Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Quebec
Encyclopedia
Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan
in Quebec
, Canada
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
region and the population is 111 at the 2006 census.
The municipality is named after Hilary of Poitiers
and the county of Dorset
in England
.
Beauce-Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Beauce-Sartigan is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, on the Chaudière River, in Chaudière-Appalaches. It shares its eastern border with Maine, United States. The county seat is Saint-Georges....
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 111 at the 2006 census.
The municipality is named after Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers
Hilary of Poitiers was Bishop of Poitiers and is a Doctor of the Church. He was sometimes referred to as the "Hammer of the Arians" and the "Athanasius of the West." His name comes from the Latin word for happy or cheerful. His optional memorial in the Roman Catholic calendar of saints is 13...
and the county of Dorset
Dorset
Dorset , is a county in South West England on the English Channel coast. The county town is Dorchester which is situated in the south. The Hampshire towns of Bournemouth and Christchurch joined the county with the reorganisation of local government in 1974...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.