Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré | |
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Location within La Côte-de-Beaupré RCM | |
| Coordinates: 47°01′N 70°56′W / 47.017°N 70.933°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | La Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Constituted | January 27, 1973 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jacques Bouchard |
| • Fed. riding | Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île d'Orléans—Charlevoix |
| • Prov. riding | Charlevoix– Côte-de-Beaupré |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.45 km2 (26.43 sq mi) |
| • Land | 62.38 km2 (24.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 2,888 |
| • Density | 46.3/km2 (120/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 0.3% |
| • Dwellings | 1,499 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-138 R-360 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃.t‿an də bo.pʁe]) is a town in La Côte-de-Beaupré Regional County Municipality, Quebec, Canada, along the Saint Lawrence River, 35 kilometers (22 mi) north-east of Quebec City. The population was 2,803 according to the Canada 2006 Census. Major religious landmarks, the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré and the Convent of the Redemptoristines, are located in the town. The basilica continues to attract pilgrims.
Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré stands in a rolling agricultural country, with the foothills of the Laurentian Mountains in the background. The first church was built by sailors, seeking protection against shipwrecks off Ile-Oeuf on their way upriver to Quebec City. Saint Anne is the patron saint of sailors.