Sainte-Justine, Quebec

Sainte-Justine is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,835 as of 2009. It is named after Marie-Justine Têtu, wife to Hector-Louis Langevin, member of Parliament for Dorchester.

Sainte-Justine
Location within Les Etchemins RCM
Sainte-Justine
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°24′N 70°21′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1870
Government
  MayorDenis Beaulieu
  Federal ridingBellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
  Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
  Total126.40 km2 (48.80 sq mi)
  Land126.10 km2 (48.69 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
  Total1,845
  Density14.6/km2 (38/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
1.1%
  Dwellings
834
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 1Y0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 204
Websitewww.stejustine.net

It is home to a regional secondary school, Polyvalente des Appalaches.

The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, the hometown of the author, Roch Carrier.[4]

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