Saint-ZotiqueQuebec

Health in Saint-Zotique beats 86% of Canadian towns

Smoking is rarer than in the province: 11% of adults, against 12% for Quebec. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 15% of the region’s adults on average, close to Quebec’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (17%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 55% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. Lives in the region last 82.5 years on average (2022/2024): 84.2 for women, 80.8 for men. Saint-Zotique doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Région de la Montérégie.

Crime runs lighter where Saint-Zotique is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 39

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover Vaudreuil-Soulanges MRC

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.4 per 1,000 residents a year, below Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12) alike. Across its police area, there are 10.4 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Commuters in Saint-Zotique travel further than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

Between the home and getting around, Saint-Zotique’s households spend 24% of income, below the 29% of the typical Canadian town

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). 73% of households own their home.

Hazards in Saint-Zotique: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.2% of tested homes

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Monteregie health region

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.11 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Saint-Zotique’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Saint-Zotique has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

A normal January brings 44 cm of snow, the most of any month. Some 170 cm of snow falls in a typical year, below Quebec’s towns (217 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Frost usually lifts by 28 April and returns around 7 October: 161 days without it. Rain and snow peak in October, at 109 mm.

More people in Saint-Zotique speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

3.3% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children are a fifth of the town. Those 65 and older account for 18% of residents.

In and around Saint-Zotique, 6 schools: 4 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

A normal November in Saint-Zotique runs from −1°C to 7°C

Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −13°C in January. In November, the normal is 81 mm of rain and snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 10 cm over the month.

Saint-Zotique’s council spends less per resident than nine in ten Québec’s local municipalities

Saint-Zotique has 6 councillors and a mayor, Jean-Pierre Daoust.

Saint-Zotique has one public library, Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Zotique

Bibliotheque Municipale De Saint-Zotique serves 10,392 people from a single building.

Few places match Saint-Zotique for protected land nearby: more than 8 in 10 Canadian towns

The nearest provincial park, Oka National Park (Québec), is 25 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park. Also worth knowing: 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Plage de Saint-Zotique. The largest named area nearby is lac Saint-Francois (Canal Port-Lewis) Water Fowl Gathering Area, 1,275 ha, 4.1 km away.