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Saint-Philibert, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W / 46.133°N 70.550°W / 46.133; -70.550
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Saint-Philibert
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Philibert is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Philibert
Saint-Philibert
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W / 46.133°N 70.550°W / 46.133; -70.550[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)
 • Land57.16 km2 (22.07 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total379
 • Density6.6/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.7%
 • Dwellings
160
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-philibert.qc.ca

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 379 as of 2021. It is named after reverend François-Philibert Lamontagne, who promoted the parish at the time of the church construction in 1919.

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

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57437". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".