Sainte-Justine, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°24′N 70°21′W / 46.400°N 70.350°W / 46.400; -70.350[1]Country CanadaProvince QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLes EtcheminsConstitutedJanuary 1, 1870Government • MayorDenis Beaulieu • Federal ridingBellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis • Prov. ridingBellechasseArea • Total126.40 km2 (48.80 sq mi) • Land126.10 km2 (48.69 sq mi)Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total1,845 • Density14.6/km2 (38/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 1.1% • Dwellings
834Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-204Websitewww.stejustine.net

Sainte-Justine 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.[4]

People linked to Sainte-Justine

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 279887". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Justine, Quebec (Code 2428045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ Lowrie, Morgan (24 December 2016). "Carrier's 'The Hockey Sweater' still captivates, 70 years after winter of 1946". Montreal Gazette. Retrieved 20 April 2017.

External links

  • Media related to Sainte-Justine, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
  • Commission de toponymie du Québec
  • Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

See also

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