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Revision as of 19:07, 21 July 2022
Saint-Robert-Bellarmin | |
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 Downtown Saint-Robert-Bellarmin | |
 Location within Le Granit RCM | |
  Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°35′W / 45.75°N 70.58°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Estrie |
| RCM | Le Granit |
| Constituted | January 1, 1949 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Jeannot Lachance |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 237.80 km2 (91.82 sq mi) |
| • Land | 236.75 km2 (91.41 sq mi) |
| Population (2016)[3] | |
• Total | 575 |
| • Density | 2.4/km2 (6/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2011-2016 |  14.9% |
| • Dwellings | 231 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | No major routes |
| Website | www |
Saint-Robert-Bellarmin is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada, located on the Canada–United States border. Population is 575 as of 2016.
It is also the location of the Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Wind Project, an 80 MW project located 3 km East-South-East of the town.
The area had already been settled in 1907. The local economy revolves mostly around lumber, sugar bushes and the seasonal deer hunt. Many Bellarminois work in neighbouring Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce.
The municipality was named after Robert Bellarmine, an Italian Jesuit who participated actively in the Counter-Reformation.
References
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57579". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Robert-Bellarmin, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
External links
Media related to Saint-Robert-Bellarmin at Wikimedia Commons- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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