Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly

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Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°40′N 71°35′W / 46.667°N 71.583°W / 46.667; -71.583^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMLotbinièreConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorChristian Richard • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière • Prov. ridingLotbinière-FrontenacArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total59.60 km² (23.01 sq mi) • Land60.35 km² (23.30 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2011)^[3]

• Total1,604 • Density26.6/km² (69/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

10.7% • Dwellings

784Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0S 2C0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-132

R-273Websitewww.saintantoine
detilly.com

Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,462 as of 2009.

Member of the Most Beautiful Villages of Quebec, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly has been colonized since the early beginnings of New France. The seigneurie of Villieu was sold in 1700 to Pierre-Noël Le Gardeur de Tilly, and because the seigneurie of Tilly, which is still part of the municipality's name today.

Saint-Antoine is named in honour to Catholic saint Anthony of Padua.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 293429". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 33095". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly (Code 2433095) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.