Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

Saint-Elzéar is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population was 2,400 as of the Canada 2016 Census. Founded in 1855, it was named in tribute to Elzéar-Henri Juchereau Duchesnay, seigneur of neighbouring Sainte-Marie-de-la-Nouvelle-Beauce.

For the town in Gaspésie, see Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.

Saint-Elzéar
Municipality
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Saint-Elzéar is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Elzéar
Saint-Elzéar
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°24′N 71°04′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedNovember 30, 1994
Government
[2]
 • MayorCarl Marcoux
 • Federal ridingBeauce
 • Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
[2][3]
 • Total87.10 km2 (33.63 sq mi)
 • Land87.07 km2 (33.62 sq mi)
Population
 (2016)[3]
 • Total2,400
 • Density27.6/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016
Increase 13.9%
 • Dwellings
949
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0S 2J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216

References
  1. "Reference number 293589 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 26022 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-Elzéar, Municipalité [Census subdivision], Quebec and Saint-Raymond [Population centre], Quebec". 8 February 2017.



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