Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax
Municipality
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Location within L'Érable RCM.
Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is located in Southern Quebec
Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax
Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°09′N 71°43′W / 46.150°N 71.717°W / 46.150; -71.717[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionCentre-du-Québec
RCML'Érable
ConstitutedDecember 17, 1997
Government
[2]
 • MayorMarc Nadeau
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingArthabaska
Area
[2][3]
 • Total
92.30 km2 (35.64 sq mi)
 • Land92.13 km2 (35.57 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
 • Total
595
 • Density6.5/km2 (17/sq mi)
 • Pop 2016-2021
Decrease 2.8%
 • Dwellings
258
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0P 1L0
Area code819
Highways R-165
Websitewww.saintesophie
dhalifax.com

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is a municipality in the Centre-du-Québec region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax was constituted by the December 17, 1997 amalgamation of the municipality of Sainte-Sophie and the township municipality of Halifax-Nord.

According to the Commission de toponymie du Québec, the municipality got its name from the work of a Parish priest named Abbot Charles Trudell, in honor of Saint Sophia. Originally, Sainte-Sophie was its own entity, which split from Halifax du Nord in 1937. Halifax du Nord & Sainte-Sophie reunited in 1997, thus reforming Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax.[4]

Geography

Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax is about 10km southeast of Plessisville, Quebec . It is accessible via Quebec Route 165.

References

  1. ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 337779". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 32023". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. ^ a b "Profile table, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population - Sainte-Sophie-d'Halifax, Municipalité (MÉ) [Census subdivision], Quebec". 9 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Hagia Sophia of Halifax". Quebec.ca. Quebecois Toponymy Commission. Retrieved 12 December 2023.




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