Sainte-Claire, Quebec

Sainte-Claire
Municipality

Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Sainte-Claire
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W / 46.600°N 70.867°W / 46.600; -70.867Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W / 46.600°N 70.867°W / 46.600; -70.867[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
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 Increase 7.4%
  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 Route 277
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.

References

  1. Reference number 77508 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 19055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2419055) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
Saint-Claire Church



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