Sainte-Marguerite, Québec

Coordinates: 46°31′N 70°56′W / 46.517°N 70.933°W / 46.517; -70.933
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This article is about the town in Chaudière-Appalaches. For the former Sainte-Marguerite in Gaspésie, see Sainte-Marguerite-Marie, Quebec.
Sainte-Marguerite
Parish municipality
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Sainte-Marguerite is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Marguerite
Sainte-Marguerite
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°31′N 70°56′W / 46.517°N 70.933°W / 46.517; -70.933[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2]
 • MayorAdrienne Gagné
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total83.10 km2 (32.09 sq mi)
 • Land83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,073
 • Density12.9/km2 (33/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 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 R-216
R-275

Sainte-Marguerite is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,073 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.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56278". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 26035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Marguerite, Québec (Code 2426035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.



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