Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec

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Municipality in Quebec, Canada

46°39′N 70°48′W / 46.650°N 70.800°W / 46.650; -70.800^[1]Country

CanadaProvince

QuebecRegionChaudière-AppalachesRCMBellechasseConstitutedJuly 1, 1855Government

^[2]

• MayorMartin J. Côté • Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse • Prov. ridingBellechasseArea

^[2]^[3]

• Total85.70 km² (33.09 sq mi) • Land86.35 km² (33.34 sq mi) There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sourcesPopulation

(2011)^[3]

• Total1,172 • Density13.6/km² (35/sq mi) • Pop 2006-2011

1.5% • Dwellings

522Time zoneUTC−5 (EST) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)Postal code(s)

G0R 3J0

Area code(s)418 and 581Highways

R-279

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.

References

^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 287770". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
^ ^a ^b "Répertoire des municipalités: Geographic code 19050". www.mamh.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Ministère des Affaires municipales et de l'Habitation.
^ ^a ^b "Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Quebec (Code 2419050) Census Profile". 2011 census. Government of Canada - Statistics Canada.