Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Not to be confused with Sainte-Sabine, Montérégie, Quebec.
Sainte-Sabine
Parish municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Sainte-Sabine

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted August 26, 1908
Government[2]
  Mayor Denis Boutin
  Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
  Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
  Total 68.00 km2 (26.25 sq mi)
  Land 66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 386
  Density 5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 5.4%
  Dwellings 235
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 4H0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.ste-sabine.qc.ca

Sainte-Sabine is a parish municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 386 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is named after the Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine, where cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin often went during his theology studies in Rome.

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