Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Henri
Municipality
Saint-Henri Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Henri Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°W / 46.700; -71.067Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°W / 46.700; -71.067[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	October 9, 1976
Government[2]
• Mayor	Yvon Bruneau
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
• Total	124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi)
• Land	122.29 km2 (47.22 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• 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
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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