Saint-Casimir, Quebec
Saint-Casimir | |
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Aerial view of Saint-Casimir | |
Location within Portneuf RCM. | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 72°08′W / 46.650°N 72.133°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Capitale-Nationale |
| RCM | Portneuf |
| Constituted | June 21, 2000 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Lise Baillargeon |
| • Federal riding | Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier |
| • Prov. riding | Portneuf |
| Area | |
• Total | 68.10 km2 (26.29 sq mi) |
| • Land | 66.50 km2 (25.68 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 27.5 m (90.2 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,449 |
| • Density | 21.8/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1.3% |
| • Dwellings | 755 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-354 R-363 |
| Website | www |
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Saint-Casimir is a municipality of about 1800 people in the Portneuf Regional County Municipality in the province of Quebec, Canada. It is located on the Sainte-Anne River, about 80 kilometres (50 mi) southwest of Quebec City and 50 kilometres (31 mi) northeast of Trois-Rivières. It was founded in 1836 by people who came from Ste-Anne-de-la-Pérade following to the east along the Sainte-Anne.
The name of Saint-Casimir was given in honour of Mr. Casimir Déry, a notary who paid for the construction of the church, which is in the top 10 of the most beautiful churches in the province of Québec. In turn, the church, and the town, is named after Saint Casimir, a patron saint of Poland, Lithuania, and youth.