Saint-Alexis-des-MontsQuebec

Commuters in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 32 min on average

94% of commuters drove, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

A flood study covers Saint-Alexis-des-Monts: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Gouvernement du Québec

The radon tests numbers here cover the Mauricie et Centre-du-Quebec health region

Fire seldom reaches Saint-Alexis-des-Monts: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year).

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Alexis-des-Monts is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 44

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

The violent index for its police area came to 61, lower than both Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 12.6 property crimes are reported each year. Its police area records 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Step out of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts and you are in La Mauricie National Park

Some protected land is inside the town: just over a tenth of its area. Parks and reserves take up 16% of the ground within 10 km, above Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. Count 43 protected areas within 10 km of town. 39 km from town is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park.

21% of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2% of residents, between Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

61% of adults around Saint-Alexis-des-Monts call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Alexis-des-Monts’ is long: 28 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 14% of the region’s adults on average, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.6 years at birth, 83.3 for women and 79.9 for men. Saint-Alexis-des-Monts shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec.

Snowy winters: about 274 cm a year in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, more than in 90% of Canadian towns

There are 145 days of frost in a typical year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 69 cm in a normal year. July afternoons in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts average 25.1°C.

Saint-Alexis-des-Monts’s one school is École des Boisés

In Saint-Alexis-des-Monts, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights

Snow is normal by November, about 24 cm over the month. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 88 mm. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Lanaudière forecast, on the Weather page.

Nancy Johnson leads Saint-Alexis-des-Monts as mayor

Saint-Alexis-des-Monts sends one MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) to the National Assembly of Québec from Maskinongé, though no open record we can reuse gives the name.

Saint-Alexis-des-Monts has one public library, Bibliothèque De Saint-Alexis-Des-Monts (Léopold-Bellemare)

It sits 0.4 km from the centre of Saint-Alexis-des-Monts.

Home values sit low against pay in Saint-Alexis-des-Monts: 3 times household income, where the typical Canadian town is at 4.7

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, near Quebec’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). 78% of households are owner-occupiers.