Saint-Anselme, Quebec

Saint-Anselme
Municipality
Saint-Anselme Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Anselme Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W / 46.633°N 70.967°WCoordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W / 46.633°N 70.967°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	January 7, 1998
Government[2]
• Mayor	Michel Bonneau
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
• Total	74.90 km^2 (28.92 sq mi)
• Land	73.77 km^2 (28.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	3,458
• Density	46.9/km^2 (121/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	1,421
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 277
Website	www.st-anselme.ca

Saint-Anselme is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River goes through the village.

Personalities

• Georges Dumont (Saint-Anselme, 1898 - Moncton, 1966), medical doctor and politician
• Louis-Napoléon Larochelle (1834-1890), manufacturer, railway contractor and politician

References

1. Reference number 338861 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 19062 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2419062) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.