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| Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | |
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| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Constitution | 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Michel Cauchon |
| • MPs | Jacques Gourde |
| • MNAs | Sylvie Roy |
| Area | |
| • Total | 60.29 km2 (23.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2009) | |
| • Total | 1,462 |
| • Density | 24.2/km2 (63/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Postal code | G0S 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 |
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009.
Member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly has been colonized since the early beginnings of New France. The seigneurie of Villieu was sold in 1700 to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly, and because the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name today.
Saint-Antoine is named in honour to Catholic saint Anthony of Padua.
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[edit] References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Coordinates: 46°40′00″N 71°35′00″W / 46.666672°N 71.583338°W
