Saint-FulgenceQuebec

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

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Closer to home, a hospital is 12 km from the average resident of Saint-Fulgence, further than the usual 3.7 km. At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. Life expectancy in the region is 81.8 years (83.2 for women, 80.4 for men, 2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 15% of adults, above Quebec’s towns (15%) but below Canadian towns (17%).

Winter nights bite in Saint-Fulgence: January lows of −20.4°C, colder than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 112 mm. There are 188 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 128 days. Saint-Fulgence sees July afternoons of 24.5°C on average.

For safety, Saint-Fulgence gets a B+

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Fjord-du-Saguenay MRC

The index for the force that serves it came to 49, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 11.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Add to that, violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.2 per 1,000 people a year.

Protected areas cover 28% of the country around Saint-Fulgence

The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 23, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). No national park lies within 100 km. Within its own boundary, just over a fifth of the town is protected. Named trails close by number 3, the Mirador and Sentier des Pics among them.

Shelter costs push only 5% of Saint-Fulgence’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

81% of households own their home, higher than both Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, close to Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%). Saint-Fulgence doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Saguenay metro area.

Commuters in Saint-Fulgence have a short way to work, 24 min on average, less than in Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

91% of commuters drove, about level with both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Saint-Fulgence’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 2.8% of area homes over the radon guideline

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.14 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Saint-Fulgence has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.007% a year. No flood study for Saint-Fulgence is on the national inventory. Saint-Fulgence shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region.

Expect November days around 2°C in Saint-Fulgence, nights around −5°C

Expect about 66 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 39 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −20°C by night. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saguenay forecast.

The council of Saint-Fulgence is led by its mayor, Robert Blackburn

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

Saint-Fulgence’s public library is Bibliothèque Publique Saint-Fulgence

The library is 1.9 km from the centre of Saint-Fulgence.

19% of Saint-Fulgence’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

5.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, above Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. Immigrants make up 0.7% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

No high school in or near Saint-Fulgence: the closest is 9.1 km off

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).