Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown

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Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Parish municipality
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Location within Les Appalaches RCM
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.93°N 71.5°W / 45.93; -71.5Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W / 45.93°N 71.5°W / 45.93; -71.5[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedSeptember 30, 1909
Government
[2]
 • MayorSteven Laprise
 • Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[2][3]
 • Total61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi)
 • Land59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total189
 • Density3.2/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Increase 10.5%
 • Dwellings
133
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1E2
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 216
Route 263
Websitewww.st-jacques-le-majeur-de-wolfestown.ca Edit this at Wikidata

Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]

It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located, which was named after General James Wolfe.

References[]

  1. ^ Reference number 56801 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 31025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c "(Code 2431025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.

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