Saint-Théophile, Quebec

Saint-Théophile
Municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Théophile Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W / 45.933°N 70.483°WCoordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W / 45.933°N 70.483°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted	June 28, 1975
Government[2]
• Mayor	Roland Boucher
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
• Total	436.90 km^2 (168.69 sq mi)
• Land	427.33 km^2 (164.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	743
• Density	1.7/km^2 (4/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	4.3%
• Dwellings	378
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0M 2A0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 173 Route 269
Website	www.sainttheophile.qc.ca

Saint-Théophile is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada on the Canada–United States border. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 765 as of 2009. It is named after reverend Théophile Montminy, who had been chosen by the archdiocese to find a proper location for a church.

Saint-Théophile lies next to the border with Maine, and there is a border crossing on Route 173 within the municipality, in the hamlet of Armstrong. The Armstrong custom office is the third in importance in Quebec.

References

1. Reference number 72590 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 29005 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2429005) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire