Saint-Zacharie, Quebec

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Saint-Zacharie
Municipality
Eglise St-Zacharie 1910.png
The church in 1910.
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Coat of arms
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Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
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Saint-Zacharie
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°08′N70°22′W / 46.133°N 70.367°W / 46.133; -70.367 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
ConstitutedApril 18, 1990
Government
[2]
 • MayorCamil Cloutier
 •  Federal riding Beauce
 •  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area
[2] [3]
 • Total
188.80 km2 (72.90 sq mi)
 • Land186.56 km2 (72.03 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [3]
 • Total
1,684
 • Density9/km2 (20/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase2.svg 1.9%
 • Dwellings
825
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 2C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
HighwaysQc275.svg R-275
Website www.st-zacharie.qc.ca

Saint-Zacharie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃zakaʁi] ) is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,684 as of 2021. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873. Saint-Zacharie is named after oblate Zacharie Lacasse, a missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.

Saint-Zacharie is located on the Canada–United States border and has a small border crossing for traffic coming from the United States, St. Zacharie Crossing.

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References

  1. ↑ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57783". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. 1 2 "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28005". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. 1 2 "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".



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