Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Lévis, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
Borough
Country Canada
Province Quebec
MRC Lévis
Established 1828
Government
 • Type Borough
Area
 • Total 85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi)
Population (2006)[1]
 • Total 18,061
Time zone UTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

Saint-Jean-Chrysostome is a sector within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of the city of Lévis in central Quebec, Canada south of Quebec City on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. It was a separate town, incorporated in 1828, but in 2002 was amalgamated into Lévis.[1]

It is a mostly suburban community, connected to Quebec City by bus (Société de transport de Lévis) via Sainte-Foy. The main high school is École secondaire l'Horizon.

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

  • Population: 18,016
  • % Change (2001–2006): +5.4
  • Dwellings: 6,513
  • Area (km²): 85.80 km²
  • Density (persons per km²): 210.0

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 373174 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)

Coordinates: 46°43′4″N 71°11′52″W / 46.71778°N 71.19778°W / 46.71778; -71.19778 (Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Quebecs)

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