Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Sainte-Sabine
Parish municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Sainte-Sabine

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted August 26, 1908
Government[2]
 • Mayor Denis Boutin
 • Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • Total 68.00 km2 (26.25 sq mi)
 • Land 66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 386
 • Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.4%
 • Dwellings 235
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 4H0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.ste-sabine.qc.ca

Sainte-Sabine is a parish municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 386 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is named after the Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine, where cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin often went during his theology studies in Rome.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 56401 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 28065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2428065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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