Saint-Gilles, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada
46°31′N 71°22′W / 46.517°N 71.367°W / 46.517; -71.367[1]CountryCanadaProvinceQuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Named forSaint Giles[1]Government • MayorRobert Samson • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea • Total180.80 km2 (69.81 sq mi) • Land177.43 km2 (68.51 sq mi)Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total2,910 • Density16.4/km2 (42/sq mi) • Pop 2016-2021
Increase 15.2% • Dwellings
1,264Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)Area code(s)418 and 581Highways R-116
R-218
R-269
R-273Websitewww.st-gilles.qc.ca

Saint-Gilles (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒil]) is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 2,910 as of the Canada 2021 Census.

Saint-Gilles is named after the seigneurie of Saint-Gilles, of which it was part. It was granted in 1738 to Gilles Rageot de Beaurivage (1689-1754), an important merchant from Quebec.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 56670". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Data table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Saint-Gilles, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Fiche descriptive".


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