Saint-Philibert, Quebec
Saint-Philibert is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population is 404 as of 2009. It is named after reverend François-Philibert Lamontagne, who promoted the parish at the time of the church construction in 1919.
Saint-Philibert | |
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Municipality | |
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
Saint-Philibert Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W[1] | |
Country | |
Province | |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
Constituted | February 25, 1921 |
Government | |
• Mayor | François Morin |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi) |
• Land | 58.95 km2 (22.76 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 367 |
• Density | 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | |
• Dwellings | 149 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1X0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
A fire destroyed this same church on February 14, 2009.
References
- Reference number 57437 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 29065 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2429065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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