Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine is a municipality in the
Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in
Quebec
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,
Canada
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. It is part of the
Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,018 as of 2009. It is named after
Saint Joseph, father of
Jesus
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, and the town of
Coleraine in
County Londonderry,
Northern Ireland
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.
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Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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Municipalities in Quebec
Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches