Saint-Basile, Quebec

Saint-Basile
City
Motto: Crois en l'avenir ("Believe in the Future")
Location within Portneuf RCM.
Saint-Basile Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°WCoordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Capitale-Nationale
RCM	Portneuf
Constituted	March 1, 2000
Government[2]
• Mayor	Jean Poirier
• Federal riding	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier
• Prov. riding	Portneuf
Area[2][3]
• Total	98.50 km^2 (38.03 sq mi)
• Land	98.20 km^2 (37.92 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	2,463
• Density	25.1/km^2 (65/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	3.8%
• Dwellings	1,179
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0A 3G0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 365
Website	www.saintbasile.qc.ca

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

Demographics

Population trend:^[4]

• 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

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 1118 (total dwellings: 1179)

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%

References

1. Reference number 358423 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Basile
3. Statistics Canada (March 10, 2009). "2011 Community profiles - Saint-Basile". Retrieved 2009-04-15.
4. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census

External links

• Territoire de St-Basile - MRC de Portneuf

Québec Ciment in Saint-Basile