Saint-Théophile (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ teɔfil]) is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada on the Canada–United States border. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 702 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Théophile Montminy, who had been chosen by the archdiocese to find a proper location for a church.
Saint-Théophile | |
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 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Théophile Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W / 45.933°N 70.483°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | June 28, 1975 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Roland Boucher |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 436.90 km2 (168.69 sq mi) |
| • Land | 427.78 km2 (165.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 702 |
| • Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 354 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-173  R-269 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Théophile lies next to the border with Maine, and there is a border crossing on Route 173 within the municipality, in the hamlet of Armstrong. The Armstrong custom office is the third in importance in Quebec.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 72590". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire