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Sainte-Praxède

Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250
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Sainte-Praxède
Parish municipality
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Location within Les Appalaches RCM.
Sainte-Praxède is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Praxède
Sainte-Praxède
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°15′W / 45.900°N 71.250°W / 45.900; -71.250[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedJanuary 1, 1944
Government
[2]
 • MayorDaniel Talbot
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingMégantic
Area
[2][3]
 • Total155.00 km2 (59.85 sq mi)
 • Land136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total351
 • Density2.6/km2 (7/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 7.3%
 • Dwellings
290
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1E1
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-263
Websitewww.ste-praxede.ca

Sainte-Praxède is a parish municipality located in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 351 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named after Catholic saint Praxedes.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Praxède had a population of 351 living in 157 of its 290 total private dwellings, a change of 7.3% from its 2016 population of 327. With a land area of 136.18 km2 (52.58 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.6/km2 (6.7/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57541". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 31050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.



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