Sainte-Aurélie, Quebec
Municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°11′N 70°22′W / 46.183°N 70.367°W / 46.183; -70.367[1][2]
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(2021)[3]
R-277
Sainte-Aurélie (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t oʁeli]) is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 856 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline nun at the end of the 19th century.
Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste. Aurelie Station.
History
Sainte-Aurélie was founded by a Frenchman named Victor Vanier in 1909. It was originally known as Metgermette-Nord and was created by separating from what would become Saint-Zacharie. It would be in 1932 that Metgermette-Nord would take its current name of Sainte-Aurélie
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56059". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 28015". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2021 Census, Statistics Canada - Validation Error".
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
- Canada Border Services Agency
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