Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Séverin
Parish municipality

Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Séverin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 71°03′W / 46.317°N 71.050°W / 46.317; -71.050Coordinates: 46°19′N 71°03′W / 46.317°N 71.050°W / 46.317; -71.050[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Robert-Cliche
Constituted December 24, 1875
Government[2]
  Mayor Daniel Perron
  Federal riding Beauce
  Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[2][3]
  Total 58.70 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
  Land 58.91 km2 (22.75 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 266
  Density 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.7%
  Dwellings 162
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0N 1V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-severin.qc.ca

Saint-Séverin is a parish in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 292 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864.

References

  1. Reference number 57632 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 27070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2427070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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