Saint-RaymondQuebec

Few places match Saint-Raymond for health: it beats almost every Canadian town

The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, 9.6% of adults to 12%. In the health survey, 62% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, higher than both Quebec’s towns (56%) and Canadian towns (52%). People in the region live to 82.9 on average: 84.7 for women and 81.1 for men in 2022/2024. For Saint-Raymond itself the measure is access: 4.3 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Région de la Capitale-Nationale, Saint-Raymond included.

Renting in Saint-Raymond costs 14% of household income, less than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Four in five households own their home. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Saint-Raymond’s grade for safety: an A−

Shared with the rest of Portneuf MRC: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 45, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 10.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violence across its police area runs at 9.8 per 1,000 residents a year.

Flood mapping exists for Saint-Raymond: 1 on record, latest by Gouvernement du Québec

Radon tests for the Capitale-Nationale health region

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.092 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon around Saint-Raymond is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

Precipitation in Saint-Raymond tops that of 87% of Canadian towns: 1,173 mm a year

Snow peaks in December: 59 cm in a normal year. July is the wettest month, with 119 mm of rain and snow on average. Some 253 cm of snow falls in a typical year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Expect July highs of around 25.0°C in Saint-Raymond.

Saint-Raymond has 8 walking routes on the map

Within 10 km, 1.2% of the land is protected, below both Quebec’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 5 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. The closest of Canada’s national parks is La Mauricie National Park, at 53 km. Jacques-Cartier National Park (Québec) is the closest provincial park, at 24 km.

Around Saint-Raymond, 5 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 6 schools in all

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

Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 91 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches −3°C and a night falls to −11°C. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Donnacona forecast.

At 69%, 2021 turnout in Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier beat 89% of the country’s ridings

Claude Duplain leads Saint-Raymond as mayor, alongside 6 councillors.

Saint-Raymond public library logs 0.5 visits per person served, fewer than 98% of Quebec’s town libraries

Saint-Raymond public library serves 11,821 people.

Saint-Raymond has a larger share of its working-age people in jobs than 83% of Canadian towns

94% of commuters drove to work at the census. The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

25% of Saint-Raymond’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Immigrants make up 0.9% of residents, below both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older.

Saint-Raymond has 4 historic places on the registers

The oldest dated place, Église Saint-Bartholomew de Saint-Raymond, goes back to 1840. Just beyond the boundary, the registers place one more. At the 2021 census, just over a fifth of homes dated from before 1961, close to Quebec’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%).