Saint-Pamphile, Quebec

Saint-Pamphile is a ville in the Canadian province of Quebec, located in L'Islet Regional County Municipality, in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative district. While the official municipal territory ends at the US-Canada border located at the eastern end of town, there is a tiny hamlet located immediately east of the border, known as St-Pamphile, Maine. The hamlet is historically part of the larger entity located in Quebec and is considered integral part of the town by locals. The economy of St-Pamphile, Maine is entirely dependent upon the economy of St-Pamphile, Quebec, where residents of Maine obtain goods and services from, as well as employment for some.

The community took its name from Pamphile-Gaspard Verreault, a notary who represented L'Islet in the Quebec assembly from 1867 to 1878^[1].

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