Saint-Magloire, Quebec

Saint-Magloire
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Magloire Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°35′N 70°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Etchemins
Constituted	January 1, 1875
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Thibault
• Federal riding	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	208.70 km^2 (80.58 sq mi)
• Land	209.54 km^2 (80.90 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	712
• Density	3.4/km^2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.3%
• Dwellings	471
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 3M0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-281
Website	www.saint-magloire.com

Saint-Magloire (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maɡlwaʁ]) is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 712 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named in tribute to reverend Joseph-Magloire Rioux, first priest of the parish in 1863.

Prior to August 16, 1997 it was known as Saint-Magloire-de-Bellechasse.[4]

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 333340". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28075". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Saint-Magloire, Quebec (Code 2428075) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
4. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-01. Retrieved 2012-05-20.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire