Saint-Côme–Linière, Quebec

Coordinates: 46°04′00″N 70°31′00″W / 46.066672°N 70.516672°W / 46.066672; -70.516672
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Saint-Côme–Linière
Municipality
CountryCanada Canada
ProvinceQuebec Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
Constitution1994
Government
 • MayorGabriel Giguère
 • MPsMaxime Bernier
 • MNAsRobert Dutil
Area
 • Total151.24 km2 (58.4 sq mi)
Population
 (2009)
 • Total3,282
 • Density21.7/km2 (59/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Postal code
G0M 1J0
Area code418

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).


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46°04′00″N 70°31′00″W / 46.066672°N 70.516672°W / 46.066672; -70.516672