Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿adʁijɛ̃ diʁlɑ̃d]) is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 415 as of 2009.
Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM | |
  St-Adrien-d'Irlande Location in province of Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 46°07′N 71°27′W / 46.12°N 71.45°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | January 1, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jessika Lacombe |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
• Total | 53.00 km2 (20.46 sq mi) |
| • Land | 53.29 km2 (20.58 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population | |
• Total | 389 |
| • Density | 7.3/km2 (19/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  3.5% |
| • Dwellings | 193 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-216 |
| Website | stadriendirlande |
Until 1982, Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande was known as Ireland-Partie-Nord, to differentiate from the south part, today's Irlande. Then it took the name of the parish, which was named after Pope Adrian III.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 125043". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande (Code 2431095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
External links
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Media related to Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande at Wikimedia Commons- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
