Saint-Théophile, Quebec
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Saint-Théophile 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.
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Saint-Théophile | |
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Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
Constituted | June 28, 1975 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Roland Boucher |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 436.90 km2 (168.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 427.78 km2 (165.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 702 |
• Density | 1.6/km2 (4/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 1.5% |
• Dwellings | 354 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-173 R-269 |
Website | www |
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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.