Saint-Sébastien, Estrie, Quebec

Saint-Sébastien
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM
Saint-Sébastien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.78°N 70.97°W / 45.78; -70.97Coordinates: 45°47′N 70°58′W / 45.78°N 70.97°W / 45.78; -70.97[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted March 15, 1975
Government[2]
 • Mayor France Bisson
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 91.10 km2 (35.17 sq mi)
 • Land 93.32 km2 (36.03 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 697
 • Density 7.5/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 7.3%
 • Dwellings 348
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0Y 1M0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 263
Website www.st-sebastien.com

Saint-Sébastien is a municipality in Le Granit Regional County Municipality in the Estrie region of Quebec, Canada. It is named after Saint Sebastian, who died c. 288.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 72586 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30085 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430085) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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