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Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Quebec

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Municipality
Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Location within Robert-Cliche RCM.
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Saint-Joseph-des-Érables
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°55′W / 46.283°N 70.917°W / 46.283; -70.917
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Robert-Cliche
Constituted November 26, 1938
Government
 • Mayor Louis Jacques
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area
 • Total 52.40 km2 (20.23 sq mi)
 • Land 51.73 km2 (19.97 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 420
 • Density 8.1/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 0.7%
 • Dwellings 167
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2V0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 276
Website www.stjosephdeserables.com

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté Robert-Cliche in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 439 as of 2009.

Saint-Joseph-des-Érables lies on the western bank of the Chaudière River, facing Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, from which it has split in 1938. "Érables" refers to the large presence of maple trees on the municipality's territory.




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