Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Municipality

Location within Les Appalaches RCM
St-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.97°N 71.37°W / 45.97; -71.37Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.97°N 71.37°W / 45.97; -71.37[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Appalaches
Constituted November 11, 1891
Government[2]
 • Mayor Gilles Gosselin
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 134.50 km2 (51.93 sq mi)
 • Land 126.87 km2 (48.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,870
 • Density 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.6%
 • Dwellings 1,171
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0N 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 112
Route 267
Website www.coleraine.qc.ca

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,018 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Joseph, father of Jesus, and the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56984 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 31045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2431045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
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