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 2021 Canadian Census was 17,053.

Saint-Basile-le-Grand
Située dans La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Située dans La Vallée-du-Richelieu RCM.
Saint-Basile-le-Grand is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Basile-le-Grand
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
  MayorYves Lessard
  Federal ridingMontarville
  Prov. ridingChambly
Area
  Total36.90 km2 (14.25 sq mi)
  Land35.84 km2 (13.84 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[4]
  Total17,053
  Density475.8/km2 (1,232/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 0%
  Dwellings
6,635
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)450 and 579
Highways R-116
Websitewww.ville.saint-
basile-le-grand.qc.ca

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”. This construction is today, partly composed of an IGA, a McDonald's, a gas station, a dentist, a pet store, a florist, a Sushi Shop , an SAQ, a Caisse Desjardins.

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:

“Built [the house] on the land with Mr. Basile Daigneault as a neighbor on both sides, on Rang des Vingt-Quatre, /…/, it was found that the majority of the freeholder inhabitants wanted to buy it. Consequently, the meeting, considering that Mr. Basile Daigneault, owner of the land on which the said house is located, land which he offered free of charge to the deputy of Monsignor of Montreal to build the church, presbytery and other dependencies of the said parish , without including, however, the said stone house which is built there, asks to sell the said house, before making the contracts of the said land, so that, later, it will serve as a presbytery. ».

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 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]

Infrastructure

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.[8]

See also

References

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