Saint-Aimé-des-LacsQuebec

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs earns an A+ for health

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région de la Capitale-Nationale

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, lower than both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). At 9.6%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. In the health survey, 62% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Quebec’s 57%. People in the region live to 82.9 on average: 84.7 for women and 81.1 for men in 2022/2024.

Hazard risk in Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs is higher than in 86% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Capitale-Nationale health region: radon tests

NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.29 per $1,000 of building value, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Some 4.6% of the land within 25 km of Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs has burned since 1986; at 0.11% a year that is moderate, not high. In Health Canada’s survey, 8.8% of homes tested in Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs’ area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%.

Most households in Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs own their home: 88%, more than in Quebec’s towns or across Canadian towns

Rent took 16% of household income, below Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs has cooler summers than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 24.2°C

Some 281 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. Most of the snow comes in December, about 66 cm. October is the wettest month, with 99 mm of rain and snow on average.

With 0.2 jobs for each resident in work, most of Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs commutes out

The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs earns a B for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Charlevoix-Est MRC

Its police area records 16.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 14.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2).

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

4.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The under-15s are 15% of the population here.

What November brings in Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs: −3°C at night, 4°C by day

A normal November brings 72 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −10°C. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

Each seat on Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs’ council speaks for just 170 residents, fewer than in 90% of Quebec municipalities

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs’ council has 6 councillors and is led by Jo-Annie Boulianne, the mayor.

Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs has two public libraries, Bibliothèque La Girouette and Bibliothèque La Plume D'Or

Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs in particular.

The Sentier National runs by Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs

Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town. A provincial park, Hautes-Gorges-de-la-Rivière-Malbaie National Park (Québec), lies 8.1 km away. The largest named area nearby is Sector of central estuary Territorial reserve for protected area purposes, 174,227 ha, 7.9 km away.

No high school in or near Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs: the closest is 13 km off