Sainte-Marie, Quebec
| Sainte-Marie | |
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| City | |
 Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM. |
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 Sainte-Marie
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| Coordinates: 46°27′N 71°02′W / 46.450°N 71.033°WCoordinates: 46°27′N 71°02′W / 46.450°N 71.033°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Quebec
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| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | La Nouvelle-Beauce |
| Constituted | April 15, 1978 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Harold Guay |
| • Federal riding | Beauce |
| • Prov. riding | Beauce-Nord |
| Area | |
| • Total | 108.90 km2 (42.05 sq mi) |
| • Land | 107.17 km2 (41.38 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 12,889 |
| • Density | 120.3/km2 (312/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |
 11.3% |
| • Dwellings | 5,654 |
| Demonym(s) | Mariverains, Mariveraines |
| Time zone | EST (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC−4) |
| Postal code(s) | G6E 3Z3 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways A-73
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 Route 173 Route 216
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| Website | www |
Sainte-Marie is a city in the province of Quebec. It is the seat of the Municipalité régionale de la Nouvelle-Beauce, in Chaudière-Appalaches. The population was 12,889 as of the Canada 2011 Census, 99.0% French-speaking as of 2006. It is located 59 kilometres (37 mi) south-east of Quebec City, on the Chaudière River.
The seigneurie of Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce was granted to Thomas-Jacques Taschereau in 1736. The name was chosen in honour of his wife, Marie-Claire de Fleury de La Gorgendière. The religious parish was founded in 1737 and the municipality in 1845.
The territory of Sainte-Marie was split on several occasions for the foundation of neighbouring communities: Saint-Bernard, Saint-Isidore, Saint-Maxime-de-Scott (now Scott), Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Sylvestre, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Séverin, Saints-Anges, and Vallée-Jonction.
In 1913, the territory was split again, following the detachment of the village (urban part of the territory) from the parish municipality (rural part). In 1958, the village was constituted as a city and in 1959, Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce became simply Sainte-Marie. In 1978, the city and the parish municipality amalgamated.
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