Saint-Cyprien, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

For Saint-Cyprien in Bas-Saint-Laurent, see Saint-Cyprien, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec.
Saint-Cyprien
Parish municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Cyprien

Location in southern Quebec.

Coordinates: 46°21′N 70°16′W / 46.350°N 70.267°W / 46.350; -70.267Coordinates: 46°21′N 70°16′W / 46.350°N 70.267°W / 46.350; -70.267[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted February 22, 1918
Government[2]
  Mayor Charles Therrien
  Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
  Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
  Total 94.20 km2 (36.37 sq mi)
  Land 93.62 km2 (36.15 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
  Total 548
  Density 5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 13.0%
  Dwellings 281
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0R 1B0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-cyprien.qc.ca

Saint-Cyprien is a parish in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 635 as of 2009. It is named after Christian martyr Cyprian.

Saint-Cyprien lies on the Canada–United States border.

Education

The South Shore Protestant Regional School Board previously served the municipality.[4]

References



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