Saint-Anselme, Quebec

Saint-Anselme
Municipality
Saint-Anselme Church

Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Anselme
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W / 46.633°N 70.967°W / 46.633; -70.967Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W / 46.633°N 70.967°W / 46.633; -70.967[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Bellechasse
Constituted January 7, 1998
Government[2]
 • Mayor Michel Bonneau
 • Federal riding Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • Total 74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi)
 • Land 73.77 km2 (28.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 3,458
 • Density 46.9/km2 (121/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.4%
 • Dwellings 1,421
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0R 2N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 277
Website www.st-anselme.ca

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

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 338861 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 19062 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2419062) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.




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