Photo: Gene.arboit · CC BY-SA 3.0Saint-Jean-de-Matha has one public library, Bibliothèque De Saint-Jean-De-Matha
The library is 1.8 km from the centre of Saint-Jean-de-Matha. No library board reports for Saint-Jean-de-Matha alone: its libraries belong to a county or regional system, whose figures cover many towns.
C−Civic life#350 of 507 in QuebecBehind Saint-Jean-de-Matha’s civic life grade
Civic life in Saint-Jean-de-Matha grades C−: #350 of the 507 towns graded in Quebec. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Saint-Jean-de-Matha has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
12 registered charities are based in Saint-Jean-de-Matha, by mailing address
It works out to 2.2 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. The CRA files each charity under its mailing address, so a service town collects its region’s charities and a suburb or rural municipality few.
25.2%
Statistics Canada puts formal volunteering in Quebec at 25.2% in 2023, somewhere between 24.0% and 26.4%, for every town in the province alike; provinces range from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Saint-Jean-de-Matha’s public library
Sorted by straight-line distance from the centre of Saint-Jean-de-Matha.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Public library locations are taken from OpenStreetMap and a 2020 Statistics Canada inventory, merged where both list one place.
Questions about the library and civic life in Saint-Jean-de-Matha
Does Saint-Jean-de-Matha have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque De Saint-Jean-De-Matha.
Library locations: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Statistics Canada, Open Database of Cultural and Art Facilities (2020). Charities: Canada Revenue Agency, List of charities (2024), charitable organizations only.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).