Saint-Henri-de-Lévis, Quebec
| Saint-Henri | |
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| Municipality | |
Saint-Henri Church
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_Quebec_location_diagram.png) Location within Bellechasse RCM. |
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 Saint-Henri
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| Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°WCoordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | October 9, 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yvon Bruneau |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.29 km2 (47.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,023 |
| • Density | 41.1/km2 (106/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 22.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,145 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 3E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |
 Route 173 Route 218 Route 275 Route 277
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| Website | www.municipalite. saint-henri.qc.ca |
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.
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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