Leclercville

Leclercville is a municipality located on the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the Lotbinière Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 477 as of 2011.

Leclercville
Municipality
Leclercville
Leclercville
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Location within Lotbinière RCM
Leclercville is located in Southern Quebec
Leclercville
Leclercville
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°34′N 72°00′W[1][3]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLotbinière
ConstitutedJanuary 26, 2000
Government
[4]
 • MayorMarcel Richard
 • Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
 • Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
[4][5]
 • Total135.50 km2 (52.32 sq mi)
 • Land136.57 km2 (52.73 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[5]
 • Total477
 • Density3.5/km2 (9/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
Decrease 9.0%
 • Dwellings
268
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2K0
Area code819
Highways R-132
R-226
Websitewww.munleclercville.qc.ca

History

It is named after Pierre Leclerc, a settler who gave a large portion of his land for the construction of the church, the rector and their dependencies.

The municipality's recent constitution dates from 2000 and follows the amalgamation of the village of Leclercville with the parish of Sainte-Emmélie, but both communities had been settled since the beginning of the 18th century, and most considerably at the end of the 19th century.

References
  1. "Leclercville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  2. "Leclercville". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada.
  3. "Reference number 358450 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  4. "Geographic code 33123 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  5. "Leclercville (Code 2433123) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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