Sainte-Aurélie, Quebec

Sainte-Aurélie is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 856 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline nun at the end of the 19th century.

Sainte-Aurélie
Municipality
Dam over Abenaquis Lake.
Dam over Abenaquis Lake.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Sainte-Aurélie is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Aurélie
Sainte-Aurélie
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°11′N 70°22′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedApril 3, 1909
Government
[2]
 • MayorGilles Gaudet
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Sud
Area
[2][3]
 • Total79.90 km2 (30.85 sq mi)
 • Land78.25 km2 (30.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total856
 • Density10.9/km2 (28/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 1.2%
 • Dwellings
507
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0M 1M0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-275
R-277
Websitewww.ste-aurelie.qc.ca

Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste. Aurelie Station.

History

Sainte-Aurélie was founded by a Frenchman named Victor Vanier in 1909. It was originally known as Metgermette-Nord and was created by separating from what would become Saint-Zacharie. It would be in 1932 that Metgermette-Nord would take its current name of Sainte-Aurélie

References
  1. "Reference number 56059 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 28015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2021/dp-pd/prof/details/page.cfm?Lang=E&SearchText=sainte%2Daurelie&GENDERlist=1&STATISTIClist=1,4&DGUIDlist=2021A00052428015



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