Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, Quebec
Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf | |
---|---|
Municipality | |
Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°11′N 71°28′W / 46.183°N 71.467°WCoordinates: 46°11′N 71°28′W / 46.183°N 71.467°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Appalaches |
Constituted | January 1, 1946 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Ghislain Hamel |
• Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
• Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
Area | |
• Total | 79.50 km2 (30.70 sq mi) |
• Land | 79.00 km2 (30.50 sq mi) |
Population | |
• Total | 359 |
• Density | 4.5/km2 (12/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 8.4% |
• Dwellings | 166 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G6G 0A1 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | Route 216 Route 267 |
Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 397 as of 2009.
First named Lower Ireland due to its location in the township of Ireland and in opposition to Upper Ireland, now the hamlet of Maple Grove in Irlande, Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf was first colonized by English, Irish and Scottish settlers. The current name was given to the municipality at its constitution in 1946. It honours Jean de Brébeuf, a French Jesuit missionary martyred in Sainte-Marie among the Hurons, near Midland, Ontario, in 1649.
The former parish church was converted in 2014 to house Le Théâtre Bleu performance venue.[4]
Sources[]
- ^ Reference number 56874 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 31100 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2431100) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
- ^ "Le Théâtre Bleu".
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Categories:
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
- 1946 establishments in Quebec