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Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350
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Sainte-Sabine
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Sainte-Sabine is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Sabine
Sainte-Sabine
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°29′N 70°21′W / 46.483°N 70.350°W / 46.483; -70.350[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedAugust 26, 1908
Government
 • MayorLuce Bisson
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total68.00 km2 (26.25 sq mi)
 • Land66.60 km2 (25.71 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total386
 • Density5.8/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 5.4%
 • Dwellings
235
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.ste-sabine.qc.ca

Sainte-Sabine (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t sabin]) is a parish municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 386 as of the Canada 2011 Census.

It is named after the Basilica of Saint Sabina at the Aventine, where cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin often went during his theology studies in Rome.

Demographics

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In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Sainte-Sabine had a population of 343 living in 195 of its 237 total private dwellings, a change of -4.2% from its 2016 population of 358. With a land area of 66.89 km2 (25.83 sq mi), it had a population density of 5.1/km2 (13.3/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56401". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28065". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Sainte-Sabine, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec (Code 2428065) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. ^ "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.