Saint-Basile (Quebec)
Saint-Basile | ||
---|---|---|
![]() |
||
Location in Quebec | ||
|
||
State : |
![]() |
|
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 |
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