Saint-Théophile, Quebec

Saint-Théophile
Municipality

Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-Théophile

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W / 45.933°N 70.483°W / 45.933; -70.483Coordinates: 45°56′N 70°29′W / 45.933°N 70.483°W / 45.933; -70.483[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted June 28, 1975
Government[2]
  Mayor Roland Boucher
  Federal riding Beauce
  Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
  Total 436.90 km2 (168.69 sq mi)
  Land 427.33 km2 (164.99 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 743
  Density 1.7/km2 (4/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 4.3%
  Dwellings 378
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0M 2A0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 173
Route 269
Website www.sainttheophile.qc.ca

Saint-Théophile is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 765 as of 2009. It is named after reverend Théophile Montminy, who had been chosen by the archdiocese to find a proper location for a church.

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.

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