La Durantaye, Quebec

La Durantaye
Parish municipality

Location within Bellechasse RCM.
La Durantaye
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°50′N 70°51′W / 46.833°N 70.850°W / 46.833; -70.850Coordinates: 46°50′N 70°51′W / 46.833°N 70.850°W / 46.833; -70.850[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Bellechasse
Constituted August 4, 1910
Named for Olivier Morel de La Durantaye[1]
Government[2]
 • Mayor Jean-Paul Lacroix
 • Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • Total 34.30 km2 (13.24 sq mi)
 • Land 34.82 km2 (13.44 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 722
 • Density 20.7/km2 (54/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 2.7%
 • Dwellings 355
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0R 1W0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 281
Website www.munladurantaye.qc.ca

La Durantaye is a parish municipality in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches administrative region of Quebec.

The municipality had a population of 722 in the Canada 2011 Census.

References

  1. 1 2 Reference number 33402 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 19090 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2419090) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.




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