Saint-René, Quebec

Saint-René
Parish municipality
Location within Beauce-Sartigan RCM.
Saint-René Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°01′N 70°37′W / 46.017°N 70.617°W / 46.017; -70.617Coordinates: 46°01′N 70°37′W / 46.017°N 70.617°W / 46.017; -70.617[1]
Country	Canada
Province	Quebec
Region	Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM	Beauce-Sartigan
Constituted	January 1, 1945
Named for	René Goupil[1]
Government [2]
• Mayor	Jean-Guy Deblois
• Federal riding	Beauce
• Prov. riding	Beauce-Sud
Area [2][3]
• Total	61.40 km2 (23.71 sq mi)
• Land	63.35 km2 (24.46 sq mi)
	There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources
Population  (2011)[3]
• Total	658
• Density	10.4/km2 (27/sq mi)
• Pop 2006-2011	7.5%
• Dwellings	285
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)	G0M 1Z0
Area code(s)	418 and 581
Highways	No major routes

Saint-René is a parish in the Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 603 as of 2009. It is named after Canadian martyr René Goupil.^[1]

References[]

• Commission de toponymie du Québec
• Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire