Saint-Sylvestre, Quebec

Saint-Sylvestre
Principale street (route 216).
Location within Lotbinière RCM.
Saint-Sylvestre
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°22′N 71°14′W / 46.367°N 71.233°W / 46.367; -71.233
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedDecember 4, 1996
Government
 • MayorMario Grenier
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
 • Total
148.10 km2 (57.18 sq mi)
 • Land146.41 km2 (56.53 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
1,035
 • Density7.1/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
6.4%
 • Dwellings
480
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area codes418 and 581
Highways R-216
R-269
Websitewww.ville.
saint-sylvestre.qc.ca

Saint-Sylvestre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ silvɛstʁ] ) is a municipality in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and had a population is 989 as of 2009. It is named after Pope Sylvester I.