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Sainte-Françoise, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec
Sainte-Françoise is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.
Sainte-Françoise | |
|---|---|
Location within Bécancour RCM. | |
Sainte-Françoise Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′N 71°59′W / 46.450°N 71.983°W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Centre-du-Québec |
| RCM | Bécancour |
| Constituted | January 1, 1947 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mario Lyonnais |
| • Federal riding | Bas-Richelieu— Nicolet—Bécancour |
| • Prov. riding | Nicolet-Bécancour |
| Area | |
| • Total | 87.30 km2 (33.71 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.99 km2 (33.59 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 479 |
| • Density | 5.5/km2 (14/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 | 1.7% |
| • Dwellings | 226 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code | 819 |
| Highways | R-265 |
| Website | www.visitedeferme educative.com |
References edit
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56175". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 38035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Sainte-Françoise, Centre-du-Québec, Quebec (Code 2438035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.