Disraeli, Quebec (city)
The city of Disraeli is located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 2,570 as of 2009. It was named after British statesman and writer Benjamin Disraeli.
Disraeli | |
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 Sainte-Luce church. | |
_Quebec_location_diagram.png.webp) Location within Les Appalaches RCM. | |
  Disraeli Location in province of Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°54′N 71°21′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | November 19, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | André Rodrigue |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Mégantic |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.20 km2 (3.17 sq mi) |
| • Land | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,502 |
| • Density | 362.1/km2 (938/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006–2011 |  2.4% |
| • Dwellings | 1,280 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0N 1E0 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 112  Route 263 |
| Website | www |
The city of Disraeli forms an enclave in the territory of the parish of Disraeli and the two are separate legal entities.
Famous people
Henri Gagnon and Irène Marcotte, parents of Rene Gagnon, one of the six US Marines who raised the second American flag atop Mount Suribachi on February 23, 1945 as shown in the iconic photograph Raising the Flag on Iwo Jima.
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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