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Saint-Étienne-des-Grès, Quebec

Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
Parish municipality
Saint-Étienne Church
Saint-Étienne Church
Coat of arms of Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
Coat of arms
Motto: Sub Pondere Virtus Crescit
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Location within Maskinongé RCM.
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès is located in Central Quebec
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
Saint-Étienne-des-Grès
Location in central Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°26′N 72°46′W / 46.433°N 72.767°W / 46.433; -72.767Coordinates: 46°26′N 72°46′W / 46.433°N 72.767°W / 46.433; -72.767
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Mauricie
RCM Maskinongé
Constituted April 14, 1859
Government
 • Mayor Robert Landry
 • Federal riding Berthier—Maskinongé
 • Prov. riding Maskinongé
Area
 • Total 105.60 km2 (40.77 sq mi)
 • Land 104.78 km2 (40.46 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 4,217
 • Density 40.2/km2 (104/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 8.7%
 • Dwellings 1,788
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0X 2P0
Area code(s) 819
Highways
A-55

Route 153
Website www.mun-stedg.qc.ca

Saint-Étienne-des-Grès is a parish municipality in the Mauricie region of the province of Quebec in Canada.

Local points of interest include La Gabelle Generating Station, a power plant completed in 1924.

The Mayor is the municipality's highest elected official. Saint-Étienne-des-Grès has had thirty-one mayors.

Officially, municipal elections in Saint-Étienne-des-Grès are on a non-partisan basis.



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