Saint-Benjamin, Quebec

Saint-Benjamin
Municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Benjamin
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°36′W / 46.283°N 70.600°W / 46.283; -70.600Coordinates: 46°17′N 70°36′W / 46.283°N 70.600°W / 46.283; -70.600[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted January 9, 1897
Government[2]
 • Mayor Benjamin Arseneau
 • Federal riding Beauce
 • Prov. riding Beauce-Sud
Area[2][3]
 • Total 112.50 km2 (43.44 sq mi)
 • Land 111.43 km2 (43.02 sq mi)
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 891
 • Density 8.0/km2 (21/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Increase 3.0%
 • Dwellings 406
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0M 1N0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways Route 275
Website www.st-benjamin.qc.ca

Saint-Benjamin is a municipality in Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 891 as of the Canada 2011 Census. It is named in tribute to Reverend Benjamin Demers, promoter of the new parish in 1895.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 55727 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 28025 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2428025) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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