Sainte-JulieQuebec

Household incomes in Sainte-Julie are higher than in 91% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 25 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). Nine in ten commuters drove, in line with Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Crime runs lighter where Sainte-Julie is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 37

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Richelieu Saint-Laurent service area

Its police area recorded 8.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.8 property crimes are reported each year.

Very good or excellent health for 55% of adults in Sainte-Julie’s health region

Across the region, life runs to 82.5 years on average: women 84.2, men 80.8, in 2022/2024. The region has fewer smokers than Quebec, just over one in ten adults to 12%. Chronic conditions run at 15% of adults, age-standardised, near Quebec’s towns (15%) and lower than Canadian towns (17%). For Sainte-Julie itself the measure is access, and it lags: 11 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

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

Source area for radon tests: the Monteregie health region

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.19 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Sainte-Julie: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.001% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

Renting in Sainte-Julie costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns and across Canadian towns

Owners make up four in five households. One in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Sainte-Julie alone, so this card uses the figure for the Montréal metro area.

Sainte-Julie has colder winter nights than 75% of Canadian towns

Summer highs in Sainte-Julie reach 26.6°C in July. Snowfall adds up to 217 cm a year, about level with Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Rain and snow peak in October, at 103 mm. January is the snowiest month, with 52 cm on average.

Mont-Saint-Bruno National Park (Québec) begins where Sainte-Julie ends

The 10 km around town hold 45 protected areas. National parks are all over 100 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5.8% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

In and around Sainte-Julie, 16 schools: 13 elementary schools and 3 secondary schools

No English-language school is among them; in Quebec, 10% of schools are.

Expect November days around 5°C in Sainte-Julie, nights around −3°C

Expect about 84 mm of rain and snow over November. About 16 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −2°C and lows near −10°C. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −16°C in January.

Council seats in Sainte-Julie are spread thin, 3,440 residents each, more than in 94% of Quebec municipalities

The mayor of Sainte-Julie is Mario Lemay, who sits with 8 councillors.

Bibliothèque de Sainte-Julie logs 8.4 visits per person served, more than 90% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliothèque de Sainte-Julie serves 30,917 people from a single building.

Sainte-Julie is more bilingual than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 52% speak both languages

17% are under 15, near Quebec’s towns (17%) and higher than Canadian towns (16%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.