Saint-Romain, Quebec

Saint-Romain
Municipality

Location within Le Granit RCM.
Saint-Romain

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°06′W / 45.783°N 71.100°W / 45.783; -71.100Coordinates: 45°47′N 71°06′W / 45.783°N 71.100°W / 45.783; -71.100[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Estrie
RCM Le Granit
Constituted January 1, 1858
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Luc Fillion
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Mégantic
Area[2][3]
 • Total 116.00 km2 (44.79 sq mi)
 • Land 112.32 km2 (43.37 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 707
 • Density 6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 12.6%
 • Dwellings 411
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0Y 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 108
Route 263

Saint-Romain is a municipality in Quebec, in the regional county municipality of Le Granit in the administrative region of Estrie. The municipality is named after Pope Romanus, who was pope from August to November 897.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 57600 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 30100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2430100) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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