Saint-Basile-le-Grand

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 2011 Canadian Census was 16,736.

Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Ville
Située dans La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Située dans le sud du Québec.
Coordinates: 45°32′N 73°17′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLa Vallée-du-Richelieu
ConstitutedJune 15, 1871
Government
 • MayorBernard Gagnon
 • Federal ridingMontarville
 • Prov. ridingChambly
Area
 • Total36.90 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
 • Land36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[4]
 • Total16,736
 • Density463.6/km2 (1,201/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 7.2%
 • Dwellings
6,235
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J3N
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways Route 116
Websitewww.ville.saint-
basile-le-grand.qc.ca

Demographics

Transportation
Train station in Saint-Basile.

Saint-Basile-le-Grand is served by the Saint-Basile-le-Grand, a commuter rail station on the Exo's Mont-Saint-Hilaire line. Local bus service is provided by the Exo de la Vallée du Richelieu sector.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[7]

See also

References
  1. Reference number 55722 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Basile-le-Grand
  3. Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  4. 2011 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. 2006 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  7. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.
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