Sainte-Praxède, Quebec

Sainte-Praxède
Parish municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Sainte-Praxède Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°WCoordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	January 1, 1944
Government[2]
• Mayor	Daniel Talbot
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Mégantic
Area[2][3]
• Total	155.00 km^2 (59.85 sq mi)
• Land	136.86 km^2 (52.84 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
• Total	363
• Density	2.7/km^2 (7/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	14.6%
• Dwellings	274
Time zone	EST (UTC−5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1E1
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 263
Website	www.ste-praxede.ca

Sainte-Praxède is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 363 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.

References

1. Reference number 57541 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
2. Geographic code 31050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
3. "(Code 2431050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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