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.