Saint-Zacharie, Quebec
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Saint-Zacharie is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins
in Quebec
, Canada
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
region and the population is 1,913 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873. Saint-Zacharie is named after oblate
Zacharie Lacasse, a missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.
Saint-Zacharie is located on the Canada – United States border and has a small border crossing for traffic coming from the United States, St. Zacharie Crossing.
Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Les Etchemins is a regional county municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of eastern Quebec, Canada. Created in 1982, 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. Les Etchemins can be found on the...
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches
Chaudière-Appalaches is an administrative region in Quebec, Canada. It comprises most of what is historically known as the "Beauce" |the electoral district of Beauce]]). It is named for the Chaudière River and the Appalachian Mountains....
region and the population is 1,913 as of 2009. The new constitution dates from 1990, when the township municipality and the village municipality of Saint-Zacharie amalgamated, but the area was settled as early as 1873. Saint-Zacharie is named after oblate
Oblate (religion)
An oblate in Christian monasticism is a person who is specifically dedicated to God or to God's service. Currently, oblate has two meanings:...
Zacharie Lacasse, a missionary who brought settlers to the area in 1881.
Saint-Zacharie is located on the Canada – United States border and has a small border crossing for traffic coming from the United States, St. Zacharie Crossing.