Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec
Saint-Lazare is a small village of 1,200 people founded in 1849 and is the seat of the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It was chosen as the seat over larger municipalities because it is in the geographical centre of the region.
Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse | |
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 Location within Bellechasse RCM. | |
  Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°48′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Bellechasse |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Martin J. Côté |
| • Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
| • Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
| Area | |
| • Total | 85.70 km2 (33.09 sq mi) |
| • Land | 86.35 km2 (33.34 sq mi) |
| There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
| Population (2011)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,172 |
| • Density | 13.6/km2 (35/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  1.5% |
| • Dwellings | 522 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  R-279 |
References
- "Reference number 287770 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- "Geographic code 19050 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
- "Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec (Code 2419050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
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