Saint-Alfred, Quebec

Saint-Alfred
Municipality

Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Alfred
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 70°50′W / 46.150°N 70.833°W / 46.150; -70.833Coordinates: 46°09′N 70°50′W / 46.150°N 70.833°W / 46.150; -70.833[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Robert-Cliche
Constituted January 1, 1950
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Roch Veilleux
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
 • Total 43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
 • Land 43.01 km2 (16.61 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 485
 • Density 11.3/km2 (29/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 5.9%
 • Dwellings 228
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0M 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Website www.st-alfred.qc.ca

Saint-Alfred is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 484 as of 2009. It is named after Alfred the Great and as a tribute to Joseph-Alfred Langlois, Bishop of Valleyfield.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55539 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 27015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2427015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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