Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Quebec

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.967°N 71.367°WCoordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W / 45.967°N 71.367°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	November 11, 1891
Government[2]
• Mayor	Gilles Gosselin
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area[2][3]
• Total	134.50 km^2 (51.93 sq mi)
• Land	126.87 km^2 (48.98 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	1,870
• Density	14.7/km^2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.6%
• Dwellings	1,171
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 112 Route 267
Website	www.coleraine.qc.ca

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,018 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Joseph, father of Jesus, and the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

References

1. Reference number 56984 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 31045 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2431045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire