Sainte-Aurélie, Quebec
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Sainte-Aurélie 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 956 as of 2009. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline
nun at the end of the 19th century.
Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste. Aurelie Station.
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 956 as of 2009. It is named after Sister Sainte-Aurélie, an Ursuline
Ursulines
The Ursulines are a Roman Catholic religious order for women founded at Brescia, Italy, by Saint Angela de Merici in November 1535, primarily for the education of girls and the care of the sick and needy. Their patron saint is Saint Ursula.-History:St Angela de Merici spent 17 years leading a...
nun at the end of the 19th century.
Sainte-Aurélie has a small border crossing to the United States of America, Ste. Aurelie Station.