Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009.
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | |
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 Location within Lotbinière RCM. | |
  Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°35′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Lotbinière |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Christian Richard |
| • Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi) |
| • Land | 60.35 km2 (23.30 sq mi) |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 1,604 |
| • Density | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.7% |
| • Dwellings | 784 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-132  R-273 |
| Website | www.saintantoine detilly.com |
Member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly has been colonized since the early beginnings of New France. The seigneurie of Villieu was sold in 1700 to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly, and because the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name today.
Saint-Antoine is named in honour to Catholic saint Anthony of Padua.
References
- "Reference number 293429 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 33095 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Code 2433095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly church
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