Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Quebec

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Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.967°N 71.367°W / 45.967; -71.367Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.967°N 71.367°W / 45.967; -71.367[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Appalaches
Constituted November 11, 1891
Government[2]
  Mayor Gilles Gosselin
  Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. riding Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
  Total 134.50 km2 (51.93 sq mi)
  Land 126.87 km2 (48.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 1,870
  Density 14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 6.6%
  Dwellings 1,171
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0N 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 112
Route 267
Website www.coleraine.qc.ca

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,018 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Joseph, father of Jesus, and the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

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