Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Aerial view of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Aerial view of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Official seal of Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°35′W / 46.667°N 71.583°W / 46.667; -71.583[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
 • MayorRichard Bellemare
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total
59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi)
 • Land59.95 km2 (23.15 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 • Total
1,682
 • Density28.1/km2 (73/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 5.3%
 • Dwellings
853
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-132
R-273
Websitewww.saintantoine
detilly.com

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 1,682 as of 2021.

A member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly has been colonized since the early beginnings of New France. The seigneurie of Villieu was sold in 1700 to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly and became the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name.

Saint-Antoine is named in honour of St. Anthony of Padua.

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