Saint-Ludger, Quebec
Saint-Ludger | |
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Municipality | |
Saint-Ludger Location in southern Quebec | |
Coordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.75°N 70.7°WCoordinates: 45°45′N 70°42′W / 45.75°N 70.7°W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Beauce |
RCM | Le Granit |
Constituted | February 25, 1998 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Diane Roy |
• Federal riding | Beauce |
• Prov. riding | Beauce-Sud |
Area | |
• Total | 128.70 km2 (49.69 sq mi) |
• Land | 127.69 km2 (49.30 sq mi) |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 1,255 |
• Density | 9.8/km2 (25/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 4.8% |
• Dwellings | 565 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0M 1W0 |
Area code(s) | 819 |
Highways | Route 204 |
Website | www |
Saint-Ludger is a municipality in the Le Granit Regional County Municipality in Beauce, Quebec, Canada, on the Canada–United States border. Population is 1,197 as of 2006.
The municipality of Saint-Ludger was created in 1998 from the amalgamation of the village of Saint-Ludger, the municipality of Risborough and the township of Gayhurst-Partie-Sud-Est. The first settlers arrived in the area before 1863. It is named in honour of Ludger of Utrecht, the first bishop of Münster in the 9th century.
References[]
- ^ Reference number 342511 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b Geographic code 30072 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
- ^ Jump up to: a b "(Code 2430072) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
External links[]
- Media related to Saint-Ludger, Quebec at Wikimedia Commons
- Municipalité de Saint-Ludger (in French)
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
Categories:
- Municipalities in Quebec
- Designated places in Quebec
- Incorporated places in Estrie
- Le Granit Regional County Municipality