Saint-Gilles | |
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Municipality | |
Coordinates: 46°31′N 71°22′W / 46.517°N 71.367°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Named for | Saint Giles[1] |
Government | |
• Mayor | Robert Samson |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 180.80 km2 (69.81 sq mi) |
• Land | 177.43 km2 (68.51 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,910 |
• Density | 16.4/km2 (42/sq mi) |
• Pop 2016-2021 | 15.2% |
• Dwellings | 1,264 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-116 R-218 R-269 R-273 |
Website | www |
Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil]) is a municipality in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,910 as of the Canada 2021 Census.
The municipality has the largest surface area in Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, with a surface area of around 177.43 km2 and a population density of around 16.4 inhabitants/km2.
Saint-Gilles is named after the seigneurie of Saint-Gilles of which it was part. It was granted in 1738 to Gilles Rageot de Beaurivage (1689-1754), an important merchant from Quebec.[4]
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