Saint-Roch-de-l'AchiganQuebec

Shelter costs push only 12% of Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan’s households past 30% of income, fewer than the 18% of the typical Canadian town

Owners make up 68% of households, close to Quebec’s towns (70%) and below Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, higher than Quebec’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (20%). Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Montréal metro area.

Around Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 56% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, about level with Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). A baby born in the region can expect 82.0 years, 83.7 for a girl and 80.3 for a boy (2022/2024). Measured from where Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 16 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan earns a B for safety

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.4 per 1,000 a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 54 over 2023–25, about level with Quebec’s towns (56) and below Canadian towns (67). Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for Montcalm MRC as a whole, not for Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan alone.

Commuters in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

The car took 93% of commuters, about level with Quebec’s towns (90%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

A town of families: 21% of people in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan are under 15, more than in both Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 3.9% of area homes over the radon guideline

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.18 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan on the national inventory.

January in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan bites harder than in 75% of Canadian towns

In July the thermometer climbs to 26.6°C by day, about level with Quebec’s towns (26.5°C) and above Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 52 cm in a normal year. A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month.

Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec), 21 km away, is the closest provincial park to Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan

Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The nearest national park is La Mauricie National Park, 95 km away. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas.

In and around Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan, 4 schools: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

A normal November in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan runs from −3°C to 5°C

Into December, the normals move to −2°C and −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 16 cm over the month. A normal November brings 84 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −16°C in January.

Less is spent per resident in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan than in 82% of Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan sends one MP to Ottawa from Montcalm, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Luc Thériault (Bloc Québécois).

No public library stands in Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan: the closest, Bibliothèque De Saint-Esprit (Alice-Parizeau), is 7.8 km away

The population Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan public library serves is 5,774.

Saint-Roch-de-l'Achigan’s past, on the record: 9 historic places

Maison Archambault, begun in 1827, is the oldest by its record.