| Saint-Côme–Linière | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality |
| Pushpin Map: | Canada Southern Quebec |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Label: | –Linière |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in southern Quebec. |
| Coordinates: | 46.0667°N -101°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | Province |
| Subdivision Type2: | Region |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| Subdivision Type3: | RCM |
| Subdivision Name3: | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Established Title1: | Constituted |
| Established Date1: | April 13, 1994 |
| Leader Title: | Mayor |
| Leader Name: | Gabriel Giguère |
| Leader Title1: | Federal riding |
| Leader Name1: | Beauce |
| Leader Title2: | Prov. riding |
| Leader Name2: | Beauce-Sud |
| Area Total Km2: | 152.20 |
| Area Land Km2: | 150.45 |
| Population Total: | 3278 |
| Population As Of: | 2021 |
| Population Density Km2: | 21.8 |
| Population Blank1 Title: | Pop 2016-2021 |
| Population Blank1: | 1.2% |
| Population Blank2 Title: | Dwellings |
| Population Blank2: | 1537 |
| Timezone: | EST |
| Utc Offset: | −5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | −4 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code(s) |
| Postal Code: | G0M 1J0 |
| Area Code: | 418 and 581 |
| Blank Name: | Highways |
| Blank Info: | |
Saint-Côme–Linière (in French pronounced as /sɛ̃ kom linjɛʁ/) is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The official spelling given by the Commission de toponymie uses an en dash after "Saint-Côme", but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: Saint-Côme—Linière.[1] The population is 3,278 as of 2021.
Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the parish municipality of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the village of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Saint Cosmas and Linière received its name from the seigneur who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).
Population trend:[2]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,278 | 1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,239 | 1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,274 | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,260 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,239 | 0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,241 | 65.5% |
| 1991 | 1,958 | 23.7% |
| 1986 | 1,583 | 6.8% |
| 1981 | 1,699 | 22.8% |
| 1976 | 1,384 | 0.9% |
| 1971 | 1,372 | 25.0% |
| 1966 | 1,829 | 13.3% |
| 1961 | 1,615 | 1.9% |
| 1956 | 1,646 | 8.6% |
| 1951 | 1,515 | 0.3% |
| 1941 | 1,511 | 23.9% |
| 1931 | 1,220 | 6.9% |
| 1921 | 1,141 | 34.7% |
| 1911 | 1,747 | 30.5% |
| 1901 | 1,339 | N/A% |
Gabriel Giguère, mayor