Saint-Joseph-des-Érables

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 439 as of 2009.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Municipality
Farms in the Chaudière valley.
Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMRobert-Cliche
ConstitutedNovember 26, 1938
Government
 • MayorLouis Jacques
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
 • Land51.73 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total420
 • Density8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 0.7%
 • Dwellings
167
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2V0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 276
Websitewww.stjoseph
deserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.

References
  1. Reference number 57002 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 27050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2427050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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