Saint-Théophile, Quebec Explained

Saint-Théophile
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:45.9333°N -99°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:June 28, 1975
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Roland Boucher
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Beauce
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Beauce-Sud
Area Total Km2:436.90
Area Land Km2:427.78
Population Total:702
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:1.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 1.5%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:354
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0M 2A0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways
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Saint-Théophile (pronounced as /fr/) 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 702 as of 2021. 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.

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