Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Quebec

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax
Municipality

Location within L'Érable RCM.
Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°09′N 71°43′W / 46.150°N 71.717°W / 46.150; -71.717Coordinates: 46°09′N 71°43′W / 46.150°N 71.717°W / 46.150; -71.717[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Centre-du-Québec
RCM L'Érable
Constituted December 17, 1997
Government[2]
 • Mayor Marc Nadeau
 • Federal riding Mégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. riding Lotbinière
Area[2][3]
 • Total 92.30 km2 (35.64 sq mi)
 • Land 92.06 km2 (35.54 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 666
 • Density 7.2/km2 (19/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 4.4%
 • Dwellings 273
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0P 1L0
Area code(s) 819
Highways Route 165
Website www.saintesophie
dhalifax.com

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax was constituted by the December 17, 1997 amalgamation of the municipality of Sainte-Sophie and the township municipality of Halifax-Nord.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 337779 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 32023 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2432023) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.


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