Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse is a municipality in the Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins in Quebec, Canada. It is part of the Chaudière-Appalaches region and the population is 485 as of 2009. Originally named Saint-Abdon, it was changed to Saint-Luc-de-Dijon, due to confusion in spelling and difficulties of pronunciation. It was later renamed to Saint-Luc and since 1997, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse. Saint-Luc honours Luc Gilbert of Saint-Augustin-de-Portneuf, who would have given an important sum for the construction of the rector.
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse | |
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Location within Les Etchemins RCM. | |
Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse Location in southern Quebec. | |
Coordinates: 46°30′N 70°29′W[1] | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Quebec |
Region | Chaudière-Appalaches |
RCM | Les Etchemins |
Constituted | August 12, 1921 |
Government | |
• Mayor | Denis Laflamme (2013-2017) |
• Federal riding | Lévis—Bellechasse |
• Prov. riding | Bellechasse |
Area | |
• Total | 159.50 km2 (61.58 sq mi) |
• Land | 162.46 km2 (62.73 sq mi) |
There is an apparent contradiction between two authoritative sources | |
Population (2011)[3] | |
• Total | 480 |
• Density | 3.0/km2 (8/sq mi) |
• Pop 2006-2011 | 2.0% |
• Dwellings | 325 |
Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
Postal code(s) | G0R 1L0 |
Area code(s) | 418 and 581 |
Highways | No major routes |
Website | www |
The source of the Etchemin River is in Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse.
References
- Commission de toponymie du Québec
- Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire
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