Saint-Côme–Linière, Quebec
Saint-Côme–Linière | |
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Municipality | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
Constitution | 1994 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Gabriel Giguère |
• MPs | Maxime Bernier |
• MNAs | Robert Dutil |
Area | |
• Total | 151.24 km2 (58.4 sq mi) |
Population (2009) | |
• Total | 3,282 |
• Density | 21.7/km2 (59/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Postal code | G0M 1J0 |
Area code | 418 |
Saint-Côme–Linière is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in Quebec, Canada. 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).