Rivière-HévaQuebec

Rent takes less of local pay in Rivière-Héva than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 10% of household income

Owners make up 94% of households, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Violent crime weighs more where Rivière-Héva is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 184

The index for the force that serves it came to 104, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 29.2 violent incidents are reported each year. Across its police area, there are 25.2 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across Vallée-de-l'Or MRC, with Rivière-Héva one part of it.

A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 4.3% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Rivière-Héva’s area

Radon tests for the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region

Fire seldom reaches Rivière-Héva: since 1986, 1.8% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.04% a year). No flood study for Rivière-Héva is on the national inventory.

Rivière-Héva has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −22.2°C

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.8°C by day, below Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and Canadian towns (25.5°C) alike. Frost usually lifts by 31 May and returns around 16 September: 107 days without it. September is the wettest month, with 102 mm of rain and snow on average.

Rivière-Héva has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

Driving is how 92% of commuters got to work at the census. Commutes averaged 27 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Life expectancy around Rivière-Héva is 79.5 years, 2.0 less than for the typical Canadian town

Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, above Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 57% very good or excellent, 57% for Quebec. What sets Rivière-Héva apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Rivière-Héva and its edges hold 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Elementary school is 6.3 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Secondary school means a trip of 7 km at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Expect November days around 1°C in Rivière-Héva, nights around −7°C

Into December, the normals move to −6°C and −16°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 75 mm. Across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Val-d'Or forecast, on the Weather page.

Rivière-Héva’s council spends less per resident than four in five Québec’s local municipalities

Provincially, Rivière-Héva votes in Abitibi-Est; the open record doesn’t name its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) in the National Assembly of Québec, so the legislature’s own list is linked below.

The nearest public library to Rivière-Héva is Bibliothèque municipale de Malartic, 7.5 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Municipale de Cadillac (Rouyn-Noranda), 15 km away.

28% of Rivière-Héva’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 1.7% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.

Protected land around Rivière-Héva beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns

9 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. 28 km from town is Aiguebelle National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.