Saint-Séverin, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Séverin is a parish in the Robert-Cliche Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 292 as of 2009. It is named after Reverend Édouard-Séverin Fafard, founder of the parish in 1864.

For Saint-Séverin (Mauricie), see Saint-Séverin, Mauricie, Quebec.
Saint-Séverin
Parish municipality
The village core, as seen from Rang 1.
Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Séverin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 71°03′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMRobert-Cliche
ConstitutedDecember 24, 1875
Government
 • MayorJean-Paul Cloutier
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
 • Total58.70 km2 (22.66 sq mi)
 • Land58.91 km2 (22.75 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total266
 • Density4.5/km2 (12/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 4.7%
 • Dwellings
162
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1V0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-severin.qc.ca

References
  1. Reference number 57632 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 27070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2427070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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