Saint-Zacharie | |
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 The church in 1910. | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
  Saint-Zacharie Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates:46°08′N70°22′W / 46.133°N 70.367°W /46.133; -70.367[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Etchemins |
| Constituted | April 18, 1990 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Camil Cloutier |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
| Area | |
• Total | 188.80 km2 (72.90 sq mi) |
| • Land | 186.56 km2 (72.03 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[3] | |
• Total | 1,684 |
| • Density | 9/km2 (23/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 |  1.9% |
| • Dwellings | 825 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-275 |
| Website | www |
Saint-Zacharie (French pronunciation:[sɛ̃zakaʁi]) is a municipality in theMunicipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins inQuebec,Canada. It is part of theChaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,684 as of 2021. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873.
Saint-Zacharie is named after Zacharie Lacasse, anOblate missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.
Saint-Zacharie is located on theCanada–United States border and has a smallborder crossing for traffic coming from theUnited States, St. Zacharie Crossing.
Places adjacent to Saint-Zacharie, Quebec | |
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| Subdivisions ofLes Etchemins Regional County Municipality | |
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