Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Municipality

Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°35′W / 46.667°N 71.583°W / 46.667; -71.583Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°35′W / 46.667°N 71.583°W / 46.667; -71.583[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Ghislain Daigle
 • Federal riding Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi)
 • Land 60.35 km2 (23.30 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 1,604
 • Density 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 10.7%
 • Dwellings 784
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0S 2C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 132
Route 273
Website www.saintantoine
detilly.com

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009.

Member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly has been colonized since the early beginnings of New France. The seigneurie of Villieu was sold in 1700 to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly, and because the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name today.

Saint-Antoine is named in honour to Catholic saint Anthony of Padua.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 293429 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 33095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2433095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.




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