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'''Saint-Côme–Linière''' is a municipality in the [[Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality]] in [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The official spelling given by the [[Commission de toponymie]] uses an [[en dash]] after "Saint-Côme",<ref>http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=288955</ref><ref name="MAMR"/> but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: '''Saint-Côme-Linière'''.<ref>[http://www.stcomeliniere.com/ official website]</ref>
'''Saint-Côme–Linière''' is a municipality in the [[Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality]] in the [[Chaudière-Appalaches]] region of [[Quebec]], [[Canada]]. The official spelling given by the [[Commission de toponymie]] uses an [[en dash]] after "Saint-Côme",<ref>http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=288955</ref><ref name="MAMR"/> but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: '''Saint-Côme-Linière'''.<ref>[http://www.stcomeliniere.com/ official website]</ref> The population is 3,282 as of 2009.


It is part of the [[Chaudière-Appalaches]] region and the population is 3,282 as of 2009. The municipalities of St-Côme and Linière merged in 1994 forming Saint-Côme–Linière. St-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Cosmas and Linière received its name from the Lord who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).
Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the [[parish municipality (Quebec)|parish municipality]] of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the [[village (Quebec)|village]] of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr [[Saints Cosmas and Damian|Saint Cosmas]] and Linière received its name from the Lord who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).<ref name="toponymie"/>


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*[http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/topos/topos.html Commission de toponymie du Québec]
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Saint-Côme–Linière
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceQuebec Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches [1]
Constitution1994
Government
 • MayorGabriel Giguère
 • MPsMaxime Bernier
for Beauce
 • MNAsRobert Dutil
for Beauce-Sud
Area
 • Total151.24 km2 (58.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total3,282
 • Density21.7/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
G0M 1J0
Area code418
Websitewww.stcomeliniere.com

Saint-Côme–Linière is a municipality in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. The official spelling given by the Commission de toponymie uses an en dash after "Saint-Côme",[2][1] but the town's own website uses a second hyphen: Saint-Côme-Linière.[3] The population is 3,282 as of 2009.

Saint-Côme–Linière was constituted by the amalgamation of the parish municipality of Saint-Côme-de-Kennebec and the village of Linière on August 17, 1994. Saint-Côme was named after Arabian-born Christian martyr Saint Cosmas and Linière received its name from the Lord who was first granted the land and cultivated fields of flax ("Lin" in French).[4]


Sources

  1. ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 29057". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  2. ^ http://www.toponymie.gouv.qc.ca/ct/ToposWeb/Fiche.aspx?no_seq=288955
  3. ^ official website
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference toponymie was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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