Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan | |
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| Motto: Venus pour demeurer ("Came to Stay") | |
Location within Les Chenaux RCM | |
Ste-Geneviève-de-Batiscan Location in central Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°32′N 72°20′W / 46.533°N 72.333°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Mauricie |
| RCM | Les Chenaux |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Gendron |
| • Fed. riding | Saint-Maurice—Champlain |
| • Prov. riding | Champlain |
| Area | |
• Total | 100.38 km2 (38.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 97.65 km2 (37.70 sq mi) |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 1,028 |
| • Density | 10.5/km2 (27/sq mi) |
| • Pop (2016-21) | 2.2% |
| • Dwellings | 571 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways A-40 | R-361 |
| Website | www |
Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t ʒənvjɛv də batiskɑ̃]) is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada. This municipality is part of the Les Chenaux Regional County Municipality in Batiscanie. It is located along the Batiscan River.
The town of Sainte-Geneviève-de-Batiscan was the seat of the Lordship of Batiscan from 1665 and Champlain County from 1855 to 1981. During the first centuries of its history, the economy of the area has been focused on forestry, agriculture, fishing and river transport. Sainte-Geneviève was also a prominent center of trade for the Batiscanie.
Initially, the Catholic parish was named in honour of Saint Genevieve, patron saint of France and the city of Paris, the largest French-speaking city in the world. In France, the French patron saint is also the Diocese of Nanterre and gendarmes.
The name "Batiscan" was derived from the chief of the Algonquin people from around 1610 to 1629, for whom the river was named after.