Saint-Cyprien, Quebec (parish)

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
Parish municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Cyprien
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°21′N 70°16′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedFebruary 22, 1918
Government
[2]
 • MayorCharles Therrien
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total94.20 km2 (36.37 sq mi)
 • Land93.62 km2 (36.15 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total548
 • Density5.9/km2 (15/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 13.0%
 • Dwellings
281
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 1B0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.st-cyprien.qc.ca

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

Education

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

References
  1. Reference number 55858 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 28040 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2428040) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
  4. King, M.J. (Chairperson of the board). "South Shore Protestant Regional School Board" (St. Johns, PQ). The News and Eastern Townships Advocate. Volume 119, No. 5. Thursday December 16, 1965. p. 2. Retrieved from Google News on November 23, 2014.



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