Saint-Mathieu-de-BeloeilQuebec

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil’s household incomes are higher than in 94% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 27 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Violent crime weighs less where Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 58

Its police area recorded 8.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 10.8 per 1,000 people a year.

Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil’s health region

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 82.5 years at birth, 84.2 for women and 80.8 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil’s is long: 16 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Région de la Montérégie, with Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil one part of it.

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Gouvernement du Québec

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.15 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). In Health Canada’s survey, 8.2% of homes tested in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Little of the land around Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.

Precipitation in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil tops that of 82% of Canadian towns: 1,109 mm a year

Snowfall adds up to 202 cm a year, between Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal August brings 114 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 49 cm. Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil sees July afternoons of 26.6°C on average.

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C

Over the year, July is warmest at 27°C by day and January coldest at −16°C by night. Then December: −2°C by day, −10°C at night. About 12 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 90 mm of rain and snow.

Per resident, Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil spends more than 92% of Québec’s local municipalities

Normand Teasdale leads Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil’s public library is Bibliothèque Ryane-Provost

It stands 0.6 km from the centre of Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil.

Most households in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil own their home: 85%, more than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Montréal metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Rent took 14% of household income, below both Quebec’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, higher than Quebec’s towns (13%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).

Around Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil, 13 elementary schools and 8 secondary schools: 21 schools in all

One of the 21 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Boards running schools in the area: 2, about level with Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) is 2.4 km from Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil

Protected areas open to the public, within 10 km of the town: 1, lower than both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4). National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 3.6% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 48% speak both languages

Children under 15 make up 17%, near Quebec’s towns (17%) and higher than Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 21% of residents.