Saint-Basile, Quebec

Saint-Basile
City
Church of Saint-Basile
Church of Saint-Basile
Motto: 
Crois en l'avenir ("Believe in the Future")
Location within Portneuf RCM
Location within Portneuf RCM
Saint-Basile is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Basile
Saint-Basile
Location in central Quebec
Coordinates: 46°45′N 71°49′W / 46.750°N 71.817°W / 46.750; -71.817[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionCapitale-Nationale
RCMPortneuf
ConstitutedMarch 1, 2000
Government
[2]
 • MayorGuillaume Vézina
 • Federal ridingPortneuf—Jacques-Cartier
 • Prov. ridingPortneuf
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
98.50 km2 (38.03 sq mi)
 • Land98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
2,709
 • Density27.4/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 3.4%
 • Dwellings
1,327
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0A 3G0
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-365
Websitesaintbasile.qc.ca

Saint-Basile (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ bazil]) is a municipality situated in Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the Canadian province of Quebec.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Basile had a population of 2,709 living in 1,262 of its 1,327 total private dwellings, a change of 3.4% from its 2016 population of 2,621. With a land area of 98.84 km2 (38.16 sq mi), it had a population density of 27.4/km2 (71.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

Population trend:[5]

  • Population in 2021: 2,709 (2016 to 2021 population change: 3.4%)
  • Population in 2016: 2,621
  • Population in 2011: 2,463
  • Population in 2006: 2,560
  • Population in 2001: 2,575

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1.3%
  • French as first language: 97.4%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 0.4%
Québec Ciment in Saint-Basile

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 358423". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire - Répertoire des municipalités: Saint-Basile Archived 2013-06-29 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ a b Statistics Canada (November 15, 2023). "2021 Community profiles - Saint-Basile". Retrieved 2025-05-05.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.
  5. ^ Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011, 2016, 2021 census
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