Sainte-Justine, Quebec
Sainte-Justine is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,835 as of 2009. It is named after Marie-Justine Têtu, wife to Hector-Louis Langevin, member of Parliament for Dorchester.
Sainte-Justine | |
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Municipality | |
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 Location within Les Etchemins RCM | |
  Sainte-Justine Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W[1] | |
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| Province |  |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | January 1, 1870 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Denis Beaulieu |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 126.40 km2 (48.80 sq mi) |
| • Land | 126.10 km2 (48.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,845 |
| • Density | 14.6/km2 (38/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  |
| • Dwellings | 834 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0R 1Y0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  |
| Website | www |
It is home to a regional secondary school, Polyvalente des Appalaches.
The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, the hometown of the author, Roch Carrier.[4]
People linked to Sainte-Justine
- Roch Carrier, author
- Alex Tanguay, National Hockey League player
- Julie Labonté
- Étienne Lecours
- Chadou
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References
- Reference number 279887 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- Geographic code 28045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- "(Code 2428045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- Lowrie, Morgan (24 December 2016). "Carrier's 'The Hockey Sweater' still captivates, 70 years after winter of 1946". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2017.
External links
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
See also
- Daaquam River, a stream
- Roche River (Daaquam River), a stream
- Onze River (Roche River), a stream
- Douze River (Roche River), a stream
- Moulin River (Roche River), a stream
- Famine River, a stream
- Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality (RCM)
- List of municipalities in Quebec
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