Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Quebec

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis is a parish in the Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 752 as of the Canada 2016 Census. It is named after Saint Camillus de Lellis, but also commemorates Reverend Camille-Stanislas Brochu, first priest of the parish.

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Parish municipality
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Saint-Camille-de-Lellis
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°27′N 70°11′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Etchemins
ConstitutedJanuary 11, 1904
Named forCamillus de Lellis[1]
Government
[2]
 • MayorAdélard Couture
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total251.50 km2 (97.10 sq mi)
 • Land251.92 km2 (97.27 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total752
 • Density3/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Decrease 10.9%
 • Dwellings
467
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 2S0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-204
R-281
Websitewww.saint-camille.net

Saint-Camille-de-Lellis lies on the Canada–United States border.

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis had a population of 737 living in 380 of its 458 total private dwellings, a change of -2% from its 2016 population of 752. With a land area of 251.93 km2 (97.27 sq mi), it had a population density of 2.9/km2 (7.6/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Reference number 55777 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 28070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Census Profile, 2016 Census - Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Paroisse (Municipalité de) [Census subdivision], Quebec and Quebec [Province]". 8 February 2017.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.

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