Saint-Elzéar, Chaudière-Appalaches, Quebec

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For the town in Gaspésie, see Saint-Elzéar, Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec.
Saint-Elzéar
Municipality
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Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Location within La Nouvelle-Beauce RCM.
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM La Nouvelle-Beauce
Constituted November 30, 1994
Government[1]
 • Mayor Carl Marcoux
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Nord
Area[1][2]
 • Total 87.10 km2 (33.63 sq mi)
 • Land 87.07 km2 (33.62 sq mi)
Population (2016)[2]
 • Total 2,400
 • Density 27.6/km2 (71/sq mi)
 • Pop 2011-2016 Increase 13.9%
 • Dwellings 949
Time zone EST (UTC−5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC−4)
Postal code(s) G0S 2J0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 216

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.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic code 26022 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (French)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Reference number 293589 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (French)



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