Saint-Théophile, Quebec

Saint-Théophile is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada on the Canada–United States border. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 765 as of 2009. It is named after reverend Théophile Montminy, who had been chosen by the archdiocese to find a proper location for a church.

Saint-Théophile
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Théophile
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedJune 28, 1975
Government
 • MayorRoland Boucher
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
 • Total436.90 km2 (168.69 sq mi)
 • Land427.33 km2 (164.99 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total743
 • Density1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 4.3%
 • Dwellings
378
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 2A0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 173
Route 269
Websitewww.sainttheophile.qc.ca

Saint-Théophile lies next to the border with Maine, and there is a border crossing on Route 173 within the municipality, in the hamlet of Armstrong. The Armstrong custom office is the third in importance in Quebec.

References
  1. Reference number 72590 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 29005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2429005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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