Sainte-Aurélie, Quebec
Sainte-Aurélie | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
Sainte-Aurélie Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°22′W / 46.183°N 70.367°WCoordinates: 46°11′N 70°22′W / 46.183°N 70.367°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Etchemins |
Constituted | April 3, 1909 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Gilles Gaudet |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 79.90 km2 (30.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 77.81 km2 (30.04 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 910 |
• Density | 11.7/km2 (30/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 5.7% |
• Dwellings | 534 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1M0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways |
Route 275 Route 277 |
Website |
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Sainte-Aurélie is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 910 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline nun at the end of the 19th century.
Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste. Aurelie Station.
Le fondateur de Sainte-Aurélie est un français du nom de Victor Vanier. La municipalité a été érigée en 1906.
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- Canada Border Services Agency
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