Saint-FélicienQuebec

Renting in Saint-Félicien costs 15% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 72% of households.

66% of adults around Saint-Félicien call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Life expectancy in the region is 81.8 years (83.2 for women, 80.4 for men, 2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 11% of adults to 12%. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, between Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Félicien’s is long: 23 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Saint-Félicien has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −20.8°C

Snow peaks in December: 55 cm in a normal year. Frost comes on 187 days a year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. Gardeners get 137 frost-free days, from 17 May to 2 October. July afternoons in Saint-Félicien average 23.7°C.

The force covering Saint-Félicien records more serious violence than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at 114

Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.7 per 1,000 residents a year, above Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 18.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Commuters in Saint-Félicien have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 92% of commuters, near Quebec’s towns (90%) and higher than Canadian towns (89%).

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

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 2.8% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Wildfire is rare near Saint-Félicien: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year.

10 schools in and around Saint-Félicien: 8 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

A normal November in Saint-Félicien runs from −5°C to 2°C

The month after, December, normally sees −6°C afternoons and −15°C nights. A normal November brings 71 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 39 cm of snow in November. Also worth knowing: the year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).

Saint-Félicien has one council seat for every 1,450 residents, more than four in five municipalities in Quebec

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

At 1.4 visits per person served, Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Felicien is quieter than 85% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Felicien serves 10,392 people from a single building.

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

5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 1.6% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Saint-Félicien touches 02251R031 Biological Refuge

Within 5 km are 7 beaches; Plage de Saint-Prime is the nearest. 14 km from town is Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec), the nearest provincial park. The largest named area nearby is Racine sur le Lac Water Fowl Gathering Area, 911 ha, 5.8 km away. Of the land within 10 km, 1.6% has protected status, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).