Saint-Anselme’s public library is Bibliothèque Laurent-Caron

It sits 0.3 km from the centre of Saint-Anselme. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Saint-Anselme in particular.

C⁻Civic life#319 of 507 in Quebec

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Charities

2.4 per 1,000 residents

Civic life grade

What Saint-Anselme’s civic life grade weighs

With a C−, Saint-Anselme ranks #319 of 507 Quebec towns on civic life. Two of the three civic life inputs exist for Saint-Anselme, enough for a grade: charities and volunteering, but not library visits.

C⁻

Civic lifeA character grade: shown, never part of Saint-Anselme’s overall grade.

–Library visitsNo library board of its own CCharities2.4 per 1,000 · Quebec towns 1.4 · Canada 1.4 C⁻Volunteering25.2% of residents · all of Quebec, 2023

Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.

Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.

Places to belong

Saint-Anselme mailing addresses hold 11 registered charities

That is 2.4 per 1,000 residents, against 1.4 in the typical Quebec town and 1.4 across Canada. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.

Volunteering

25.2%

The 2023 survey gives Quebec one volunteering rate for all its towns, 25.2% (between 24.0% and 26.4%), while provinces run from 25.2% at the low end to 40.3%.

Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.

The libraries

Saint-Anselme’s public library

Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Saint-Anselme.

0.3kmBibliothèque Laurent-CaronDirections →

How to read these numbers

What this data can and can’t tell you

Library locations. The locations come from OpenStreetMap and from Statistics Canada’s cultural facilities list of 2020, public libraries only.

Questions about the library and civic life in Saint-Anselme

Does Saint-Anselme have a public library?

Yes: Bibliothèque Laurent-Caron.

Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).