Saint-Zacharie, Quebec

46°08′N 70°22′W / 46.133°N 70.367°W / 46.133; -70.367^[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLes EtcheminsConstitutedApril 18, 1990Government • MayorJoey Cloutier • Federal ridingBeauce • Prov. ridingBeauce-SudArea • Total188.80 km² (72.90 sq mi) • Land186.56 km² (72.03 sq mi)Population • Total1,684 • Density9/km² (20/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021 1.9% • Dwellings825Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-275Websitewww.st-zacharie.qc.ca

Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,684 as of 2021. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873. Saint-Zacharie is named after oblate Zacharie Lacasse, a missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.

Saint-Zacharie is located on the Canada–United States border and has a small border crossing for traffic coming from the United States, St. Zacharie Crossing.

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
• Canada Border Services Agency
• U.S. Customs and Border Protection Archived 2009-05-10 at the Wayback Machine