Sainte-Praxède, Quebec

Sainte-Praxède
Sainte-Praxède
	Parish municipality
	; Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
	Sainte-Praxède Location in southern Quebec.
	Coordinates: 45°54′N71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W Coordinates: 45°54′N71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W [1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	January 1, 1944
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Talbot
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area [2] [3]
• Total	155.00 km2 (59.85 sq mi)
• Land	136.86 km2 (52.84 sq mi)
Population (2011) [3]
• Total	363
• Density	2.7/km2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.6%
• Dwellings	274
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1E1
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 263
Website	www.ste-praxede.ca

Last updated February 20, 2019

Sainte-Praxède is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 363 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.

Les Appalaches is a regional county municipality (RCM) in the Chaudière-Appalaches region in southeastern Quebec, Canada. It was established in 1982 from parts of the historic counties of Beauce, Frontenac, Mégantic, and Wolfe. The county seat and largest city is Thetford Mines.

Chaudière-Appalaches Region in Quebec, Canada

Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce". It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains.

Quebec is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is bordered to the west by the province of Ontario and the bodies of water James Bay and Hudson Bay; to the north by Hudson Strait and Ungava Bay; to the east by the Gulf of Saint Lawrence and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador; and to the south by the province of New Brunswick and the U.S. states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York. It also shares maritime borders with Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Nova Scotia. Quebec is Canada's largest province by area and its second-largest administrative division; only the territory of Nunavut is larger. It is historically and politically considered to be part of Central Canada.

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References

↑ Reference number 57541 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
1 2 Geographic code 31050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
1 2 "(Code 2431050) Census Profile". 2011 census . Statistics Canada. 2012.

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[toponymie-1] Reference number 57541 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)

[mamrot-2] 1 2 Geographic code 31050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)

[cp2011-3] 1 2 "(Code 2431050) Census Profile". 2011 census . Statistics Canada. 2012.

v t e Subdivisions of Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality
Cities & Towns	Disraeli Thetford Mines
Municipalities	Adstock Beaulac-Garthby East Broughton Irlande Kinnear's Mills Saint-Adrien-d'Irlande Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce Saint-Fortunat Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine Saint-Julien Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton
Parishes	Disraeli Sacré-Cœur-de-Jésus Sainte-Praxède Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Regional County Municipalities in Chaudière-Appalaches: Beauce-Sartigan Bellechasse La Nouvelle-Beauce Les Appalaches Les Etchemins L'Islet Lotbinière Montmagny Robert-Cliche Independent Cities: Lévis

Sainte-Praxède
Parish municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Sainte-Praxède Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°54′N71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250 Coordinates: 45°54′N71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250 ^[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	January 1, 1944
Government^[2]
• Mayor	Daniel Talbot
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area^[2]^[3]
• Total	155.00 km² (59.85 sq mi)
• Land	136.86 km² (52.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)^[3]
• Total	363
• Density	2.7/km² (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.6%
• Dwellings	274
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1E1
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 263
Website	www.ste-praxede.ca