Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,018 as of 2009. It is named after Saint Joseph, father of Jesus, and the town of Coleraine in County Londonderry, Northern Ireland.

Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine
Municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
St-Joseph-de-Coleraine Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 45°58′N 71°22′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Appalaches
Constituted	November 11, 1891
Government [2]
• Mayor	Ti Cail
• Federal riding	Mégantic—L'Érable
• Prov. riding	Lotbinière-Frontenac
Area [2][3]
• Total	134.50 km2 (51.93 sq mi)
• Land	126.87 km2 (48.98 sq mi)
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	1,870
• Density	14.7/km2 (38/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	6.6%
• Dwellings	1,171
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0N 1B0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	R-112 R-267
Website	www.coleraine.qc.ca

References

1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56984". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
2. "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31045". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
3. "Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine (Code 2431045) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.

External links

• Media related to Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine at Wikimedia Commons
• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire