Saint-GédéonQuebec

For health, Saint-Gédéon is ahead of 92% of Canadian towns

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région du Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean

Just over one in ten adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, nearly two thirds of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.8, women 83.2 and men 80.4 (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Gédéon’s is long: 8.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Rent takes less of local pay in Saint-Gédéon than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

87% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns (70%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike.

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

Summers stay cool in Saint-Gédéon: July afternoons reach 23.7°C, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Rain and snow peak in July, at 112 mm. Snowfall adds up to 271 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). In January, overnight lows in Saint-Gédéon settle at −20.8°C. Gardeners get 137 frost-free days, from 17 May to 2 October.

Saint-Gédéon’s grade for safety: a B+

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.6 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 50 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67).

Hazards in Saint-Gédéon: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 2.8% of tested homes

Earthquakes are expected to cost $0.22 a year for every $1,000 of buildings, above Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and Canadian towns ($0.030) alike. Wildfire is rare near Saint-Gédéon: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. No flood study for Saint-Gédéon is on the national inventory. Saint-Gédéon doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Saguenay - Lac-Saint-Jean health region.

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

Precipitation in November averages 71 mm. December follows at −6°C by day and −15°C by night. November usually brings some 39 cm of snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −21°C.

At 61%, 2021 turnout in Lac-Saint-Jean trailed 69% of the country’s ridings

Saint-Gédéon is in Lac-Saint-Jean for the National Assembly of Québec, whose current MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) no open source we can use records yet.

Bibliothèque Publique De Saint-Gédéon is Saint-Gédéon’s public library

From the centre of Saint-Gédéon, it is 2.2 km away.

Older residents shape Saint-Gédéon: 24% are 65 or over, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 0.5% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). 21% speak both English and French, lower than Quebec’s towns (44%) yet higher than Canadian towns (7.5%).

Saint-Gédéon borders Pointe-Taillon National Park (Québec)

Protected areas cover 0.6% of the land within 10 km, lower than both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 100 km there is no national park. The 10 km around town hold 4 protected areas.

The nearest high school to Saint-Gédéon is 8.3 km away

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 2.4 km off, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).