Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec

Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Ville

Située dans La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Basile-le-Grand

Située dans le sud du Québec.

Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°17′W / 45.533°N 73.283°W / 45.533; -73.283Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°17′W / 45.533°N 73.283°W / 45.533; -73.283[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted June 15, 1871
Government[2][3]
 • Maire Bernard Gagnon
 • Federal riding Montarville
 • Prov. riding Chambly
Area[2][4]
 • Total 36.90 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
 • Land 36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
Population (2011)[4]
 • Total 16,736
 • Density 463.6/km2 (1,201/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.2%
 • Dwellings 6,235
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) J3N
Area code(s) 450 and 579
Highways Route 116
Website www.ville.saint-
basile-le-grand.qc.ca

Saint-Basile-le-Grand is a city located in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 16,736.

Demographics

Population

Population trend:[5]

Census Population Change (%)
2011 16,736 Increase 7.2%
2006 15,605 Increase 26.0%
2001 12,385 Increase 5.2%
1996 11,771 Increase 16.2%
1991 10,127 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)[6]

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,720 94.33%
English only 420 2.69%
Both English and French 115 0.74%
Other languages 350 2.24%

Transportation

Saint-Basile-le-Grand is served by the Saint-Basile-le-Grand commuter rail station on the Agence métropolitaine de transport's Mont-Saint-Hilaire Line. Local bus service is provided by the CIT de la Vallée du Richelieu.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55722 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Basile-le-Grand
  3. ↑ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  4. 1 2 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  5. ↑ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. ↑ 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  7. ↑ King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.


Adjacent Municipal Subdivisions
Sainte-Julie Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Beloeil		 McMasterville
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Richelieu River
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
   Saint-Basile-le-Grand  
Carignan


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