Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 4.0Bibliothèque Claire-Lazure is Saint-Michel’s public library
It sits 0.9 km from the centre of Saint-Michel. Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Saint-Michel in particular.
D−Civic life#490 of 507 in QuebecBehind Saint-Michel’s civic life grade
Saint-Michel gets a D− for civic life, #490 of 507 towns graded in Quebec. A civic life grade needs two of its three inputs, and Saint-Michel has charities and volunteering, though not library visits.
Informal groups and mutual aid go uncounted.
Sources: provincial statistics, the CRA, Statistics Canada.
One registered charity gives a Saint-Michel mailing address
It works out to 0.3 per 1,000 residents, where the typical Quebec town has 1.4 and Canada’s 1.4. Counting by mailing address favors a service town, where the surrounding area’s charities get their mail, over the suburbs and countryside around it.
25.2%
The whole province shares one estimate: 25.2% of people in Quebec volunteered formally in 2023 (between 24.0% and 26.4%), where the ten provinces run from 25.2% to 40.3%.
Statistics Canada, table 45-10-0039.
Saint-Michel’s public library
In order of distance from the centre of Saint-Michel, as the crow flies.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Library locations. Statistics Canada’s 2020 facilities list and OpenStreetMap supply the points; libraries of schools, colleges and hospitals are not shown.
Questions about the library and civic life in Saint-Michel
Does Saint-Michel have a public library?
Yes: Bibliothèque Claire-Lazure.
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).