Sainte-Marguerite, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Sainte-Marguerite is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,107 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named after Marguerite Marcoux, who gave part of the land she owned in 1830 for the construction of a church.

Sainte-Marguerite
Parish municipality
Church and municipal building.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Sainte-Marguerite
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°31′N 70°56′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorClaude Perreault
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total83.10 km2 (32.09 sq mi)
 • Land83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2019)[3]
 • Total1,107
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 1.2%
 • Dwellings
495
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2X0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 216
Route 275

References
  1. Reference number 56278 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 26035 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2426035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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