Saint-Raphaël (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʁafaɛl] ) is a municipality of about 2,400 people in Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec. It has several small buildings and a very small supermarket.
Saint-Raphaël | |
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| Motto(s): "Anima mes in manibus" (Latin for, "My soul is in my hands") | |
 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Raphaël Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°48′N 70°45′W / 46.800°N 70.750°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | December 8, 1993 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gilles Breton |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
• Total | 123.30 km2 (47.61 sq mi) |
| • Land | 121.55 km2 (46.93 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 2,463 |
| • Density | 20.3/km2 (53/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  7.0% |
| • Dwellings | 1,214 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-281 |
| Website | www.municipalite. saint-raphael.qc.ca |
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 286574". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19082". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Raphaël, Quebec (Code 2419082) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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