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.