Saint-Anicet | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Le Haut-Saint-Laurent RCM |
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Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°WCoordinates: 45°07′N 74°21′W / 45.117°N 74.350°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Montérégie |
RCM | Le Haut-Saint-Laurent |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Alain Castagner |
• Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
• Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
Area | |
• Total | 180.20 km2 (69.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 135.16 km2 (52.19 sq mi) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 2,523 |
• Density | 18.7/km2 (48/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 7.1% |
• Dwellings | 1,965 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | J0S 1M0 |
Area code(s) | 450 and 579 |
Highways | Route 132 |
Website | www saint-anicet |
Saint-Anicet is a municipality in Le Haut-Saint-Laurent Regional County Municipality in the Montérégie administrative region of Quebec. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 2,523.
Saint-Anicet is located in the southwestern Montérégie region of Quebec, on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River.
The following locations reside within the municipality's boundaries:
The following waterways pass through or are situated within the municipality's boundaries:
In the south of Saint-Anicet the Tsiionhiakwatha/Droulers archaeological site interpretation center was opened on May 15, 2010. It is where the most important Iroquoian village in Quebec lies. Circa 1450, approximately 500 St.Lawrence Iroquoians established a village near the La Guerre River.
Droulers-Tsiionhiakwatha was designated a Site du patrimoine constitué under provincial legislation in 2005, and a National Historic Site of Canada in 2007.