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]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Montérégie
RCM	La Vallée-du-Richelieu
Constituted	June 15, 1871
Government [2][3]
• Mayor	Yves Lessard
• Federal riding	Montarville
• Prov. riding	Chambly
Area [2][4]
• Total	36.90 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
• Land	36.10 km2 (13.94 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[4]
• Total	16,736
• Density	463.6/km2 (1,201/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.2%
• Dwellings	6,235
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	J3N
Area code(s)	450 and 579
Highways	Route 116
Website	www.ville.saint- basile-le-grand.qc.ca

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Basile-le-Grand had a population of 17,053 living in 6,561 of its 6,635 total private dwellings, a change of -0% from its 2016 population of 17,059. With a land area of 35.84 km² (13.84 sq mi), it had a population density of 475.8/km² (1,232.3/sq mi) in 2021.[5]

Population trend:[6] Census Population Change (%) 2011 16,736 7.2% 2006 15,605 26.0% 2001 12,385 5.2% 1996 11,771 16.2% 1991 10,127 N/A

Mother tongue language (2006)[7] 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%

Transportation

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

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The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[8]

See also

• List of towns in Quebec

References

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