Sainte-Justine () is a municipality in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 1,835 as of 2009. It is named after Marie-Justine Têtu, wife to Hector-Louis Langevin, member of Parliament for Dorchester.
It is home to a regional secondary school, Polyvalente des Appalaches.
The famous Canadian short story The Hockey Sweater takes place in Sainte-Justine, the hometown of the author, Roch Carrier.
People linked to Sainte-Justine Roch Carrier, author Marius Cayouette, organist and composer Alex Tanguay, National Hockey League player
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Commission de toponymie du Québec Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
See also Daaquam River, a stream Roche River (Daaquam River), a stream Onze River (Roche River), a stream Douze River (Roche River), a stream Moulin River (Roche River), a stream Famine River, a stream Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality (RCM) List of municipalities in Quebec