Saint-Philibert, Quebec

Saint-Philibert
Municipality

Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Philibert

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W / 46.133°N 70.550°W / 46.133; -70.550Coordinates: 46°08′N 70°33′W / 46.133°N 70.550°W / 46.133; -70.550[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted February 25, 1921
Government[2]
  Mayor Marc Nadeau
  Federal riding Beauce
  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 56.60 km2 (21.85 sq mi)
  Land 58.95 km2 (22.76 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 367
  Density 6.2/km2 (16/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.2%
  Dwellings 149
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 1X0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-philibert.qc.ca

Saint-Philibert is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region. The population is 404 as of 2009. It is named after reverend François-Philibert Lamontagne, who promoted the parish at the time of the church construction in 1919.

A fire destroyed this same church on February 14, 2009.

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