Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse

Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
Municipality

Location within Les Etchemins RCM.
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°30′N 70°29′W / 46.500°N 70.483°W / 46.500; -70.483Coordinates: 46°30′N 70°29′W / 46.500°N 70.483°W / 46.500; -70.483[1]
Country  Canada
Province  Quebec
Region Chaudière-Appalaches
RCM Les Etchemins
Constituted August 12, 1921
Government[2]
 • Mayor Denis Laflamme (2013-2017)
 • Federal riding Lévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. riding Bellechasse
Area[2][3]
 • Total 159.50 km2 (61.58 sq mi)
 • Land 162.46 km2 (62.73 sq mi)
  There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population (2011)[3]
 • Total 480
 • Density 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011 Decrease 2.0%
 • Dwellings 325
Time zone UTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s) G0R 1L0
Area code(s) 418 and 581
Highways No major routes
Website www.st-luc-bellechasse.qc.ca

Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 485 as of 2009. Originally named Saint-Abdon, it was changed to Saint-Luc-de-Dijon, due to confusion in spelling and difficulties of pronunciation. It was later renamed to Saint-Luc and since 1997, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Luc honours Luc Gilbert of Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf, who would have given an important sum for the construction of the rector.

The source of the Etchemin River is in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse.

References

  1. ↑ Reference number 336733 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. 1 2 Geographic code 28060 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. 1 2 "(Code 2428060) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.



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