Saint-Théophile is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan in

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on the

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. It is part of 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 and the population is 702 as of 2021. It is named after reverend Théophile Montminy, who had been chosen by the

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to find a proper location for a church. Saint-Théophile lies next to the border with

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, and there is a

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on Route 173 within the municipality, in the hamlet of Armstrong. The Armstrong custom office is the third in importance in Quebec.

References

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

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint-Theophile, Quebec Municipalities in Quebec Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches