Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009.
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Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly | |
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Coordinates: 46°40′N 71°35′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Lotbinière |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Christian Richard |
• Federal riding | Lotbinière— Chutes-de-la-Chaudière |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 59.60 km2 (23.01 sq mi) |
• Land | 60.35 km2 (23.30 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population | |
• Total | 1,604 |
• Density | 26.6/km2 (69/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 10.7% |
• Dwellings | 784 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-132 R-273 |
Website | www.saintantoine detilly.com |
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 because the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name today.
Saint-Antoine is named in honour to Catholic saint Anthony of Padua.
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