Sainte-Hénédine, Quebec
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Sainte-Hénédine is a parish in the Municipalité régionale de comté de la Nouvelle-Beauce
in Quebec
, Canada
. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches
region and the population is 1,061 as of 2009. It is named after Catherine-Hénédine Dionne, widow of Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau
, who owned the two seigneuries
from which the territory of Sainte-Hénédine was detached.
La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Nouvelle-Beauce is a regional county municipality in southeastern Quebec, Canada, south of the Saint Lawrence River. It is located south of Lévis, in Chaudière-Appalaches, along the Chaudière River....
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 1,061 as of 2009. It is named after Catherine-Hénédine Dionne, widow of Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau
Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau
Pierre-Elzéar Taschereau was a lawyer and political figure in Quebec. He represented Beauce in the Legislative Assembly of Lower Canada from 1830 to 1835 and Dorchester from 1844 to 1845 in the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Canada.He was born in Quebec City, the son of seigneur...
, who owned the two seigneuries
Seigneurial system of New France
The seigneurial system of New France was the semi-feudal system of land distribution used in the North American colonies of New France.-Introduction to New France:...
from which the territory of Sainte-Hénédine was detached.