Saint-Basile, Quebec

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Saint-Basile
City
Motto: Crois en l'avenir ("Believe in the Future")
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Saint-Basile
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W / 46.750; -71.817Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W / 46.750; -71.817[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Capitale-Nationale
RCM Portneuf
Constituted March 1, 2000
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean Poirier
 • Federal riding Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. riding Portneuf
Area[2][3]
 • Total 98.50 km2 (38.03 sq mi)
 • Land 98.20 km2 (37.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,463
 • Density 25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 3.8%
 • Dwellings 1,179
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0A 3G0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 365
Website www.saintbasile.qc.ca

Saint-Basile is a municipality situated in Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Demographics

Population trend:[4]

  • Population in 2011: 2463 (2006 to 2011 population change: -3.8 %)
  • Population in 2006: 2560
  • Population in 2001: 2575
  • Population in 1996:
    • Saint-Basile (parish): 840
    • Saint-Basile-Sud (village): 1684
  • Population in 1991:
    • Saint-Basile (parish): 823
    • Saint-Basile-Sud (village): 1733

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1118 (total dwellings: 1179)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.4%
  • French as first language: 95.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.8%

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 358423 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Basile
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Statistics Canada (March 10, 2009). "2011 Community profiles - Saint-Basile". Retrieved 2009-04-15. 
  4. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

Québec Ciment in Saint-Basile


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sainte-Christine-d'Auvergne Saint-Raymond
Pont-Rouge
   Saint-Basile  
Portneuf Cap-Santé


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Parishes
Unorganized Territories
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