Saint-Basile-le-Grand explained

Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Settlement Type:City
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Située dans le sud du Québec.
Coordinates:45.5333°N -90°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:Canada
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Name1:Quebec
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Montérégie
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:June 15, 1871
Government Footnotes:[1] [2]
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Yves Lessard
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Montarville
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Chambly
Area Footnotes:[3]
Area Total Km2:36.90
Area Land Km2:35.84
Population Total:17053
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:475.8
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 0%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:6635
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:J3N
Area Code:450 and 579
Blank Name:Highways

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 2021 Canadian Census was 17,053.

History

On June 15, 1871, Saint-Basile-le-Grand was created from territories coming from Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville and Saint-Joseph-de-Chambly. On June 7, 1969, the municipality obtained its status as a city. Its territory, the majority of which is still agricultural, occupies an area of 35.84 km2 between the Richelieu River and Mont Saint-Bruno.

On August 23, 1988, the city suffered an arson attack on a PCBs warehouse.

For several years now, the citizens of Saint-Basile-le-Grand are able to take advantage of the commuter train. The station located at the corner of boulevard du Millénaire and boulevard Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier (Route 116) also led, in 2004, to the construction of a small shopping center called “Place de la gare”.

The Church

The church was finished at the beginning of January 1877, after a little less than a year of work. The church was built on land donated by Basile Daigneault.

Here is a quote from Mr. Moreau who went to the stone house of Basile Daigneault to hold his meeting:

The "Bunker"

Saint-Basile-le-Grand also has its place of choice in the history of organized crime. Indeed, a fortified square was erected there in the 1990s, at 28 rue Alvarès. The property belonged to a satellite club of the Hells Angels, the Evil Ones. This was in the sights of the municipality in the early 2000s, when a regulation prohibiting fortifications (bulletproof glass, maximum exterior cameras and limitation of the height of fences) was adopted by the city council.

The bunker will finally be seized during the roundup of Operation South in February 2004 to finally be destroyed in January 2006.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Basile-le-Grand had a population of living in of its total private dwellings, a change of from its 2016 population of . With a land area of 35.84km2, it had a population density of in 2021.[4] Population trend:[5]

CensusPopulationChange (%)
202117,053 0.0%
201617,059 1.9%
201116,736 7.2%
200615,605 26.0%
200112,385 5.2%
199611,771 16.2%
199110,127 14.4%
19868,852 15.7%
19817,652 31.0%
19765,843 32.7%
19714,402 29.7%
19663,395 71.9%
19611,975 35.4%
19561,459 27.5%
19511,144 34.9%
1941848 18.3%
1931717 11.9%
1921641 8.4%
1911700 1.4%
1901690 1.0%
1891683 2.4%
1881700N/A
Mother tongue language (2021)[6]
LanguagePopulationPct (%)
French only15,24589.4%
English only5053.0%
Both English and French2351.4%
Other languages9455.5%

Economy

Northvolt Six, a giga lithium-ion battery plant, is planned to be built in Saint-Basile-le-Grand. The plant will have an annual cell production capacity of 60 GWh, with adjacent facilities for the production of active cathode and recycling materials. This will be Northvolt’s first plant outside Europe. Construction of the first 30 GWh phase of the project is expected to begin by the end of 2023 and the first batteries are expected to be delivered in 2026.[7]

Infrastructure

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.[8]

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.mamrot.gouv.qc.ca/repertoire-des-municipalites/fiche/municipalite/57020/ Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Saint-Basile-le-Grand
  2. http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Sites/LOP/HFER/hfer.asp?Language=E&Search=Det&Include=Y&rid=1383 Parliament of Canada Federal Riding History: CHAMBLY--BORDUAS (Quebec)
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052457020&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Basile-le-Grand 2021 Statistics Canada Census Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  4. Web site: Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec . . February 9, 2022 . August 29, 2022.
  5. Statistics Canada: 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011 census
  6. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?LANG=E&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052457020&HEADERlist=0&SearchText=Saint-Basile-le-Grand 2021 Statistics Canada Community Profile: Saint-Basile-le-Grand, Quebec
  7. https://www.mining.com/northvolt-to-build-multibillion-dollar-battery-plant-in-quebec/
  8. 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.