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Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Henri is a municipality of 5,611 people, 20 km south of Lévis, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. It is sometimes known as Saint-Henri-de-Lévis, and was historically known as Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon.
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Saint-Henri | |
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![]() Saint-Henri Church | |
![]() Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Bellechasse |
Constituted | October 9, 1976 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Germain Caron |
• Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area | |
• Total | 124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi) |
• Land | 122.57 km2 (47.32 sq mi) |
Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 5,611 |
• Density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) |
• Pop 2011-2016 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 2,365 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Website | www.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.