Saint-Magloire is a

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Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. It is named for the Etchemin River which finds its source in the region, as well as Etchemin Lake. Lac-Etchemin is the seat of the RCM ...

in the

Chaudière-Appalaches Chaudière-Appalaches () is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" (french: La Beauce; compare with the electoral district of Beauce). It is named for the Chaudière River and ...

region of

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. Its population was 712 as of the

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. It was named in tribute to reverend Joseph-Magloire Rioux, first priest of the parish in 1863. Prior to August 16, 1997 it was known as Saint-Magloire-de-Bellechasse.

References

Commission de toponymie du QuébecMinistère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire

Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches {{ChaudièreAppalaches-geo-stub