TémiscamingQuebec

Renting in Témiscaming costs 15% of household income, less than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Quebec’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 69% of households.

In Témiscaming, 28% of the land is set aside as protected

Protected areas cover a fifth of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 10 km, the count of public protected areas is 34, above both Quebec’s towns (10) and Canadian towns (4).

Violent crime weighs more where Témiscaming is policed than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 131

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over Témiscamingue MRC

Violent incidents in its police area came to 20.3 per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12.4) and Canadian towns (12). The force’s area logs 19.7 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Témiscaming’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.0 years: life expectancy 79.5

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Région de l'Abitibi-Témiscamingue

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.0 km from the average resident of Témiscaming, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. 15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, higher than both Quebec’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 57% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Quebec’s 57%.

Wildfire low, radon 4.3%: how Témiscaming stands on hazards

Wildfire is rare near Témiscaming: 0.4% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.01% a year. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.15 per $1,000 of building value, about level with Quebec’s towns ($0.14) and above Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Nobody publishes radon tests for Témiscaming alone, so this card uses the figure for the Abitibi-Temiscamingue health region.

Témiscaming has colder winters than Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −16.0°C

Snowfall adds up to 312 cm a year, above both Quebec’s towns (217 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in December: 71 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to September: 114 mm on average.

Expect November days around 4°C in Témiscaming, nights around −3°C

December follows at −3°C by day and −10°C by night. November usually brings some 38 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 97 mm. ECCC’s forecast for North Bay is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Per resident, Témiscaming spends more than 90% of Québec’s local municipalities

Témiscaming is in Abitibi—Témiscamingue, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP), and the seat belongs to Sébastien Lemire of the Bloc Québécois.

The nearest public library to Témiscaming is Phelps Public Library, 37 km away

After it comes North Bay Public Library (North Bay), 54 km away.

Trips to work from Témiscaming are shorter than from Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 12 min on average

82% of commuters took the car to work at the census.

More people in Témiscaming speak English and French than in Quebec’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%

Visible minorities make up 2.4% of the population, below Quebec’s towns (3.5%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 21% of residents have reached 65.

One of the 3 schools around Témiscaming teaches in English

In or within 3 km of Témiscaming: 1 elementary school and 2 schools for every grade.

Témiscaming: 2 historic places, every one with the highest designation

At the 2021 census, 35% of homes dated from before 1961, above Quebec’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Its oldest building on the record is Poste de relais pour le flottage du bois d'Opémican, from 1883.