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Sainte-Catherine is graded an A for health

Health survey and life expectancy for the Région de la Montérégie

The survey finds 55% of adults in very good or excellent health, below Quebec’s towns (56%) but above Canadian towns (52%). At 11%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Quebec. For Sainte-Catherine itself the measure is access: 2.8 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Across the region, life runs to 82.5 years on average: women 84.2, men 80.8, in 2022/2024.

Violent crime weighs less where Sainte-Catherine is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 60

The index for the force that serves it came to 42, below Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Its police area records 13.5 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 9.7 violent incidents are reported each year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Roussillon Region service area as a whole, not for Sainte-Catherine alone.

Flood mapping exists for Sainte-Catherine: 2 on record, latest by MRC Roussillon

Measured across the Monteregie health region: radon tests

Shaking is a bigger worry than in most places, at $0.22 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon around Sainte-Catherine is ordinary for Canada: 8.2% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

Sainte-Catherine has 0.5 jobs for every resident in work, so most commute out

Commutes averaged 27 min, close to both Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 90% of commuters, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Sainte-Catherine’s owners put the middle home’s value at $348,000

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, above Quebec’s towns (13%) but below Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 74%.

Sainte-Catherine has warmer summer afternoons than 78% of Canadian towns

A normal October brings 103 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 167 frost-free days, from 29 April to 14 October. Most of the snow comes in January, about 52 cm.

Protected land around Sainte-Catherine beats 8 in 10 Canadian towns

Count 23 protected areas within 10 km of town. The largest is Lac St-Louis (Centre du Lac) Water Fowl Gathering Area: 3,183 ha, 9.3 km from the edge of town. For a provincial park, Îles-de-Boucherville National Park (Québec) lies 20 km off. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.

Sainte-Catherine in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −2°C

ECCC’s forecast for La Prairie is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees −1°C afternoons and −9°C nights. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 84 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 16 cm.

Sainte-Catherine’s mayor: Sylvain Bouchard

From Quebec come 78 MPs, 44 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

At 7.2 visits per person served, Bibliothèque VIlle de Sainte-Catherine is busier than 86% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliothèque VIlle de Sainte-Catherine has one location for the 17,661 people it serves.

Sainte-Catherine is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 50% speak both languages

Immigrants make up just over one in ten residents, higher than both Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). 17% of residents are children under 15. Those 65 and older account for 19% of residents.

4 boards run the schools in and around Sainte-Catherine

Of the 33, 6 teach in English (10% of schools in Quebec). The 3 km around Sainte-Catherine counts 23 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade.