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Roberval’s grade for health: an A+

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 1.7 km away, below Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. In the health survey, nearly two thirds of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. Lives in the region last 81.8 years on average (2022/2024): 83.2 for women, 80.4 for men.

Renting in Roberval costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 68%.

Roberval has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.7°C

December is the snowiest month, with 55 cm on average. Snow totals 271 cm over the year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). January nights in Roberval drop to −20.8°C on average. The frost-free season runs from 17 May to 2 October, 137 days.

Violent crime weighs more where Roberval is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 114

Where it is policed, 19.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 73 over 2023–25, above both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

More of Roberval’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%

Immigrants make up 0.5% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 15% speak both English and French, between Quebec’s towns (44%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).

A flood study covers Roberval: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.13 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Radon is lower than usual: 2.8% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Roberval, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). Roberval shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region.

Roberval and its edges hold 7 schools: 4 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools

Roberval in November: highs near 2°C, lows near −5°C

Snowfall in a normal November: 39 cm. A normal December brings highs of −6°C, lows of −15°C. November normally sees 71 mm of precipitation. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −21°C.

Roberval has one council seat for every 1,400 residents, more than four in five municipalities in Quebec

Roberval sends one MP to Ottawa from Lac-Saint-Jean, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe (Bloc Québécois).

Roberval public library logs 1.1 visits per person served, fewer than 94% of Quebec’s town libraries

The 9,872 people Roberval public library serves have 2 branches to choose from.

02251R046 Biological Refuge reaches Roberval

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 20 km from town is Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. Swimmers have 7 beaches within 5 km, Plage Chambord the nearest.

Commuters in Roberval have a short way to work, 15 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

The car took 90% of commuters, near both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Roberval has 4 historic places on the registers, 2 in the top tier

Of the dated places, Maison Donaldson is the oldest, from 1872. Before 1961 is when 23% of the homes went up, higher than both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).