Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
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Saint-Henri | |
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 Saint-Henri Church | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Henri Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | October 9, 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Germain Caron |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.29 km2 (47.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 5,023 |
| • Density | 41.1/km2 (106/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  22.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,145 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-173  R-218  R-275  R-277 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-henri.qc.ca |
Saint-Henri is a municipality of 4,784 people, 20 km south of Lévis, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. It is sometimes known as Saint-Henri-de-Lévis, and was historically known as Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon.
It used to belong to the former Desjardins Regional County Municipality, but decided to join Bellechasse in 2000 when the new city of Lévis was created. Saint-Henri felt it did not belong with a mostly urban RCM, and would fit better with Bellechasse, which has a largely rural base. Now, Saint-Henri is the biggest town in this RCM, followed by Saint-Anselme and Sainte-Claire. The Etchemin River crosses the municipality and one hydroelectric dam is found in Saint-Henri. On November 6, 1775, Benedict Arnold is said to have visited the village on his way to attack Quebec City. The largest local business is Olymel, a meat processing factory.
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72562". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19068". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Code 2419068) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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