Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec

Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester is a parish municipality of 400 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Quebec, part of the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region. It is the least populous municipality in Bellechasse.[2]

Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Parish municipality
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester is located in Southern Quebec
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°33′N 70°40′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedMarch 9, 1906
Government
[2]
 • MayorClaude Lachance
 • Fed. ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
[2][3]
 • Total51.60 km2 (19.92 sq mi)
 • Land51.76 km2 (19.98 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total355
 • Density6.9/km2 (18/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006–2011
Decrease 7.8%
 • Dwellings
197
Postal code(s)
G0R 3T0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways R-216
Websitewww.saint-nazaire-
de-dorchester.org

Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester had a population of 338 living in 149 of its 178 total private dwellings, a change of -6.9% from its 2016 population of 363. With a land area of 51.56 km2 (19.91 sq mi), it had a population density of 6.6/km2 (17.0/sq mi) in 2021.[4]

References
  1. "Reference number 57286 in Banque de noms de lieux du Québec". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "Geographic code 19015 in the official Répertoire des municipalités". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
  3. "Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Quebec (Code 2419015) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.
  4. "Population and dwelling counts: Canada, provinces and territories, and census subdivisions (municipalities), Quebec". Statistics Canada. February 9, 2022. Retrieved August 29, 2022.




This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.