Saint-Philibert is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population is 379 as of 2021. It is named after reverend François-Philibert Lamontagne, who promoted the parish at the time of the church construction in 1919.
Saint-Philibert | |
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 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
  Saint-Philibert Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W / 46.133°N 70.550°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | February 25, 1921 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | François Morin |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi) |
| • Land | 57.16 km2 (22.07 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
| • Total | 379 |
| • Density | 6.6/km2 (17/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  2.7% |
| • Dwellings | 160 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
A fire destroyed this same church on February 14, 2009.
References
edit- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57437". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29065". 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