Saint-Magloire is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population was 712 as of the Canada 2021 Census. It was named in tribute to reverend Joseph-Magloire Rioux, first priest of the parish in 1863.

Saint-Magloire
Municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Magloire Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°35′N 70°17′W[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Les Etchemins
Constituted	January 1, 1875
Government [2]
• Mayor	Daniel Thibault
• Federal riding	Bellechasse-Les Etchemins-Lévis
• Prov. riding	Bellechasse
Area [2][3]
• Total	208.70 km2 (80.58 sq mi)
• Land	209.54 km2 (80.90 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2021)[3]
• Total	712
• Density	3.4/km2 (9/sq mi)
• Pop 2016-2021	5.3%
• Dwellings	471
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0R 3M0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	Route 281
Website	www.saint-magloire.com

Prior to August 16, 1997 it was known as Saint-Magloire-de-Bellechasse.[4]

References

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

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