Sainte-SophieQuebec

Sainte-Sophie earns an A+ for health

Measured across the Région des Laurentides: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital is 7.5 km from the average resident of Sainte-Sophie, further than the usual 3.7 km. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 13% of adults, below both Quebec’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 60% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Quebec as a whole manages 57%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 82.2, with women at 83.7 and men at 80.8.

For the force that serves Sainte-Sophie, the Crime Severity Index is 38, below Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 10.5 per 1,000 a year, below both Quebec’s towns (16.6) and Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 8.9 per 1,000 people a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across Rivière-du-Nord MRC, with Sainte-Sophie one part of it.

Sainte-Sophie earns a C− for hazard risk

Shared with the rest of the Laurentides health region: radon tests

Averaged over the years, quake damage costs $0.12 per $1,000 of buildings, near Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and higher than Canadian towns ($0.030). Wildfire is rare near Sainte-Sophie: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.002% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.

37% of Sainte-Sophie’s residents speak English and French (Quebec’s towns: 44%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

Visible minorities make up 2.2% of the population, lower than both Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 2.6% of residents, close to Quebec’s towns (2.6%) and below Canadian towns (6.4%).

Wet weather: 1,178 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sainte-Sophie, more than on 88% of Canadian towns

October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 218 cm over the year, near Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 143 frost-free days, from 12 May to 3 October. Most of the snow comes in January, about 56 cm.

Trips to work from Sainte-Sophie take longer than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 35 min on average

The nearest provincial park to Sainte-Sophie is Oka National Park (Québec), 31 km away

2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 16 areas within 10 km are protected for nature, and on top of that the protected share within 10 km is 1%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.

Sainte-Sophie in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −2°C

A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. November usually brings some 17 cm of snow. December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. Also worth knowing: july brings the warmest days, 27°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

Sainte-Sophie spends less per resident than 99% of Québec’s local municipalities

Sainte-Sophie has 6 councillors and a mayor, Guy Lamothe.

At 0.7 visits per person served, Bibliotheque Municipale De Sainte-Sophie is quieter than 97% of Quebec’s town libraries

Bibliotheque Municipale De Sainte-Sophie serves 19,410 people from a single building.

Sainte-Sophie and its edges hold 17 schools: 11 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

One of the 17 teaches in English, against 10% of schools in Quebec. Secondary school means a trip of 4.8 km at the nearest, above both Quebec’s towns (1.2 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Sainte-Sophie is a town of owners: 79% of households own their home, above Quebec’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, close to Quebec’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 17% of household income, about level with Quebec’s towns (18%) and below Canadian towns (20%).