Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Quebec

Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°02′N 71°42′W / 46.033°N 71.700°W / 46.033; -71.700^[1]Country

QuebecRegionCentre-du-QuébecRCMArthabaskaConstitutedJanuary 1, 1859Government

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• MayorChristian Massé^[2] • Federal ridingRichmond—Arthabaska • Prov. ridingDrummond–Bois-FrancsArea

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• Total84.10 km² (32.47 sq mi) • Land83.96 km² (32.42 sq mi)Population

(2011)^[4]

• Total358 • Density4.3/km² (11/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

0.3%Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

Area code819Highways

R-263Websitewww.sainte-helene-de-chester.ca

Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester is a municipality located in the Centre-du-Québec region of Quebec, Canada.

It was formerly a township municipality named Chester-Est, but it changed its name and its status on May 3, 2008.^[5]

The old Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester and Trottier Mill were two former small towns within this municipality.

Sources

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 401316". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ https://municipalites-du-quebec.com/sainte-helene-de-chester/organisation.php
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 39035". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Sainte-Hélène-de-Chester, Quebec (Code 2439035) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
^ http://www.stat.gouv.qc.ca/publications/referenc/pdf2008/modif_mai08.pdf^{[permanent dead link]}