Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan, Quebec
| Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | |
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| Parish municipality | |
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| Motto: Venus pour demeurer ("Came to Stay") |
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 Location within Les Chenaux RCM. |
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 Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
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| Coordinates: 46°32′N 72°20′W / 46.533°N 72.333°WCoordinates: 46°32′N 72°20′W / 46.533°N 72.333°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Les Chenaux |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Gendron |
| • Federal riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Champlain |
| Area | |
| • Total | 100.60 km2 (38.84 sq mi) |
| • Land | 98.21 km2 (37.92 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 1,060 |
| • Density | 10.8/km2 (28/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 2.3% |
| • Dwellings | 543 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G0X 2R0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-40
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 Route 361
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| Website | www |
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. This municipality is part of the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality in Batiscanie and in the administrative region of Mauricie. It is located along the Batiscan River.
The town of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan was the seat of the Lordship of Batiscan from 1665 and Champlain County from 1855 to 1981. During the first centuries of its history, the economy of the area has been focused on forestry, agriculture, fishing and river transport. Sainte-Geneviève was also a prominent center of trade for the Batiscanie.
The main village is situated on the northeast shore of the Batiscan River at the confluence of the Veillet River, while a small village is located just opposite, on the south-west. The village center is located about 6.3 km (4 mi) from the mouth of the Batiscan River and 7.6 km (5 mi) from the Batiscan railway station, on the former Canadian Pacific Railway line (now run in this area by Quebec Gatineau Railway). The Batiscan River through the village and splits into two parts.
The agricultural area of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan stops at the foot of the Saint-Narcisse moraine. It is a mountainous line in the east-west direction, between Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan with Saint-Stanislas and Saint-Narcisse. Throughout the territory of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan is included in the Batiscanie, but two areas: one in the east, at the limit of Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pérade, and the other to the southwest, near the limit of Saint-Luc-de-Vincennes.
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