Saint-Basile (Quebec)
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| Province : | Quebec | ||
| Administrative region : | Capitale-Nationale | ||
| Coordinates : | 46 ° 45 ′ N , 71 ° 49 ′ W | ||
| Area : | 97.69 km² | ||
| Residents : | 2596 (as of 2006) | ||
| Population density : | 26.6 inhabitants / km² | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern Time ( UTC − 5 ) | ||
| Municipality number: | 34038 | ||
| Mayor : | Jean Poirier | ||
| Website : | www.saintbasile.qc.ca | ||
 Saint-Basile cement plant |
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Saint-Basile is a city ( ville ) in the MRC Portneuf of the Canadian province of Québec .
It is located in the administrative region of Capitale-Nationale - about 50 km west of the provincial capital Québec and 8 km north of the Saint Lawrence River . The city has around 2600 inhabitants and is named after St. Basil of Caesarea .
history
In 2000, the district ( municipalité de la paroisse ) Saint-Basile and the municipality ( municipalité de village ) Saint-Basile-Sud were merged to form the city of Saint-Basile.
Web links
Commons : Saint-Basile - collection of images, videos and audio files
