Sainte-Praxède, Quebec

Sainte-Praxède
Parish municipality

Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Sainte-Praxède
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Appalaches
Constituted January 1, 1944
Government[2]
 • Mayor Daniel Talbot
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 155.00 km2 (59.85 sq mi)
 • Land 136.86 km2 (52.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 363
 • Density 2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 14.6%
 • Dwellings 274
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0N 1E1
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 263
Website www.ste-praxede.ca

Sainte-Praxède is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 363 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57541 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 31050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2431050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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