Honfleur, Quebec

Honfleur is a municipality of approximately 750 people in the Bellechasse Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec. The Boyer River takes its source in the municipality.

For other uses, see Honfleur (disambiguation).
Honfleur
Municipality
Notre-Dame-du-Bon-Conseil Church
Location within Bellechasse RCM.
Honfleur
Location in province of Quebec.
Coordinates: 46°39′N 70°53′W[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMBellechasse
ConstitutedMarch 5, 1915
Government
 • MayorMarcel Blais
 • Federal ridingLévis—Bellechasse
 • Prov. ridingBellechasse
Area
 • Total50.70 km2 (19.58 sq mi)
 • Land50.95 km2 (19.67 sq mi)
 There is an apparent
contradiction between two
authoritative sources
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total765
 • Density15.0/km2 (39/sq mi)
 • Pop 2006-2011
 3.7%
 • Dwellings
331
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0R 1N0
Area code(s)418 and 581
HighwaysNo major routes
Websitewww.munhonfleur.net

History

Founded in 1904, the municipality of Honfleur is similar to Honfleur, city in Calvados, Normandie, where many sailors came from during the 16th and 17th century to North America. The name comes from the archbishop of Quebec, cardinal Louis-Nazaire Bégin, (1840-1925) whose ancestor came from Saint-Léonard-de-Honfleur, archdiocese of Lisieux, also situated in Calvados. During this period, the civil parish was erected. The territory was part of the seigneurie Taschereau, once named seigneurie Joliette, where municipalities such as Saint-Anselme, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Lazare and Sainte-Claire were located.

Twin Town

References
  1. Reference number 28926 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)
  2. Geographic code 19070 in the official Répertoire des municipalités (in French)
  3. "(Code 2419070) Census Profile". 2011 census. Statistics Canada. 2012.
Honfleur City Hall



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