Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec

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Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec

Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
—  City  —
Ville de Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Location within La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.
Coordinates (204, rue Principale ): 45°31′34″N 73°17′14″W / 45.52611°N 73.28722°W / 45.52611; -73.28722
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Montérégie (16)
RCM La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Founded June 15, 1871
Incorporated June 07, 1969
Electoral Districts
Federal
Chambly—Borduas
Provincial Chambly
Government
 - Mayor Bernard Gagnon
 - Federal MP(s) Matthew Dubé (NDP)
 - Quebec MNA(s) Bertrand St-Arnaud (PQ)
Area
 - Land 36.10 km2 (13.9 sq mi)
Population (2006)
 - Total 15,605
 - Density 432.3/km2 (1,119.7/sq mi)
 - Change (2001-06) increase26.0%
 - Dwellings 5,816
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
Postal code(s) J3N
Area code(s) 450
Access Routes Route 116
Website ville.saint-basile-le-grand.qc.ca

Saint-Basile-le-Grand is a city located in La Vallée-du-Richelieu Regional County Municipality in southwestern Quebec, Canada. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 15,605.

Contents

Demographics

Population

Population trend

Census Population Change (%)
2006 15,605 increase26.0%
2001 12,385 increase5.2%
1996 11,771 increase16.2%
1991 10,127 N/A

Language

Mother tongue language (2006)

Language Population Pct (%)
French only 14,720 94.33%
English only 420 2.69%
Both English and French 115 0.74%
Other languages 350 2.24%

See also

  • List of municipalities in Quebec

  1. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires Municipales et Régions: Saint-Basile-le-Grand
  2. ^ Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  3. ^ Chief Electoral Officer of Québec - 40th General Election Riding Results: CHAMBLY
  4. ^ a b c 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  5. ^ Official Transport Quebec Road Map
  6. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006 census


Sainte-Julie Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Beloeil		 McMasterville
Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Richelieu River
Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu
   Saint-Basile-le-Grand    
Carignan


Municipalities of the MMC/Montreal CMA
Urban agglomeration of Montreal • Urban agglomeration of Longueuil • Laval
North Shore
Blainville • Bois-des-Filion • Boisbriand • Charlemagne • Deux-Montagnes • Gore¹ • Kanesatake¹ • L'Assomption • L'Épiphanie (P)¹ • L'Épiphanie (V)¹ • Lavaltrie¹ • Lorraine • Mascouche • Mirabel • Oka • Pointe-Calumet • Repentigny • Rosemère • Saint-Colomban¹ • Saint-Eustache • Saint-Placide¹ • Saint-Joseph-du-Lac • Saint-Sulpice • Sainte-Anne-des-Plaines • Sainte-Marthe-sur-le-Lac • Sainte-Thérèse • Terrebonne
South Shore
Beauharnois² • Beloeil² • Calixa-Lavallée² • Candiac • Carignan • Chambly • Châteauguay² • Contrecoeur² • Coteau-du-Lac¹ • Delson • Hudson • Kahnawake¹ • L'Île-Cadieux • L'Île-Perrot • La Prairie • Léry² • Les Cèdres • Les Coteaux¹ • McMasterville² • Mercier² • Mont-Saint-Hilaire² • Notre-Dame-de-l'Île-Perrot • Otterburn Park² • Pincourt • Pointe-des-Cascades • Richelieu • Saint-Amable • Saint-Basile-le-Grand • Saint-Constant • Saint-Isidore • Saint-Jean-Baptiste² • Saint-Lazare • Saint-Mathias-sur-Richelieu • Saint-Mathieu • Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil • Saint-Philippe • Saint-Zotique¹ • Sainte-Catherine • Sainte-Julie • Terrasse-Vaudreuil • Varennes² • Vaudreuil-Dorion • Vaudreuil-sur-le-Lac • Verchères
¹Does not belong to the CMM — ²Does not belong to the Montreal CMA
Quebec Administrative divisions of Montérégie  (Region 16)
Regional county municipalities
and equivalent territories

Brome-Missisquoi · La Haute-Yamaska · Acton · Pierre-De Saurel · Les Maskoutains · Rouville · Le Haut-Richelieu · La Vallée-du-Richelieu · Longueuil · Lajemmerais · Roussillon · Les Jardins-de-Napierville · Le Haut-Saint-Laurent · Beauharnois-Salaberry · Vaudreuil-Soulanges
Municipalities
Administrative divisions of Quebec

Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°17′W / 45.533°N 73.283°W / 45.533; -73.283

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