Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Quebec

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds is a municipality located in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Appalaches in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 686 as of 2009. It is named after one of Jesus' apostles, James, son of Zebedee, and the city of Leeds, England.

Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds
Location within Les Appalaches RCM
St-Jacques-de-Leeds
Location in province of Quebec
Coordinates: 46°17′N 71°21′W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
RegionChaudière-Appalaches
RCMLes Appalaches
ConstitutedSeptember 23, 1929
Government
  MayorPhilippe Chabot
  Federal ridingMégantic—L'Érable
  Prov. ridingLotbinière-Frontenac
Area
  Total83.20 km2 (32.12 sq mi)
  Land80.90 km2 (31.24 sq mi)
Population
  Total711
  Density8.8/km2 (23/sq mi)
  Pop 2006-2011
0.4%
  Dwellings
340
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
G0N 1J0
Area code(s)418 and 581
Highways Route 216
Route 269
Route 271
Websitewww.saintjacquesdeleeds.ca

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