Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax explained

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax
Settlement Type:Municipality
Pushpin Map:Canada Southern Quebec
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates:46.15°N -114°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Type1:Province
Subdivision Type2:Region
Subdivision Name2:Centre-du-Québec
Subdivision Type3:RCM
Subdivision Name3:L'Érable
Established Title1:Constituted
Established Date1:December 17, 1997
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Marc Nadeau
Leader Title1:Federal riding
Leader Name1:Mégantic—L'Érable
Leader Title2:Prov. riding
Leader Name2:Arthabaska
Area Total Km2:92.30
Area Land Km2:92.13
Population Total:595
Population As Of:2021
Population Density Km2:6.5
Population Blank1 Title:Pop 2016-2021
Population Blank1: 2.8%
Population Blank2 Title:Dwellings
Population Blank2:258
Timezone:EST
Utc Offset:−5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:−4
Postal Code Type:Postal code(s)
Postal Code:G0P 1L0
Area Code:819
Blank Name:Highways

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax was constituted by the December 17, 1997 amalgamation of the municipality of Sainte-Sophie and the township municipality of Halifax-Nord.

According to the Commission de toponymie du Québec, the municipality got its name from the work of a Parish priest named Abbot Charles Trudell, in honor of Saint Sophia. Originally, Sainte-Sophie was its own entity, which split from Halifax du Nord in 1937. Halifax du Nord & Sainte-Sophie reunited in 1997, thus reforming Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax.[1]

Geography

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is about 10km southeast of Plessisville, Quebec. It is accessible via Quebec Route 165.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hagia Sophia of Halifax . Quebec.ca . Quebecois Toponymy Commission . 12 December 2023.