| Ville de Saint-Henri | |
|---|---|
| — City — | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| MRC | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Established | October 9 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Municipality |
| • Mayor | Yvon Bruneau |
| • Governing Body | |
| • MP | |
| • MNA | |
| Area | |
| • Total | 121.78 km2 (47 sq mi) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 4,794 |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
Saint-Henri is a municipality of 4,784 people, 20 km south of Lévis, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality. 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.