Sainte-Claire, Quebec Explained

Sainte-Claire
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates:46.6°N -122°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 1, 1977
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Denise Dulac
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Bellechasse
Area Total Km2:89.10
Area Land Km2:87.98
Population Total:3325
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:37.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 7.4%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:1557
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0R 2V0
Area Codes:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Sainte-Claire is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,243. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme. The Etchemin River goes through the village. Prévost Car, one of the biggest manufacturers of commercial buses in North America, and founded by one of Sainte-Claire's native sons, Eugène Prévost, is located in the village, and is by far the biggest employer in the region.

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