Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Quebec

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon is a municipality in La Nouvelle-Beauce Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 6,177 as of the Canada 2011 Census. Prior to June 22, 2013 it was a parish municipality.[4]

Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Pont Street
Pont Street
Official seal of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM
St-Lambert-de-Lauzon is located in Southern Quebec
St-Lambert-de-Lauzon
St-Lambert-de-Lauzon
Location in southern Quebec
Coordinates: 46°35′N 71°12′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLa Nouvelle-Beauce
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorOlivier Dumais
  Federal ridingLévis—Lotbinière
  Prov. ridingBeauce-Nord
Area
  Total109.50 km2 (42.28 sq mi)
  Land106.76 km2 (41.22 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[3]
  Total6,817
  Density63.9/km2 (166/sq mi)
  Pop 2016-2021
Increase 2.6%
  Dwellings
2,752
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways
A-73

R-171
R-175
R-218
Websitewww.mun-sldl.ca

It is named after Pierre Lambert, a land surveyor who planned neighbouring Lévis. Lauzon refers to the seigneurie of Lauzon, the first to be established on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River in 1636.

History

The parish municipality of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon was established July 1, 1855, from the disbanded county of Dorchester. The post office created the same year, under the name of Saint-Lambert, will see itself adding in 1876 the locator element " de-Lévis", evoking the census division that covered the municipality. The Lambertins, whose ancestors came from neighboring parishes, owe their kindness to Pierre Lambert, surveyor, who in 1849 drew up the plans for the town of Aubigny, later known as Lévis. As for the specific "de-Lauzon", it emphasizes that the place was part of the seigneury of Lauzon, granted in 1636 to Simon Le Maître, merchant in Rouen and nominee of Jean de Lauson. In addition, one notes on a plan of the seigniory of Lauzon, drawn up by the same Pierre Lambert in 1828, the form “St-Lambert” indicated along a path (road) skirting the Chaudière river.

Over the years, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon has developed on either side of the Chaudière River, which crosses its territory over its entire length and gives its urban core an enchanting setting. A bridge, inaugurated in 1960, links the two shores. A first bridge, called the Taschereau bridge, was built in 1912. Previously, crossing the river was done using a Bac, hence the name of its primary school, École du Bac.[5]

In 1874, one part of the town was taken way to form the new town of Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage (the new town also included parts of Saint-Gilles, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage and Saint-Bernard). In 2013 the parish of Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon became a municipality.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1861 1,646    
1871 1,563−5.0%
1881 1,516−3.0%
1891 1,433−5.5%
1901 1,280−10.7%
1911 1,308+2.2%
1921 1,189−9.1%
1931 1,188−0.1%
1941 1,202+1.2%
1951 1,233+2.6%
1956 1,317+6.8%
1961 1,444+9.6%
1966 1,591+10.2%
1971 1,719+8.0%
1976 2,257+31.3%
1981 3,202+41.9%
1986 3,611+12.8%
1991 4,146+14.8%
19964,590+10.7%
20014,857+5.8%
20065,401+11.2%
20116,177+14.4%
20166,647+7.6%
20216,817+2.6%
[6]

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2671 (total dwellings: 2752)

Mother tongue:

  • English as first language: 1%
  • French as first language: 97.5%
  • English and French as first language: 0.7%
  • Other as first language: 0.7%

Education

Centre de services scolaire des Navigateurs operates Francophone public schools:

  • École du Bac [7]
  • École secondaire les Etchemins in Lévis[8]

Central Quebec School Board operates Anglophone public schools:

References

Media related to Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon at Wikimedia Commons


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