Saint-NarcisseQuebec

Violent crime weighs less where Saint-Narcisse is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 52

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 39 over 2023–25, lower than both Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 11.2 per 1,000 people a year.

Households in Saint-Narcisse earn less than those in 87% of Canadian towns

95% of commuters took the car to work at the census. The average trip to work took 27 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Saint-Narcisse’s grade for hazard risk: a B+

Fire seldom reaches Saint-Narcisse: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.11 per $1,000 of buildings, close to Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Narcisse on the national inventory.

Saint-Narcisse’s health region reports 61% in very good or excellent health, ahead of the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Measured from where Saint-Narcisse’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 20 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. On average 14% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, life runs to 81.6 years on average: women 83.3, men 79.9, in 2022/2024. Saint-Narcisse shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Région de la Mauricie et du Centre-du-Québec.

In Saint-Narcisse, just 9% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%

75% of households own their home.

Snowfall in Saint-Narcisse tops that of 90% of Canadian towns: about 274 cm a year

July afternoons reach 25.1°C on average, lower than Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and near Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal December brings 69 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in July, at 125 mm.

20% of Saint-Narcisse’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 2% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.6% of residents, lower than both Quebec’s towns (1.5%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

La Mauricie National Park lies 18 km beyond Saint-Narcisse’s edge

Of the country within 10 km, 7% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 10 km are 14 protected areas. Biggest among them: Lac-à-la-Tortue Ecological Reserve, 566 ha, 5.7 km off. The closest provincial park is Mont-Tremblant National Park (Québec), 100 km from the edge of town.

In Saint-Narcisse, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −1°C nights

A typical November adds 24 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −9°C. November normally sees 88 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Shawinigan forecast, on the Weather page.

Saint-Narcisse spends less per resident than 79% of Québec’s local municipalities

For federal votes, Saint-Narcisse belongs to Saint-Maurice—Champlain, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); François-Philippe Champagne (Liberal Party of Canada) holds it.

Bibliothèque De Saint-Narcisse (Gerard-Desrosiers) is Saint-Narcisse’s public library

It sits 0.9 km from the centre of Saint-Narcisse.

Saint-Narcisse’s teenagers travel 11 km to the nearest high school

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, close to Quebec’s towns (2) and below Canadian towns (3).

Saint-Narcisse: 3 historic places, 2 with the highest designation

The oldest dated place, Maison Dupont, goes back to 1871. The list takes in a municipal citation. At the 2021 census, just over a third of homes dated from before 1961, above both Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).