Sainte-SabineQuebec

Less long-term illness in Sainte-Sabine’s health region: 14% on the three conditions, the typical Canadian town 17%

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 82.9 years, near Quebec’s towns (82.5) and higher than Canadian towns (81.5). Self-rated health is ordinary for Quebec: 57% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 57%. What sets Sainte-Sabine apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 20 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

More of Sainte-Sabine’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 78% of Canadian towns

The car took 96% of commuters, higher than both Quebec’s towns (90%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Quebec’s towns (27 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Wildfire low, radon 8.2%: how Sainte-Sabine stands on hazards

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

Earthquakes add more: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.13 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Sainte-Sabine.

More rain and snow fall on Sainte-Sabine than on 91% of Canadian towns: 1,226 mm a year

Most of the snow comes in January, about 59 cm. Rain and snow peak in July, at 122 mm. A normal winter brings 262 cm of snow, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm).

Sainte-Sabine earns a C+ for safety

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

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 12.4 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 73 over 2023–25, above Quebec’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike.

Little of the land around Sainte-Sabine is protected: 0.1% within 10 km

One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the CheminDuQuébec - 5 - St-Jean--Farnham. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. The closest provincial park is Yamaska National Park (Québec), 32 km from the edge of town.

In Sainte-Sabine, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −2°C nights

Across the year, normals run from −13°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month. November normally sees 92 mm of precipitation.

160 residents per council seat in Sainte-Sabine, a lower ratio than 93% of Quebec municipalities

Brome-Missisquoi is the riding Sainte-Sabine votes in for the National Assembly of Québec, and its MNA (Member of the National Assembly, Québec’s legislature) isn’t named here because no open list records the members.

Sainte-Sabine has no public library of its own; the nearest is Bibliothèque De Farnham, 5.5 km away

After it comes Bibliothèque Léon-Maurice-Côté de Bedford (Bedford), 13 km away.

Sainte-Sabine and its edges hold 5 schools: 4 elementary schools and 1 secondary school

Elementary school is 4.2 km away at the nearest, higher than both Quebec’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). From the town centre, high school starts 4.7 km away, above Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

33% of Sainte-Sabine’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

17% of residents are 65 or over, below both Quebec’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 19%.

Sainte-Sabine is a town of owners: 85% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%).