Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.
Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester | |
|---|---|
 Location within Arthabaska RCM. | |
  Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°02′N 71°42′W / 46.033°N 71.700°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Arthabaska |
| Constituted | January 1, 1859 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Massé[2] |
| • Federal riding | Richmond—Arthabaska |
| • Prov. riding | Drummond–Bois-Francs |
| Area | |
• Total | 84.10 km2 (32.47 sq mi) |
| • Land | 83.96 km2 (32.42 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[4] | |
• Total | 358 |
| • Density | 4.3/km2 (11/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  0.3% |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways |  R-263 |
| Website | www |
It was formerly a township municipality named Chester-Est, but it changed its name and its status on May 3, 2008.[5]
The old Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and Trottier Mill were two former small towns within this municipality.
Sources
editReferences
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 401316". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "SITE OFFICIEL - Municipalité de Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester".
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Quebec (Code 2439035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2008/modif_mai08.pdf[permanent dead link]
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