Sainte-Marguerite, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec
Sainte-Marguerite is a parish municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 1,107 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.
Sainte-Marguerite | |
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 Church and municipal building. | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png.webp) Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. | |
  Sainte-Marguerite Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°31′N 70°56′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Claude Perreault |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 83.10 km2 (32.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.30 km2 (32.16 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2019)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,107 |
| • Density | 12.9/km2 (33/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 495 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0S 2X0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 216  Route 275 |
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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