Saint-FabienQuebec

The car carries 94% of commuters in Saint-Fabien, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, lower than Quebec’s towns (27 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

Hazard risk in Saint-Fabien is higher than in 89% of Canadian towns

The expected yearly loss to earthquakes is $0.10 for each $1,000 of buildings, lower than Quebec’s towns ($0.14) yet higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). In Health Canada’s survey, 14% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Fabien on the national inventory.

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Fabien than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

Households that own their home make up 83%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Fabien 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 Rimouski-Neigette MRC

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.9 per 1,000 a year, below Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 76, below Quebec’s towns (88) and Canadian towns (86) alike.

Summers stay cool in Saint-Fabien: July afternoons reach 23.5°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in October: 96 mm in a normal year. A normal winter brings 279 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in December, about 66 cm.

10 mapped walking routes pass Saint-Fabien

The protected share within 10 km is 21%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 27 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

60% of adults around Saint-Fabien call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Life expectancy in the region is 81.7 years (83.1 for women, 80.3 for men, 2022/2024). The average trip from home to a hospital is 26 km, above Quebec’s towns (5.3 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région du Bas-Saint-Laurent, Saint-Fabien included.

18% of Saint-Fabien’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.8% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.4% of residents, below Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

In Saint-Fabien, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −2°C nights

Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Then December: −3°C by day, −9°C at night. Precipitation in November averages 78 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month.

Saint-Fabien’s council spends less per resident than 66% of Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Fabien has 6 councillors and a mayor, Mario Beauchesne.

Saint-Fabien’s public library is Bibliothèque St-Fabien

It sits 0.2 km from the centre of Saint-Fabien.

Saint-Fabien and its edges hold 3 schools: 2 elementary schools and 1 school for every grade

Saint-Fabien keeps its older homes: 43% from before 1961

On the list: 2 municipal citations. Grange Adolphe-Gagnon, begun in 1888, is the oldest by its record. All told the heritage lists hold 3 historic places within the town, and one sits in the top tier.