Saint-Magloire, Quebec

Saint-Magloire
Municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Magloire

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°35′N 70°17′W / 46.583°N 70.283°WCoordinates: 46°35′N 70°17′W / 46.583°N 70.283°W[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted January 1, 1875
Government[2]
 • Mayor Marielle Lemieux
 • Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • 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 Decrease 2.7%
 • Dwellings 446
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 3M0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 281
Website www.saint-magloire.com

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.

Prior to August 16, 1997 it was known as Saint-Magloire-de-Bellechasse.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 333340 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geographic code 28075 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "(Code 2428075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf/MOD97.PDF