Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
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Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | |
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Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Bellechasse |
Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Martin J. Côté |
• Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area | |
• Total | 85.70 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
• Land | 86.35 km2 (33.34 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,172 |
• Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 1.5% |
• Dwellings | 522 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | R-279 |
Saint-Lazare is a small village of 1,200 people founded in 1849 and is the seat of the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It was chosen as the seat over larger municipalities because it is in the geographical centre of the region.
References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 287770". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ a b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- ^ a b "Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec (Code 2419050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.