Saint-Alfred, Quebec

Saint-Alfred is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Beauce-Centre in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 519 as of 2021. It is named after Alfred the Great and as a tribute to Joseph-Alfred Langlois, Bishop of Valleyfield.

Saint-Alfred
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Location within Beauce-Centre RCM.
Saint-Alfred is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Alfred
Saint-Alfred
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 70°50′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBeauce-Centre
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1950
Government
[2]
 • MayorJean-Roch Veilleux
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total43.90 km2 (16.95 sq mi)
 • Land43.49 km2 (16.79 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total519
 • Density11.9/km2 (31/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.7%
 • Dwellings
241
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1L0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-108
Websitewww.st-alfred.qc.ca

References
  1. "Reference number 55539 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 27015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Alfred, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.




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