Saint-Flavien (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ flavjɛ̃]) is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,619 as of 2021.[4] The municipality, constituted in 1999, covers an area of 66 km2, with a population density of 25.

Saint-Flavien
Motto(s): 
Générosité et Solidarité (French)
"Generosity and Solidarity"
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Saint-Flavien is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Flavien
Saint-Flavien
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°36′W / 46.517°N 71.600°W / 46.517; -71.600[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedDecember 29, 1999
Government
 • MayorNormand Côté
 • Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total65.80 km2 (25.41 sq mi)
 • Land66.16 km2 (25.54 sq mi)
 There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population
 • Total1,619
 • Density24.5/km2 (63/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 0.1%
 • Dwellings
735
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-20

R-271
Websitewww.st-flavien.com Edit this at Wikidata

It is named after Archbishop Pierre-Flavien Turgeon and was was created from the merger of the parish and the village of the same name.

History

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Although the new constitution dates from 1999as a result of the merger of the Parish and of the Village of Saint-Flavien, the area has been settled since 1800. The original territory of Saint-Flavien, part of the seigneurie of Sainte-Croix, was split several times for the creation of the communities of Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur-d'Issoudun (1903), Dosquet (1912), the Village of Saint-Flavien (1912), Saint-Janvier-de-Joly (1928), and Laurier-Station (1951).

 
Saint-Flavien Church

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 357346". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33052". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Saint-Flavien (Code 2433052) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Government of Canada, Statistics Canada (2022-02-09). "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Flavien, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". www12.statcan.gc.ca. Retrieved 2023-11-15.
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