Sainte-Claire, Quebec

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Sainte-Claire
Municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Bellechasse
Constituted October 1, 1977
Government[1]
 • Mayor Denise Dulac
 • Federal riding Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[1][2]
 • Total 89.10 km2 (34.40 sq mi)
 • Land 87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)[2]
 • Total 3,325
 • Density 37.8/km2 (98/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 7.4%
 • Dwellings 1,557
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 2V0
Highways Route 277
Website www.municipalite.
sainte-claire.qc.ca

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.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 19055 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  2. 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. Reference number 77508 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)



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