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.

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.

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