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
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
  MayorMarcel Richard
  Federal ridingLotbinière—
Chutes-de-la-Chaudière
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total135.50 km2 (52.32 sq mi)
  Land136.57 km2 (52.73 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
  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)
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.

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