Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
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Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | |
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Municipality | |
![]() Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
![]() ![]() Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse Location in province of Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°WCoordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°W[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
Province | ![]() |
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 | ![]() |
• Dwellings | 522 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 3J0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | ![]() |
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[]
- ^ Reference number 287770 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 19050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2419050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
Categories:
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Chaudière-Appalaches
- Chaudière-Appalaches geography stubs