Sainte-Rose-de-Watford

Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
Sainte-Rose-de-Watford
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°19′N 70°25′W / 46.317°N 70.417°W / 46.317; -70.417[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedNovember 17, 1897
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean Bernier
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
115.70 km2 (44.67 sq mi)
 • Land115.50 km2 (44.59 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
787
 • Density6.8/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 4.9%
 • Dwellings
414
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 4G0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
R-277
Websitewww.sainterose
dewatford.qc.ca

Sainte-Rose-de-Watford 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 747 as of 2009. It is named after Rose of Lima, the first Catholic saint of the Americas and Watford, a town in Hertfordshire, England.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56387". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28030". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Rose-de-Watford (Code 2428030) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.