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
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Philibert
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Sartigan
ConstitutedFebruary 25, 1921
Government
  MayorFrançois Morin
  Federal ridingBeauce
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  Total56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
  Land58.95 km2 (22.76 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total367
  Density6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
5.2%
  Dwellings
149
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-philibert.qc.ca

A fire destroyed this same church on February 14, 2009.

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