Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, Lévis, Quebec

Saint-Jean-Chrysostome is a sector within the Les Chutes-de-la-Chaudière-Est borough of the city of Lévis in central Quebec, Canada south of Quebec City on the south bank of the Saint Lawrence River. It was a separate town, incorporated in 1828, but in 2002 was amalgamated into Lévis.[1]

Not to be confused with a different former Saint-Jean-Chrysostome, in Montérégie.
Saint-Jean-Chrysostome
Borough
CountryCanada
ProvinceQuebec
MRCLévis
Established1828
Government
 • TypeBorough
Area
 • Total85.80 km2 (33.13 sq mi)
Population
 (2006)[1]
 • Total18,061
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

It is a mostly suburban community, connected to Quebec City by bus (Société de transport de Lévis) via Sainte-Foy. The main high school is École secondaire l'Horizon.

According to the Canada 2006 Census:

  • Population: 18,016
  • % Change (2001–2006): +5.4
  • Dwellings: 6,513
  • Area (km2): 85.80 km2
  • Density (persons per km2): 210.0

References
  1. Reference number 373174 of the Commission de toponymie du Québec (in French)

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