Saint-Anselme

Saint-Anselme
Municipality
Saint-Anselme Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Anselme Location in province of Quebec. Show map of Southern Quebec Saint-Anselme Saint-Anselme (Canada) Show map of Canada
Coordinates: 46°38′N 70°58′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	January 7, 1998
Government [2]
• Mayor	Yves Turgeon
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	74.90 km^2 (28.92 sq mi)
• Land	74.22 km^2 (28.66 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	4,047
• Density	54.5/km^2 (141/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	2.8%
• Dwellings	1,772
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-277
Website	www.st-anselme.ca

Saint-Anselme (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿ɑ̃sɛlm]) is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It is the second biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri. The Etchemin River goes through the village.

Personalities

• Georges Dumont (Saint-Anselme, 1898 - Moncton, 1966), medical doctor and politician
• Louis-Napoléon Larochelle (1834-1890), manufacturer, railway contractor and politician

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 338861". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19062". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Anselme, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.