Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Quebec

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 606 as of 2009. It was named after Clotilde, Frankish queen and wife of Clovis I. "Beauce" refers to the municipality's former census division and helps to its differentiation with other Quebec municipalities named "Sainte-Clotilde."

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°08′N 71°02′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedNovember 19, 1938
Government
  MayorGérald Grenier
  Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
  Total60.80 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
  Land60.59 km2 (23.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total650
  Density10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
8.2%
  Dwellings
288
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1C0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 271
Websitewww.ste-clotilde.com

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