Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

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.

For the neighborhood of Montreal, see Saint-Henri.

Saint-Henri
Municipality
Saint-Henri Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Henri
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedOctober 9, 1976
Government
 • MayorGermain Caron
 • Federal ridingBellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi)
 • Land122.29 km2 (47.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total5,023
 • Density41.1/km2 (106/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 22.7%
 • Dwellings
2,145
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 3E0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 173
Route 218
Route 275
Route 277
Websitewww.municipalite.
saint-henri.qc.ca

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
  1. Reference number 72562 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 19068 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2419068) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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