Saint-Magloire, Quebec
Saint-Magloire is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 725 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It was named in tribute to reverend Joseph-Magloire Rioux, first priest of the parish in 1863.
Saint-Magloire | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Magloire Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°35′N 70°17′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | January 1, 1875 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Marielle Lemieux |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 208.70 km2 (80.58 sq mi) |
| • Land | 209.54 km2 (80.90 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 725 |
| • Density | 3.5/km2 (9/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 446 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 3M0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  |
| Website | www |
Prior to August 16, 1997 it was known as Saint-Magloire-de-Bellechasse.[4]
References
- Reference number 333340 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 28075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2428075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2012-05-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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