Saint-Tharcisius
Saint-Tharcisius | |
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Coat of arms | |
| Motto: Foi, Fraternité, Travail | |
Location within La Matapédia RCM. | |
Saint-Tharcisius Location in eastern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 48°32′47″N 67°20′26″W / 48.54639°N 67.34056°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Quebec |
| Region | Bas-Saint-Laurent |
| RCM | La Matapédia |
| Settled | 1912 |
| Constituted | December 4, 1937 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Renaud Arguin |
| • Federal riding | Rimouski—La Matapédia |
| • Prov. riding | Matane-Matapédia |
| Area | |
• Total | 78.70 km2 (30.39 sq mi) |
| • Land | 78.84 km2 (30.44 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2021) | |
• Total | 411 |
| • Density | 5.2/km2 (13/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2016-2021 | 2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 199 |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 418 and 581 |
| Highways | R-195 |
| Website | saint-tharcisius |
Saint-Tharcisius is a parish municipality in Quebec, Canada.
The village was named after Roman martyr Tarcisius who preferred to be killed rather than desecrate the Eucharist in the 3rd century.