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Saint-Basile, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W / 46.750; -71.817
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Saint-Basile
City
Motto: 
Crois en l'avenir ("Believe in the Future")
Location within Portneuf RCM
Location within Portneuf RCM
Saint-Basile is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Basile
Saint-Basile
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W / 46.750; -71.817[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
ConstitutedMarch 1, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorGuillaume Vézina
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
98.50 km2 (38.03 sq mi)
 • Land98.20 km2 (37.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
2,463
 • Density25.1/km2 (65/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 3.8%
 • Dwellings
1,179
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 3G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-365
Websitesaintbasile.qc.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Basile is a municipality situated in Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Basile had a population of 2,709 living in 1,262 of its 1,327 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 2,621. With a land area of 98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.4/km2 (71.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2011: 2463 (2006 to 2011 population change: -3.8%)
  • Population in 2006: 2560
  • Population in 2001: 2575
  • Population in 1996:
    • Saint-Basile (parish): 840
    • Saint-Basile-Sud (village): 1684
  • Population in 1991:
    • Saint-Basile (parish): 823
    • Saint-Basile-Sud (village): 1733

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 2.4%
  • French as first language: 95.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0.4%
  • Other as first language: 1.8%
Québec Ciment in Saint-Basile

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 358423". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Basile
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada (March 10, 2009). "2011 Community profiles - Saint-Basile". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
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