Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown is a parish municipality in Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of Quebec, Canada. Its population is 189 as of the Canada 2011 Census.[3]
Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown | |
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 Location within Les Appalaches RCM | |
  Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown Location in southern Quebec | |
| Coordinates: 45°56′N 71°30′W[1] | |
| Country | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
| RCM | Les Appalaches |
| Constituted | September 30, 1909 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Steven Laprise |
| • Federal riding | Mégantic—L'Érable |
| • Prov. riding | Lotbinière-Frontenac |
| Area | |
| • Total | 61.60 km2 (23.78 sq mi) |
| • Land | 59.32 km2 (22.90 sq mi) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 189 |
| • Density | 3.2/km2 (8/sq mi) |
| • Pop 2006-2011 |  10.5% |
| • Dwellings | 133 |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | G0N 1E2 |
| Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
| Highways |  Route 216  Route 263 |
| Website | www |
It was named after one of Jesus' first disciples, James, son of Zebedee. Wolfestown was the name of the historic township in which it is located, which was named after General James Wolfe.
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