Saint-HenriQuebec

A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Saint-Henri than in almost any Canadian town

Commutes averaged 23 min, below Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike. Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census.

On hazards, Saint-Henri comes out behind 92% of Canadian towns

Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Gouvernement du Québec. In Health Canada’s survey, 13% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.14 per $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030).

For the force that serves Saint-Henri, the Crime Severity Index is 40, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Bellechasse MRC

Its police area records 9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.5 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike.

59% of adults around Saint-Henri call their health very good or excellent, above the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Statistics Canada puts life expectancy at 82.8, about level with Quebec’s towns (82.5) and above Canadian towns (81.5). Closer to home, a hospital is 15 km from the average resident of Saint-Henri, further than the usual 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 2.0 km on average, with 0.9 within 3 km of the typical home. Saint-Henri doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Chaudière-Appalaches.

Precipitation in Saint-Henri tops that of 93% of Canadian towns: 1,299 mm a year

Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, above Quebec’s towns (161) and Canadian towns (159) alike. July is the wettest month, with 133 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 89 cm. Also worth knowing: on a January night, the temperature in Saint-Henri falls to about −16.8°C.

Children make up 23% of Saint-Henri, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents. 25% speak both English and French, below Quebec’s towns (44%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%).

Expect November days around 4°C in Saint-Henri, nights around −4°C

In November, the normal is 97 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −11°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 25 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −17°C.

86% of Québec’s local municipalities spend more per resident than Saint-Henri

In the National Assembly of Québec, Saint-Henri belongs to Bellechasse; who holds it as MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t on an open record, so no one is named.

Bibliothèque La Reliure draws 0.6 visits per person served, behind 98% of Quebec’s town libraries

A single building, Bibliothèque La Reliure, serves 6,103 people.

Shelter costs push only 10% of Saint-Henri’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

Measured across the Québec metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

74% of households own their home, higher than Quebec’s towns (70%) and near Canadian towns (74%).

Little of the land around Saint-Henri is protected: 0.5% within 10 km

National parks are all over 100 km off. Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 46 km. The largest is Pylônes de Beaumont Water Fowl Gathering Area: 200 ha, 9.9 km from the edge of town.

The nearest high school to Saint-Henri is 11 km away

Saint-Henri: 2 historic places on Canada’s heritage registers

Its oldest building on the record is Presbytère de Saint-Henri, from 1906. Homes from before 1961 make up a fifth of the stock, lower than Quebec’s towns (21%) yet higher than Canadian towns (18%).