Sainte-Claire, Quebec
Sainte-Claire | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
Sainte-Claire Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W / 46.600°N 70.867°WCoordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W / 46.600°N 70.867°W[1] | |
Country |
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Province |
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Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Bellechasse |
Constituted | October 1, 1977 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Denise Dulac |
• Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 89.10 km2 (34.40 sq mi) |
• Land | 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 3,325 |
• Density | 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 |
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• Dwellings | 1,557 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 2V0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways |
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Website |
www.municipalite. sainte-claire.qc.ca |
Sainte-Claire is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,243. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme. The Etchemin River goes through the village. Prévost Car, one of the biggest manufacturers of commercial buses in North America, and founded by one of Sainte-Claire's native sons, Eugène Prévost, is located in the village, and is by far the biggest employer in the region.
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