Saint-Basile-le-Grand
| Saint-Basile-le-Grand | |||
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 Saint-Basile-le-Grand train station |
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Montérégie | ||
| MRC or equivalent : | La Vallée-du-Richelieu | ||
| Coordinates : | 45 ° 32 ′ N , 73 ° 17 ′ W | ||
| Height : | 15 m | ||
| Area : | 36.1 km² | ||
| Residents : | 16,736 (as of 2011) | ||
| Population density : | 463.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 56065 | ||
| Postal code : | J3N | ||
| Area code : | +1 450 | ||
| Mayor : | Jacques Desmarais | ||
| Website : | www.ville.saint-basile-le-grand.qc.ca | ||
 Located in the MRC La Vallée-du-Richelieu |
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Saint-Basile-le-Grand is a city in the southwest of the Canadian province of Québec . It is located in the administrative region of Montérégie , about 22 km east of Montreal . The city belongs to the regional county municipality (municipalité régionale du comté) La Vallée-du-Richelieu , has an area of 36.10 km² and has 16,736 inhabitants (2011).
geography
Saint-Basile-le-Grand is located in the Rive-Sud region in the Rivière Richelieu valley . This tributary of the St. Lawrence River forms the eastern city limits. The city center itself is around four kilometers from the riverbank, at the foot of the 218 meter high and steep Mont Saint-Bruno . Neighboring municipalities are Saint-Mathieu-de-Belœil in the north, Belœil and McMasterville in the northeast, Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu in the east, Carignan in the south, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville in the west and Sainte-Julie in the north-west.
history
Around a stop on the Longueuil - Saint-Hyacinthe railway line opened in 1848, a settlement developed east of Mont Saint-Bruno. Since the nearest church was quite far away, the farmer Basile Daigneault petitioned the establishment of a new parish, which the diocese approved in 1870. A year later the civil parish was founded, named after Daignault's patron Saint Basil the Great . In 1876 the church called for in the petition was consecrated. The place grew rapidly, so that in 1893 the breakpoint was replaced by a train station. In 1969 the community received city status. On August 23, 1988, a PCB warehouse burned down completely; due to the toxic fumes, over five thousand residents had to be temporarily evacuated. The city has been a member of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal association since 2000 .
population
According to the 2011 census, Saint-Basile-le-Grand had 16,736 inhabitants, which corresponds to a population density of 463.6 inh / km². 93.7% of the population stated French as their main language, the share of English was 2.7%. 0.9% said they were bilingual (French and English), 2.7% accounted for other languages and multiple answers. Only French spoke 51.0%. In 2001, 92.6% of the population were Roman Catholic , 2.5% Protestant and 3.9% non-denominational.
traffic
The most important traffic artery in Saint-Basile-le-Grand is Route 116 , which to the west of the city limits is partly developed like a motorway. This national main road connects Longueuil with Victoriaville and Lévis . The main rail line between Montreal and the provincial capital Québec runs parallel to Route 116 . AMT local trains to / from Mont-Saint-Hilaire operate on this . The city is also served by several bus routes operated by the CIT Vallée du Richelieu company.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Saint-Basile-le-Grand. Commission de toponymie du Québec, accessed January 15, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Histoire et patrimoine. (No longer available online.) City of Saint-Basile-le-Grand, March 6, 2013, archived from the original on January 16, 2014 ; Retrieved January 15, 2014 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Saint-Basile se souvient. Le Journal de Montréal, August 22, 2013, accessed January 15, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Basile-le-Grand. In: 2011 Census. Statistics Canada , 2011, accessed January 15, 2014 (French).
- ↑ Population profile of the commune of Saint-Basile-le-Grand. In: 2001 Census. Statistics Canada , 2001, accessed January 15, 2014 (French).
