Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Saint-Henri | |
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Saint-Henri Church | |
Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W / 46.700°N 71.067°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | October 9, 1976 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Germain Caron |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi) |
| • Land | 122.57 km2 (47.32 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | |
• Total | 5,611 |
| • Density | 45.8/km2 (119/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 | 11.7% |
| • Dwellings | 2,365 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-173 R-218 R-275 R-277 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-henri.qc.ca |
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Saint-Henri (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɑ̃ʁi]) 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.