Saint-Côme–Linière
Municipality in Quebec, Canada From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint-Côme–Linière (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ kom linjɛʁ]) is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The official spelling given by the Commission de toponymie uses an en dash after "Saint-Côme",[1][2] but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: Saint-Côme-Linière.[4] The population is 3,278 as of 2021.
Saint-Côme–Linière | |
|---|---|
 House in Saint-Côme–Linière | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM. | |
 Saint-Côme–Linière Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°04′N 70°31′W[1] | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Beauce-Sartigan |
| Constituted | April 13, 1994 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Gabriel Giguère |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 152.20 km2 (58.76 sq mi) |
| • Land | 150.45 km2 (58.09 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 3,278 |
| • Density | 21.8/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 1.2% |
| • Dwellings | 1,537 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-173 R-275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the parish municipality of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the village of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Saint Cosmas and Linière received its name from the seigneur who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).[1]
Demographics
Population
Population trend:[5]
| Census | Population | Change (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 3,278 |  1.2% |
| 2016 | 3,239 |  1.1% |
| 2011 | 3,274 | 0.4% |
| 2006 | 3,260 | 0.6% |
| 2001 | 3,239 | 0.1% |
| 1996 | 3,241 |  N/A% |
Government
Gabriel Giguère, mayor
References
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