Saint-Côme–Linière, Quebec

Saint-Côme–Linière is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The official spelling given by the Commission de toponymie uses an en dash after "Saint-Côme",[1][2] but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: Saint-Côme-Linière.[4] The population is 3,282 as of 2009.

Saint-Côme–Linière
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Côme–Linière
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°31′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedApril 13, 1994
Government
 • MayorGabriel Giguère
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total152.20 km2 (58.76 sq mi)
 • Land150.40 km2 (58.07 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total3,274
 • Density21.8/km2 (56/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.4%
 • Dwellings
1,480
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 173
Route 275
Websitewww.stcomeliniere.com

Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the parish municipality of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the village of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Saint Cosmas and Linière received its name from the Lord who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).[1]

References
  1. Reference number 288955 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 29057 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429057) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. official website



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