Saint-Anselme
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.
Saint-Anselme | |
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 Saint-Anselme Church | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Anselme Location in province of Quebec.  Saint-Anselme Saint-Anselme (Canada) | |
| Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | January 7, 1998 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Yves Turgeon |
| • Federal riding | Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 74.90 km2 (28.92 sq mi) |
| • Land | 74.22 km2 (28.66 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 4,047 |
| • Density | 54.5/km2 (141/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.8% |
| • Dwellings | 1,772 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-277 |
| Website | www |
Personalities
- Georges Dumont (Saint-Anselme, 1898 - Moncton, 1966), medical doctor and politician
- Louis-Napoléon Larochelle (1834-1890), manufacturer, railway contractor and politician
References
- "Reference number 338861 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 19062 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Anselme, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
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