Saint-Robert-Bellarmin
Saint-Robert-Bellarmin | |
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| 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 | 237.26 km2 (91.61 sq mi) |
| Population (2011)[2] | |
• Total | 676 |
| • Density | 2.8/km2 (7/sq mi) |
| • Change (2006–11) |  4.8% |
| • Dwellings | 253 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Robert-Bellarmin is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté du Granit in Estrie, Quebec, Canada. Population is 645 as of 2006.
It is also the location of the Saint-Robert-Bellarmin Wind Project, an 80MW project located 3km 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.
Sources
- ^ a b c "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 30070". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Robert-Bellarmin (Code 2430070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 57579". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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