Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Quebec
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°19′N 70°25′W / 46.317°N 70.417°WCoordinates: 46°19′N 70°25′W / 46.317°N 70.417°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Etchemins |
Constituted | November 17, 1897 |
Government[2] | |
• Mayor | Hector Provençal |
• Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area[2][3] | |
• Total | 115.70 km2 (44.67 sq mi) |
• Land | 115.50 km2 (44.59 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 787 |
• Density | 6.8/km2 (18/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.9% |
• Dwellings | 414 |
Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
• Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 4G0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways |
Route 204 Route 277 |
Website |
www dewatford |
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 747 as of 2009. It is named after Rose of Lima, the first Catholic saint of the Americas and Watford, a town in Hertfordshire, England.
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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