Sainte-Claire

Sainte-Claire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t klɛʁ]) is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,526. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme.

Sainte-Claire
Municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM
Sainte-Claire Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	October 1, 1977
Government [2]
• Mayor	Guylaine Aubin
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.10 km2 (34.40 sq mi)
• Land	88.14 km2 (34.03 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	3,526
• Density	40.0/km2 (104/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	4.9%
• Dwellings	1,704
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2V0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-277
Website	www.municipalite. sainte-claire.qc.ca

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.