Saint-Gilles, Quebec

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Saint-Gilles
Parish municipality
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Gilles
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°22′W / 46.517°N 71.367°W / 46.517; -71.367Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°22′W / 46.517°N 71.367°W / 46.517; -71.367[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Lotbinière
Constituted July 1, 1855
Government[2]
 • Mayor Robert Samson
 • Federal riding Lotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
 • Total 180.80 km2 (69.81 sq mi)
 • Land 177.36 km2 (68.48 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 2,138
 • Density 12.1/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 17.9%
 • Dwellings 997
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2P0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 116
Route 218
Route 269
Route 273
Website www.st-gilles.qc.ca

Saint-Gilles is a parish municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,138 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after the seigneurie of Saint-Gilles, of which it was part.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56670 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 33035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2433035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012. 


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