Saint-Zacharie, Quebec
Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,913 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873. Saint-Zacharie is named after oblate Zacharie Lacasse, a missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.
Saint-Zacharie | |
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 The church in 1910. | |
 Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Zacharie Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°22′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | April 18, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Joey Cloutier |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 188.80 km2 (72.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 186.66 km2 (72.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,751 |
| • Density | 9.4/km2 (24/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  8.7% |
| • Dwellings | 876 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0M 2C0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Zacharie is located on the Canada–United States border and has a small border crossing for traffic coming from the United States, St. Zacharie Crossing.
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- Canada Border Services Agency
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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