Saint-Anselme
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Saint-Anselme | |
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![]() Saint-Anselme Church | |
![]() Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W / 46.633°N 70.967°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Bellechasse |
Constituted | January 7, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Yves Turgeon |
• Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area | |
• Total | 74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi) |
• Land | 74.22 km2 (28.66 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 4,047 |
• Density | 54.5/km2 (141/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 1,772 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
Website | www |
Saint-Anselme is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River goes through the village.
Personalities
- Georges Dumont (Saint-Anselme, 1898 - Moncton, 1966), medical doctor and politician
- Louis-Napoléon Larochelle (1834-1890), manufacturer, railway contractor and politician
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338861". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19062". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Anselme, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.