Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Quebec

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce
Municipality

Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce

Location in province of Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°08′N 71°02′W / 46.133°N 71.033°W / 46.133; -71.033Coordinates: 46°08′N 71°02′W / 46.133°N 71.033°W / 46.133; -71.033[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Appalaches
Constituted November 19, 1938
Government[2]
  Mayor Gérald Grenier
  Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 60.80 km2 (23.48 sq mi)
  Land 60.59 km2 (23.39 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 650
  Density 10.7/km2 (28/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.2%
  Dwellings 288
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0N 1C0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 271
Website www.ste-clotilde.com

Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 606 as of 2009. It was named after Clotilde, Frankish queen and wife of Clovis I. "Beauce" refers to the municipality's former census division and helps to its differentiation with other Quebec municipalities named "Sainte-Clotilde."

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