Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec Explained

Saint-Henri
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates:46.7°N -75°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Bellechasse
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:October 9, 1976
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Germain Caron
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Bellechasse
Area Total Km2:124.20
Area Land Km2:122.57
Population Total:5611
Population As Of:2016
Population Density Km2:45.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2011-2016
Population Blank1: 11.7%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:2365
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0R 3E0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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Saint-Henri is a municipality of 5,611 people, 20 km south of Lévis, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. 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.