Saint-Henri, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Henri (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ɑ̃ʁi]) is a municipality of 5,611 people, 20 km south of Lévis, in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality of Quebec, Canada. It is sometimes known as Saint-Henri-de-Lévis, and was historically known as Saint-Henri-de-Lauzon.

Country Canada

Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)

Postal code(s)

G0R 3E0

Highways R-173
R-218
R-275
R-277

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Saint-Henri
Municipality
Saint-Henri Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Henri Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°42′N 71°04′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	October 9, 1976
Government [2]
• Mayor	Germain Caron
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	124.20 km2 (47.95 sq mi)
• Land	122.57 km2 (47.32 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[3]
• Total	5,611
• Density	45.8/km2 (119/sq mi)
• Pop 2011-2016	11.7%
• Dwellings	2,365
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 3E0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-173 R-218 R-275 R-277
Website	www.municipalite. saint-henri.qc.ca

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It used to belong to the former Desjardins Regional County Municipality, but decided to join Bellechasse in 2000 when the new city of Lévis was created. Saint-Henri felt it did not belong with a mostly urban RCM, and would fit better with Bellechasse, which has a largely rural base. Now, Saint-Henri is the biggest town in this RCM, followed by Saint-Anselme and Sainte-Claire. The Etchemin River crosses the municipality and one hydroelectric dam is found in Saint-Henri. On November 6, 1775, Benedict Arnold is said to have visited the village on his way to attack Quebec City. The largest local business is Olymel, a meat processing factory.