Sainte-Claire is a village in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec, Canada. It has a population of 3,243. It is the third biggest municipality in the RCM, after Saint-Henri and Saint-Anselme. The Etchemin River goes through the village. Prévost Car, one of the biggest manufacturers of commercial buses in North America, and founded by one of Sainte-Claire's native sons, Eugène Prévost, is located in the village, and is by far the biggest employer in the region.

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Sainte-Claire
Municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Sainte-Claire Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°36′N 70°52′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	October 1, 1977
Government [2]
• Mayor	Denise Dulac
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	89.10 km2 (34.40 sq mi)
• Land	87.98 km2 (33.97 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	3,325
• Density	37.8/km2 (98/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.4%
• Dwellings	1,557
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 2V0
Area codes	418 and 581
Highways	R-277
Website	www.municipalite. sainte-claire.qc.ca

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