Sainte-Justine, Quebec Explained

Sainte-Justine
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates:46.4°N -91°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Chaudière-Appalaches
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:Les Etchemins
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:January 1, 1870
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Denis Beaulieu
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Bellechasse
Area Total Km2:126.40
Area Land Km2:126.10
Population Total:1845
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:14.6
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2006-2011
Population Blank1: 1.1%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:834
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0R 1Y0
Area Code:418 and 581
Blank Name:Highways

Sainte-Justine (pronounced as /fr/) is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,835 as of 2009. It is named after Marie-Justine Têtu, wife to Hector-Louis Langevin, member of Parliament for Dorchester.

It is home to a regional secondary school, Polyvalente des Appalaches.

The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, the hometown of the author, Roch Carrier.[1]

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  1. Web site: Carrier's 'The Hockey Sweater' still captivates, 70 years after winter of 1946 . Morgan . Lowrie . . 24 December 2016 . 20 April 2017.