in October, at 109 mm.

Rivière-Beaudette is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 51% speak both languages

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 20% of the population. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

Commuters in Rivière-Beaudette travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

In Rivière-Beaudette, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −8°C. A typical November adds 10 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 81 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 27°C afternoons in July.

Patrick Bousez leads Rivière-Beaudette as mayor

The Liberal Party of Canada has 44 of the 78 MPs elected in Quebec.

Rivière-Beaudette has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque Municipale De Saint-Telesphore, 7.1 km away

The next is Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Zotique (Saint-Zotique), 7.5 km away.

More of the land around Rivière-Beaudette is protected than around 8 in 10 Canadian towns

2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage de Saint-Zotique. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. A provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), lies 31 km away. The largest named area nearby is lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,275 ha, 2.8 km away.