Saint-Malachie

Saint-Malachie
Parish municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Bellechasse
Constituted	June 1, 1874
Government
• Mayor	Donald Therrien
• Fed. riding	Lévis—Bellechasse
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area
• Total	103.20 km2 (39.85 sq mi)
• Land	100.61 km2 (38.85 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	1,489
• Density	14.8/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	5.8%
• Dwellings	800
Postal code(s)	G0R 3N0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-216 R-277
Website	www.st-malachie.qc.ca

Saint-Malachie is a village of about 1,500 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. The Etchemin River goes through the municipality.

History

St. Malachie was colonized by the Irish and Scottish shortly after the War of 1812. The land was given to several British soldiers in the eastern part of the township of Frampton along the Etchemin River.

The land was then given to Gilbert Henderson (1785-1876) who later became the major landowner in this area.

The first settlers came mostly from Armagh, a religious town in Northern Ireland. The town was named St.Malachy after the Arch Bishop of Armagh.

The town was civilly erected in 1874, and would later give its name to the municipality of Saint-Malachi-de-Frampton (Frampton Township), but changed once more to St. Malachy in 1948.